Turner Ultra Kicker antenna find

[outpost459]

This summer while looking for old radios I came across an Ultra Kicker new in the box been sitting since new. The elderly lady said her husband had purchased it in the 70's but it was so big he never got around to putting it together. I purchased it for $100 and was glad to do so.
This monster weighs 52 pounds in the box !!!!. this is a 42 pound antenna assembled. It is 14 feet in diameter and 22 feet tall. If you were a cb'r in the 70's this would have been the most outrageous cb antenna around.
I originally had thoughts of altering this antenna for use on 10 meters, but just like the last owner I'm not sure I want to put this monster together.
I will post the entire manual here. The picture on the front of the manual is a bit deceiving as there is no ground plane with this antenna. What you see at the bottom of the antenna are support guy wires.
Enjoy and 73

 

[KEWB-N1EXA]

This summer while looking for old radios I came across an Ultra Kicker new in the box been sitting since new. The elderly lady said her husband had purchased it in the 70's but it was so big he never got around to putting it together. I purchased it for $100 and was glad to do so.
This monster weighs 52 pounds in the box !!!!. this is a 42 pound antenna assembled. It is 14 feet in diameter and 22 feet tall. If you were a cb'r in the 70's this would have been the most outrageous cb antenna around.
I originally had thoughts of altering this antenna for use on 10 meters, but just like the last owner I'm not sure I want to put this monster together.
I will post the entire manual here. The picture on the front of the manual is a bit deceiving as there is no ground plane with this antenna. What you see at the bottom of the antenna are support guy wires.
Enjoy and 73
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There is no need for a ground plane - The antenna looks to be 4 Selectable Vertical Dipole antenna's from the control box.
N, S ,E W or Omni !
It looks kinda like the old Super scanner antenna which did the same thing but with 3 dipoles that were controlled by a remote box !
For 10 meters the Antennas can be shortened to get the SWR down or its going to be so Broad banded there will be no need to adjust.



Pete N1EXA

 

[KEWB-N1EXA]

I see it went on EBAY... Some Brave CB'er should be willing to put it up.
Ill agree that there is allot of Antenna here to put up and that relay box would be A technical issue over time.

Pete N1EXA

 

[FPR1981]

That is a dream antenna find. I'd be lying to say I'm not totally jealous.

Some people claimed that this antenna never existed, it's so rare. It's like an innovation on the Antenna Specialists Super Scanner, but better directional coverage.

 

[FPR1981]

And, after reading those directions and looking at those parts, there is no way in HELL I would want the daunting task of putting that together and worrying about getting it correct, LOL.

 

[KB0QZW]

This summer while looking for old radios I came across an Ultra Kicker new in the box been sitting since new. The elderly lady said her husband had purchased it in the 70's but it was so big he never got around to putting it together. I purchased it for $100 and was glad to do so.
This monster weighs 52 pounds in the box !!!!. this is a 42 pound antenna assembled. It is 14 feet in diameter and 22 feet tall. If you were a cb'r in the 70's this would have been the most outrageous cb antenna around.
I originally had thoughts of altering this antenna for use on 10 meters, but just like the last owner I'm not sure I want to put this monster together.
I will post the entire manual here. The picture on the front of the manual is a bit deceiving as there is no ground plane with this antenna. What you see at the bottom of the antenna are support guy wires.
Enjoy and 73
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is it for sell

 

[KevinC]

Thread is almost 2 years old and OP hasn't returned since then. Closing