[HCARC] Antenna Stuff

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

Which is why I brought up forming a group to go occasionally to a Park just like they do in Mesa, AZ and have a monthly session trying out all kinds of antennas - weird and otherwise.  I even offered to provide the donuts.  So far, no takers.  In Mesa they have put up antennas using one of the round laundry drying racks, replacing the string with wire.  They have put up a T and put aluminum lawn chairs on each leg of the T.  Both of those worked quite well.  It would be fun.  

Radio should be in hand by mid September.  I will have a portable battery power system sometime around then too.  I already have almost everything to put it together - just need some connectors and some welding done on a wagon to pull it.  Batteries are a couple of 6 volt Golf Cart Batteries in series with 220 amp hours storage.  The batteries are available from Costco for $79 each.  They said they would accept regular auto batteries in lieu of a core charge.  Otherwise core charge is $9.00.  

Gary J
N5"BAA"
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: curtiswe at ktc.com 
  To: jnblavender ; qltfnish at omniglobal.net ; hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net ; bob.k5yb at yahoo.com 
  Cc: Hcarc reflector 
  Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 12:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [HCARC] Antenna Stuff


  I once took an old extension cord and threw it over an oak tree, one end tied into the tuner. Ground was just a 4' rod. Text book says it shouldn't work well but it made 80 and 160 come alive. Sometimes good enough is good enough.
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  From: jnblavender <jnblavender at hctc.net> 
  Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:56:08 -0500
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  Subject: Re: [HCARC] Antenna Stuff


  Have to agree with Curtis  get some wire try , then try again  some times the first one you build will be Better than the second.  That's ok just get your hands dirty and not cvs with that B A A baa baa stuff.  Lol.   




  Jeff Lavender