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The mast was unusual also. It consisted of three chromed and one stainless steel sections. When retracted it remained approximately 13 1/2 inches above the body. This made it a sometimes irresistible target of children and drunkards. The three tubular mast sections have a circular indentation around the mast 1/2 inch from the end. However the second mast sections ring was often only .45 inches below. The tip was a unique shape that for some reason is rarely reproduced correctly. When raised the mast extended slightly over 4 feet in length. At over a hundred miles an hour you can imagine why few remained straight. The antenna body was dipped a protective coating I believe was an oil impregnated wax coating.

As the years passed most of these antennas suffered dearly from the elements. Water ran down the mast into the housings. The drive cables rusted and the drainage hole in the bottom clogged. Some of the drainage holes were never opened after they were dipped. The cables corroded until they swelled inside the last mast section and froze. The clutch rusted up and froze also. This allowed the motor to provide greater force to the cable and allowed the motor to burn the brushes. Alas few originals survived.

I shudder to think what it would cost to remake this antenna today. The design was shelved after two years and replacement production stopped in 1968.

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