Antenna repair

Yesterday in the late afternoon I went up to Buckhorn State Park to try an activation. When I started to set up the antenna I saw this:

When I pulled the top section all the way out followed by the second section it came apart in my hand. Field repairs will be necessary!

I’m guessing that the whip is now about 5 inches shorter, we’ll see how that affects the SWR. This procedure used up most of the time I had allotted for operating, so I took a short hike out to the Sand Blow Overlook and then came home.

There is another antenna repair story in the works, but for right now I’ll just say “thank you for visiting driftlessqrp!”