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Don_M

Archer, Radio Shack's old house brand. Only the U-75 remains from a lineup that at times had well over a dozen models, including two or three FM antennas. A few examples through the years, IIRC:

• V-60, V-90, V-110, V-150, V-185

• VU-60, VU-75, VU-90, VU-120, VU-160, VU-190, VU-210 (!)

• U-75, U-100, U-120

Of course, there was absolutely no hyperbole whatsoever in any of these implied mileage claims (and yes, these numbers are exactly what RS claimed each of these models was capable of over "open, level terrain")... nope, none at all!

EscapeVelocity

It never occured to me that they were mileage ratings!

Yeah Archer!


Ive got a few more...

Spica
Singer
Snyder

Though Ive never seen more than indoor antennas from these brands.

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EscapeVelocity

Knight was Allied's house brand. Then Allied was bought out by Tandy (Radio Shack) and Archer was RadioShack's house brand.

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Damon Hill

Kay-Townes, in Rome, GA. I've got a product catalog. Had a largish collection of those fallen flags and catalogs, most all of it gone now. :/

EscapeVelocity

Thanks, Damon Hill!



Kay-Townes, Ive heard or read that name before somewhere. They were pretty big werent they, nationwide? I think a lot of antenna manufacturers were regional and local players back in the day. Is that right?

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salemtubes

EscapeVelocity

Those are great names in TV Antennas from yesteryear, salemtubes!

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Damon Hill

K-T might have been regional, but I think they also built products for resale under brand names. I wish I'd looked them up when I lived in Georgia. I kept up with the ones that advertised in electronics magazines or featured in store catalogs--when you had to physically >write< a letter to get more information.

And that was of course, all well before the Internet and the information explosion. I'm almost used to the idea that I'm now doing things daily that were science fiction at best in the late 60s and early 70s.

salemtubes

Thanks for the welcome, EV!

Here are some scans of the defunct brands I mentioned from a 1957 Allied catalog: