Tag: antenna build
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Finishing touches to the minimalist EFRW
Last weekend, when I put the little EFRW together, I searched the radio room for the assorted heatshrink tubing collection and came up with nothing. I’m sure it will turn up one of these days … Twelve dollars and three days later, I had a new box of clear, glue-lined tubing, and I was ready…
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A minimalist EFRW antenna for the KH1
I no longer recall the chain of URLs that led me there, but I read this article by Thomas Witherspoon over at qrper.com maybe ten days ago, and that was what got me started on this project. The crucial part of the article that caught my eye (and imagination) was this: “My friend Adam (K6ARK)…
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Another antenna project (oh, no!)
A few weeks ago I found the remains of one of the original telescoping whips that came with my Buddipole set. They were made of brass, and took a lot of damage from blowing down in the wind. The stainless steel 17-foot whip I replaced them with has proved much more durable. Examining it with…
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Finishing that antenna
I really hate to lose momentum on a project, but that was more-or-less happening with the short base-loaded whip antenna I was making after the pattern of the QRPguys DS1; the mounting wasn’t going to fit on the tripod head, so I ordered new copper clad board (G10 this time), and for no reason, the…
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Scouting a couple of parks, and the antenna build continues
While running errands today I went a bit out of my way to visit two parks I have not activated yet: Buckhorn State Park , K-1443 and the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, K-0603. I am rushing through this post, so I will just say that they are both lovely parks, ideal for radio, and I…
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Antenna build is on hiatus until next weekend, and another week goes by without an activation
Also, the finished dimensions are way less than perfect, though for what it’s worth I really did just pick them out of the air; it needs to be wider to provide space for the tripod head, and the 1/4″ hole might need to be a bit off center for the same reason. Maybe I will…
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Antenna build progress
In the spirit of full disclosure, this project got started when I was reading about the QRPguys DS1 antenna kit in late February; when I looked at the DS1 on their website it was not available to ship at that time (nor is it today). Looking a bit further, I realized that I already had…
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A hike or two, and all sorts of unrelated miscellany
With many updates; February 28th to March 9th Cold on Saturday and Sunday, raining on Monday, it was never quite a weekend for radio. Tuesday (February 28th) was sunny, if hazy, and the temperature made it into the 40s; I didn’t feel like taking the time for a park activation but I did go out…