• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Hy-Gain Electronics Corporation; Lincoln (NE)

• Year
• 1973 ??

• Category
• Antenna (Aerial) or Coupler

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 190210

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• No Power needed

• Loudspeaker
• - - No sound reproduction output.

• Material
• Special material, described in the notes.

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Omnidirectional Vertical Antenna 18AVT/WB - Hy-Gain Electronics

• Shape
• Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 41 x 6401 x 41 mm / 1.6 x 252 x 1.6 inch

• Notes
• Heavy swaged aluminium tubing; self supporting vertical radiator designed to operate in 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters amateur bands; the system is designed to work against earth ground or a resonant radial system when mounted above ground; automatic band selection trough heavy duty "Hy-Q traps" (parallel resonant circuits which isolate the various sections of the antenna to provide true quarter wavelength resonance on all bands); wind survival 80 mph; input impedance 52 ohms; SWR at resonance less than 2:1; power capabilities 1 KW AM (1 KW PeP on 80 meters); DC ground lighting protection; SO-239 input connector.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5 kg / 11 lb 0.2 oz (11.013 lb)

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Emilio Focosi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 11 models, 11 with images and 2 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Hy-Gain Electronics Corporation; Lincoln (NE)