UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post - 405-Line VHF Aerials 2013 to the present day.

SteveCG · 23rd Sep 2013, 10:23 am

Re post no. 24

An interesting question! There was a maker/brand? 'Dublex' in the late 40s - 50s who made such an aerial. A moderate pig to take apart - unlike the Antiference Antex X. If I remember correctly the elements were internally connected in a different way to the Antex. With twice the amount of metal they must have been more expensive than the Antex, but I bet the performance was similar - possibly a difference in the impedance??

Perhaps somebody with a good back collection of Wireless World adverts of that era could establish who came first in the X design league?

23rd Sep 2013, 10:23 am	#35
SteveCG Nonode Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 2,495	Re: 405-Line VHF Aerials in 2013 Re post no. 24 An interesting question! There was a maker/brand? 'Dublex' in the late 40s - 50s who made such an aerial. A moderate pig to take apart - unlike the Antiference Antex X. If I remember correctly the elements were internally connected in a different way to the Antex. With twice the amount of metal they must have been more expensive than the Antex, but I bet the performance was similar - possibly a difference in the impedance?? Perhaps somebody with a good back collection of Wireless World adverts of that era could establish who came first in the X design league?