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Subject: Old hand back on the bands Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:10 pm
Good evening All
Does anyone know if they make the Thunderpole 3 base antenna still , or another named version of it , also the Modulator mobile antenna , I have looked at all the usual online shops but not sure, they all seem a bit 10-1 on stock and brands and does ... C.T.E. or Palomar , Turner , still exist , things have changed a bit , even Zetagi seem to use inferior output trannies now
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Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760 Posts : 531 Times Thanked : 35 Join date : 2019-11-13 QTH or Location : IO94SA Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike Age : 53
Subject: Re: Old hand back on the bands Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:09 am
Stock shortages are down to the pandemic. People got back into the hobby in their droves during the first lockdown massively increasing demand and the lockdowns throughout the EU meant manufacturers couldn't open.
Sirio Starduster was the nearest to the Thunderpole 3 but no longer in production. Unless you have issues with the neighbours everyone is going for 1/2 wave and 5/8 wave etc now. The law changed so there's no 1.5 metre limit any more.
Knights CB is a good store....www.kcb.co.uk.
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Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: Old hand back on the bands Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:12 am
The original Les Wallen Modulator you can still get them from Les https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-MODULATOR-ORIGINAL-CB-ANTENNA-FROM-WALLEN-ANTENNAE-/164272598375?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
a lot of the companies you mentioned don't exist now ,ie: Turner, Palomar,CTE, the only one still going is Zetagi
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