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IQ_imbalance

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Dating old antenna installation ?
« on: November 28, 2025, 0327 UTC »
Was snooping around my in-laws house (built late 30’s and noticed an old SW antenna instillation in the attic.  It’s a pair of dipoles at right angles to each other,  maybe 10-15 m total length.  Based on the insulators, etc, any guesses on how old the installation might be?

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BigAl

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Re: Dating old antenna installation ?
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2025, 1724 UTC »
The brown insulators look like they may be Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic, popular from 20's to 50's.
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