[BC] A new Whatzit?

[Dan Walthers]

I've been reading this thread with great interest because I own the Whatzit.


I wish I could give you a make and model, but there is nothing like this on
the Whatzit.  There is however, several connecting posts located near the
bottom label "A" through "H". "A" is the common post and "B" through "H" are
tap points for a coil of wire looping around the circumference of the ring.
"H" indicates there are a total of 105 turns.  The coil is made of green,
cotton, insulated, magnet wire, gauge unknown.  

I too, believe it is some sort of RDF antenna, but what kind and where it
came from are a mystery.  Each of the three legs comes to a point that is
itself an adjustable screw to adjust the level of the loop.  The design
leads me to believe there is a missing base plate of some sort as I see no
way of keeping the base from moving while trying to adjust the direction of
the loop.

There also appears to be something missing, inside, at the bottom of the
loop.  There is a finely threaded mount, approximately 1/2" in diameter by
1/2" long, that looks like something else should mount there.

I came by this piece while cleaning out one of the supply closets at our
remote studio in a theme park.  No one knows where it came from or how it
got there.

Dan

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Subject: [BC] A new Whatzit?

Perhaps someone knows the make and model of this item?

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