[HCARC] 10 Meter Rag Chew & Propagation Test

[Charley & Peggy Robinson]

To all who are interested in this subject:

I think we need to keep in mind why Gale , KM4DR, came up with this 
initiative.  10 meters was selected so that Tech licensees could 
participate  and get some experience on HF.  With this in mind I think 
we should not suggest moving to General and up HF bands. Let's keep our 
eyes on the ball!

With this in mind I'll soon be putting up a 10 meter dipole in my side 
yard.  Figured I'd hang it vertical in a tall Red Oak I have out there 
and see how well it gets out locally.  If that doesn't work out I'll try 
other configurations and orientations in an effort to make Gale's idea work.

In the interest of timeliness I bought a commercially available antenna, 
also because it's cheaper than assembling the materials for one.  Also 
bought a sling-shot affair that purportedly will shoot tennis ball over 
high tree limbs. :-)    If anyone is interested in playing with this 
device (toy?), I'll let you know when I plan to hang the antenna.  It 
should be some time next week.

Also, I'd like to suggest Wednesday evenings for testing & rag chewing.

73s,

Charley,  af5ao