[HCARC] Antenna Stuff

[Gerald Migely]

Gary,
 
I'd be happy to take you up on your offer of free donuts. (I remember reading that article).  Problem is we are about 1,300 miles apart.  I live on the 24th floor of a condominium building on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.  I have tried countless antennas that have all worked to some degree.  Some (most?) of them may have violated the laws of physics but they worked. Just a few weeks ago I worked central Asia with my 40 ft longwire that goes every which way around my balcony.  I was thrilled.
 
So, I will echo what others have said, put something up and start working.  You can refine your antenna as time and experience dictate.  Just get out there and have some fun on the air.  I've worked one of the members of HCARC on HF and heard another so there is a good chance we can run into each other once you get on the air.
 
73,
 
Jerry 
WA9KXZ

________________________________
From: Gary and Arlene Johnson <qltfnish at omniglobal.net>
To: curtiswe at ktc.com 
Cc: hcarc at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [HCARC] Antenna Stuff

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.
  Sent from my BlackBerry® Smartphone by WCW

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  From: jnblavender <jnblavender at hctc.net> 
  Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:56:08 -0500
  To: <curtiswe at ktc.com>; <qltfnish at omniglobal.net>; <hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net>; <bob.k5yb at yahoo.com>
  ReplyTo: jnblavender <jnblavender at hctc.net> 
  Cc: <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
  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
______________________________________________________________
HCARC mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcarc
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:HCARC at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html