HELP! Looking for "coke" bottle antenna spring

[BarryC]

Does anyone make one of these?

TIA,
Barry

[jarndice]

Perhaps this will do the job ---
http://www.rctank.de/ACCESSORIES_16
And scroll down.

[BarryC]

Thank you but the springs do not have the correct shape.

Barry

[HERMAN BIX]

Cmon Mr C, surely your not going to resort to off the shelf items now !!

[BarryC]

Cmon Mr C, surely your not going to resort to off the shelf items now !!

I have spent the entire day trying to make one. I have 3 failed and 2 that are "sort" of OK and one that is not too bad but still does not meet "spec"! I have not given up.....yet.

Barry

[jarndice]

Barry if you are still looking for that aerial spring I wonder if you have looked at the collection of WW2 American Antenna and the relevant parts on this site?
http://www.dklmrc.com/product/hd_antenna
Certainly one of the springs in the small detail pictures looks like an option

[BarryC]

Barry if you are still looking for that aerial spring I wonder if you have looked at the collection of WW2 American Antenna and the relevant parts on this site?
http://www.dklmrc.com/product/hd_antenna
Certainly one of the springs in the small detail pictures looks like an option

Thanks for the heads up but none of them have the "coke" bottle shape.
I decided to wind my own using a shaped mandrel and piano wire.
This is the result, right now I'm going with them.



Thanks again for thinking of me.
Barry

[Max-U52]

I like your scratch-built version better than any of the store-bought models I've seen. That looks really good.

[BarryC]

Thanks you sir!

Barry