My mom spotted an interesting roof decoration the other day...

[VA3CQC]

Namely this:

She said, "It looks like someone's trying to spell out a word with the antennas." It's definitely a ham shack, she spotted this on vacation in New Zealand. Most I can identify: wx station, discone, loop, unknown, loop, tree w/ yagis & vertical. But what is that little L-shaped thingy on the pole? It intrigues me, because I think it's a sideways sleeve dipole in that little L, at least that's my best guess.

Any takers? Does it look familiar to anyone?

[VE3NLP]

I would guess the guy's only HF dipole with a leg broke off. A vertical mounted horizontal ( I've done it and the back ground noise is less then when it's vertical)..

[KF5FEI]

Busted Hamstick dipole?

[VK2TIL]

Perhaps the OP is referring to this one;



It might be a "sense" antenna for the DF loop.

[VA3CQC]

It is that tiny one you refer to. Some sort of feedback for the loop, now that's an interesting idea!

The one on the far right I guess I forgot to mention, sorry. My guess was as you said, the remaining half of a dipole, or maybe a 5/8ths vertical (matching network in that box?) that got knocked over.

[VK2TIL]

Google "loop sense antenna" or similar terms for an explanation of the need for such an antenna.

[KK4AMP]

I think it says "TAORO...E?"

[KF5FEI]

I think it says "TAORO...E?"

Y-M-C-A !!!

Maybe he hasn't got the lights strung up on the Xmas decorations yet?

[KJ6AMF]

Perhaps the OP is referring to this one;



It might be a "sense" antenna for the DF loop.

The one on the left also looks like a Ramsey Signal Magnet antenna, a ferrite loop antenna kit encased in an L shaped PVC pipe.

[K4WGE]

Was he trying to copy this well-known bumper sticker?