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Excellent pics! I've seen this setup in person from a distance and its end use is a mystery at this time. I'm guessing the circular array of both the dipoles and bicones are for direction finding and the dipoles closely resemble Telewave, which makes VHF versions in a 138-174MHz range and also 110-128MHz. I cannot compare their size to anything to be sure but they seem more similar to the 138-174MHz version. Its also hard to tell if there is a common phasing harness making an array wiht around 9dBd gain directional or if the individual feedlines go into the bldg.
The bicone mfr is also a mystery to me at this point. At first I was thinking Hascall-Denke with the black powder coated look but their bicones are mechanically different and they don't offer mounts that look anything like the pics above. Those things are beasts.
The masts and tripod reminds me of the Blue Sky brand used by the US military and there are guy rope winders or tensioners visible in some pics. This type of masting is generally not used for permanent installs. whatever is going on here is what I want on my roof.
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Looking at the closeup pics the connectors with possible adapters have no weather proofing like its a very temp install, or the installers don't know how to prep things.
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Looks like freddy krueger worst nightmare 
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If I were a bird I would be very afraid.Looks like freddy krueger worst nightmare
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Here is part of a bicone made by AH Systems which has some similarities in the element assy.
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PRC/Guy says he's going to revoke my Man Card if I keep calling the 4 vertical assemblies (upside down) disc-cones.
BTW, when I zoom in on the bicone mount assembly photos I can see some number-letter characters that seem to say:
13411004
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BTW, when I zoom in on the bicone mount assembly photos I can see some number-letter characters that seem to say:
13411004
REV A
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Why don't we just knock on the door and ask? You first.PRC/Guy says he's going to revoke my Man Card if I keep calling the 4 vertical assemblies (upside down) disc-cones.
BTW, when I zoom in on the bicone mount assembly photos I can see some number-letter characters that seem to say:
13411004
REV A
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The guy who took the least pictures of the secret site has to knock on the door
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But you have less to loose, you're probably already on their list.The guy who took the least pictures of the secret site has to knock on the door
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Oh lordy! Those connectors! Watch the antennas sell 10 cents on the dollar…if we’re lucky and they think they went bad.
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What, is that the universal "Ham Mask"? So if you were in disguise why didn't you bring some of those antennas home?
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The black vans will be with you shortly. Might as well break out the KY for a good reaming.
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An image processed version of one of your images.
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I left the GPS tags at your house and mounted the antennas on my bunker’s roof
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Good, they can get taste of my GPS jammer. Although I would have preferred to jam with that vertical bicone array.
