Old 6M Hi-Par Saturn "6" loop antenna

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 Among my collection of "stuff", I have two old 6M Halo antennas, probably from the 1960's.  They seem to both be made by the same company, Hi-Par, since the hardware and mounts are nearly identical.

  For all the years I have had these antennas, I have been unable to find much information on-line, but Dan K7SMA found a web site with a picture! 

Now I am a bit confused.  I thought the 4-ring antenna that I have, was the Saturn "6".  I do have a copy of a "Hi-Par Saturn '6' Mobileer Antenna" manual, but unfortunately there is no description or picture to verify just which model is the Saturn 6.

  My 3-ring antenna looks just like the one on the  NX7U web site. www.nx7u.net/HiPar.html .

  My 4-ring version uses three different diameters of tubing; with one being 5/8", one 3/8", and two are 1/2" OD.  It has round end plates, instead of the triangular ones shown on the web site for the 3-ring version, but the other mounting hardware and fabrication is identical to the 3-ring unit, albeit with an extra groove in the clamp bracket for the fourth loop. 

  Which ever version is the 'real' Saturn '6' (and I think it is probably  the 3-ring version);  I now wonder what the 'other' version was called.

  Any input???

Thanks,

  Rod Johnson

 Issaquah, WA.

 CN97al

 

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Rod;'

  I'll go one more for you   I have had this halo in my shop for many years. I thought it was the

original Saturn  but I have never found proof.  Hope the 4 pics are good enough to compare

with yours and, of course, the Washington is to compare size. I'm going to try the transformer

that was described in the website. I would like to use this antenna not just save scrap alloy. hihi

73  KG7P    Stan...

 

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Rod;

Me again.  You got me thinking and since I had bought a Sept. 1962 copy of VHF HORIZONS

at the swap meet last Sat,  I took a look and sure enough the attached file shows the add I

thought I had seen. The original Halo, no Saturn mentioned. The game is afoot. I have to find

later adds, maybe for the Saturn series,. 

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Stan,

   That looks nothing like any Saturn or Hi-Par antenna I've seen.

   I think your loop is way to new to be a Hi-Par Saturn antenna.

  It might be an AEA design.  I think they had something like that back many years ago.  They were in Lynwood.

Rod

 

In a message dated 5/13/2014 12:52:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Snort...@aol.com writes:

Rod;'

  I'll go one more for you   I have had this halo in my shop for many years. I thought it was the

original Saturn  but I have never found proof.  Hope the 4 pics are good enough to compare

with yours and, of course, the Washington is to compare size. I'm going to try the transformer

that was described in the website. I would like to use this antenna not just save scrap alloy. hihi

[k7...@comcast.net]

Hi guys,

     Just to let you know my Saturn 6 is an original, I bought it personally from Henry W1NEV at Hi-Par in Littleton MA. back in around 1964. I was born and got my license as a kid in Marlboro MA. So the original Saturn 6 did have 3 rings and came with the matching block attached. I had it mounted on a bumper mount on my 1964 Corvair using a Six'er mobile - lots of Mountain topping from Mt. Wauchusetts in central MA about 2200 ft. Could regularly work 200 - 300 miles from there and even into Long Island and NJ on a good Tropo day. I just replaced the spacers, got it cleaned up and tuned and will re-mount it on my truck this weekend - I hope!

     Here's another interesting article from E-ham, it shows a matching coil that looks interesting:   www.eham.net/articles/27225  I hope it helps!

 

Anyway good luck everyone maybe I'll hear you on 6 from the truck!

 

73  Dan  K7SMA

 

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Subject: Re: [PNWVHFS] Old 6M Hi-Par Saturn "6" loop antenna

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So Dan K7SMA, as I had suspected, has an original Saturn '6' antenna. I also have one.

 

  So what can anyone tell me about the nearly identical, but 4-ring, design that I have in my possession?

I guess I may have to dig into the 1960's QST's.

 

Thanks for the replies.

  Rod Johnson

  Issaquah, WA

CN97al