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Need help identifying damaged FM antenna bay

Looks like a low power Jampro. Possibly an old RCA. And since only one side of the bay is missing, I'd bet something fell on it. Ice perhaps. Or is was damaged in the dismantle.
 
They look like Dielectric knockoffs to me. The real ones have the little anti-corona balls on the end of each element. The real ones are also made of stainless steel.

Don't know who made yours though...
 
WNTIRadio said:
They look like Dielectric knockoffs to me. The real ones have the little anti-corona balls on the end of each element. The real ones are also made of stainless steel.

Don't know who made yours though...
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The Dielectrics also have a rigid arm from the feed point to the elements to add some mechanical rigidity - these look like strap was used.

I also vote for custom made knockoffs.
 
BullsEye Necrat.

The owner of the station said they were Armstrongs; but I didn't have the right Google mojo to find them.

I really appreciate your link.

The owner's insurance company is balking at covering the damage: saying the 'welds' were bad and that the have 'worn-out'...

What say YOU?
 
From the picture, doesn't look like the element broke off at the weld, but above it. Lightning damage?
 
That doesn't look like weld damage. A falling object is more likely the culprit.

Antennas last a long time, typically 25 years, or more. We've got a 12 bay Phelps-Dodge in town that's been active since 1978. Chances are this one still had some life left, though it's obviously not new either.


Your best option is to contact the manufacturer and get a letter from them describing the antenna, its age, epected life, cost, repair cost and their opinion of the cause of the failure. Let insurace work it out with Armstrong.
 
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