Anyone know more about this small UHF rig?

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Got it over the weekend, let it sit, then today, for a break in my office-day, I stuck it in an old tripod at ground level, fed the twinlead into my office window and scanned! Blonder-Tongue antenna, appears to be part of a larger rig, or an add-on for UHF from many years ago. Worked great at ground level with 16 channels in one direction, I can only imagine what it would do on a rotor with coax cable feeding my office monitor/TV!

Guess I'm curious if it's torn off of a bigger rig, or an add-on, and apparently....the circuit includes the mast....so it has to be mounted similarly to how it is now with respect to a small diameter pole. Bet a modern antenna at $50 surrounded by plastic from a box store wouldn't do as well! Got a few "likes" on FB from people I didn't think would even care...and yes, the former owner mounted it upside down, or so it looks...

Thoughts?
 

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Dunno about being an add on. Looks like BITD commercial log periodic. Direct DC ground to the tower leg on both sides (L&R elements) Probably just attached to a cable TV tower leg. Probably abandoned when they switched to satellite. (or getting a feed via fiber)

Would even work better with that twin lead if you use stand-offs. Keeping it spaced from any metal. Also make changes in direction gradual. No sharp 90's.
What is the width of the longest (back), and shortest (front), elements Overall length?