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Isotron ISO-600 Antenna

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Oldie919

This is the "Big Boy".....designed for use at the low end of the AM band (500-650 kHz)....
I'm considering a purchase, but even the manufacturer's info on this particular model is sparse....
Does anyone know someone I can contact who's actually bought -- and USED --- this antenna?
I need to know what kind of support (ie., tower leg/mast) this thing needs.....the website pics show an antenna, but,
given the dimensions, I seriously doubt this is a 600 --- the pics show a FREE-STANDING, UNGUYED structure....and the
pics aren't closeup enough to determine what size mast is used.....
Any help here is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
 
Oldie919 said:
This is the "Big Boy".....designed for use at the low end of the AM band (500-650 kHz)....
I'm considering a purchase, but even the manufacturer's info on this particular model is sparse....
Does anyone know someone I can contact who's actually bought -- and USED --- this antenna?
I need to know what kind of support (ie., tower leg/mast) this thing needs.....the website pics show an antenna, but,
given the dimensions, I seriously doubt this is a 600 --- the pics show a FREE-STANDING, UNGUYED structure....and the
pics aren't closeup enough to determine what size mast is used.....
Any help here is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Would this be used for a licensed station? Looks like a top-loaded piece of wire with a loading coil. Reason for asking is; I don't think this would be a type-approved antenna for a licensed station. Maybe under an STA for emergency purposes..
 
Its real purpose is to provide emergency service for stations off the air due to weather-related damage.
It is NOT designed as a permanent structure....Back-up use only!
I have a chance to pick one up at a REALLY good price and wanted to get more info on it....
Thanks!
 
Oldie919 said:
Its real purpose is to provide emergency service for stations off the air due to weather-related damage.
It is NOT designed as a permanent structure....Back-up use only!
I have a chance to pick one up at a REALLY good price and wanted to get more info on it....
Thanks!
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If used for a licensed station, then one would still need to file for an STA for it's use. I'd want to evaluate the efficiency of something like that anyway by at least using an application like Mini NEC to see what it did at my frequency.

So is the plan to assemble and deploy it if your tower(s) were knocked down? Seems like a top loaded vertical wire with a coil at the bottom would take damage sooner in a storm than a guyed tower.
 
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