Unknown Antenna

[mechanic1]

can anyone out there identify the maker of this antenna? i need a worm gear and a elevation gear for it thanks for any help its on a 1977 ford class c like to keep it pulls in signals from 45 miles out and that isn"t to bad for living in pennsylvania for a vintage aerial don"t want a new one like to keep the class c orignal thanks dave sr

[RedneckExpress]

Somehow, I suspect that antenna is not period to the rig, most of the older antennas looked more like a household antenna vs that odd thing.

[mechanic1]

as far as i can tell you i belive it is original from what the previous owner told me but who knows the studs on top that hold the anteena wire i replaced they were so rusted they snapped off when i went to take theam loose it works good now only problem is it takes two people to raise it a real pain in the backside the inside crank handle and plate are all intact thats why i think its orginal just no name on it looks like it used to have a decal on it but is long gone

[whem2fish]

im gonna say its a batwing very common

[DevonJH]

That looks a bit home-made to me, but I can't really say for certain. Have you tried checking with Wineguard to see if their gears match up to it?

[mechanic1]

well i tell you its not home made and its not a batwing i crawled up the ladder today on my class c and gave that mysterious lookin anteena a good lookin over were the tag was missing there was still about an 1/8 off inch still stuck to it had to get down on my hands and knees to make it out scott and fetzer co now at least i know what it is any idea where i can get an elevator gear and a worm gear i don"t have the model no tag is gone or what they called this praticler one i looked up this co on the net this morning and when they were in bussines was right at the time this thing of mine was being built they made one rv antenna they called a target but did not show a photo of it so i don"t know maybe thats what i got maybe not thanks dave sr

[DevonJH]

Well after a little google and reading I've noticed that there are other people with a Scott and fetzer antenna that have the same problem with the gear. I read that one guy modified a gear to make it work in his. I saw another guy state that the company that once made the "Airex" antennae was split up a bit so original parts may be difficult to find. I do definitely bid you luck on this one. If you know a machinist maybe you could bribe them into making you a new one?

[whem2fish]

ok im open can you do a pic im a machinist for jet engines but it is very busy
maybe i can help

[ischua]

I found this at another site
"Airex/Target 360 was a common RV antenna and parts were stocked by most dealers. The antenna was made by The Scott & Fetzer Company and sold under the brand name Airex."
If you did not completely destroy the old gear you may be able to make a new one out of PC.7 Epoxy Paste.


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