[HCRA] Show & Tell Winners

[Matt Wilhelm]

Some people had shown interest in more information about the Slim Jim
antenna that I brought to Show & Tell, so here are some links to the
info I used to construct it.

The original article written by FC Judd, G2BCX:
http://www.hamuniverse.com/g2bcxslimjimantenna.html

Measurement calculator and more explanation on how it works:
http://www.m0ukd.com/Calculators/Slim_Jim/index.php

Tons of other stuff @ http://www.hamuniverse.com, just search for
"Slim Jim" with the space.

Also, plans for the dummy load that I built can be found here:
http://k4eaa.com/dummy.html

K4EAA also sells a kit of twenty 1K 3W 5% Metal Film resistors to
build the dummy load here: http://www.k4eaa.com/parts.htm (scroll down
the page) it also comes with the diode you need to add the rf probe
feature.

I purchased the resistor kit from him.  You might be able to buy them
elsewhere for cheaper, but I wanted to support him since he was good
enough to put the resource up on line. He was very responsive to
emails and shipping was quick for me.

I had a lot of fun listening to everyone's projects. Looking forward
to next year.

Enjoy,

Matt/W1MSW


On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 12:26 AM, Jim - KK1W <kk1w at charter.net> wrote:
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> Hey folks, what a great meeting tonight! Wasn't it such a pleasure to share
> in the accomplishments of our members? I'm always impressed at the skill,
> knowledge and aptitude of our members and tonight was no exception. From
> vacuum tubes to SDR radios, antenna launchers to towers, tonight's entries
> really touched a lot of areas of our hobby. All projects were well executed,
> displayed and presented. Most excellent!
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>
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> Of course it was also a 'competition' of sorts and as such there will be
> winners. This year we put the audience to work judging the entries, and a
> good job they did!
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>
>
> Congratulations to the following for being voted 'best in show' at this
> year's Show & Tell:
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>
>
> Al, KB1XG with his portable, battery powered, multi channel audio mixer with
> FM transmitter went home with an ARRL 2010 Handbook.
>
> John, K1VOI took away an HCRA polo shirt with his nicely constructed
> pneumatic antenna launcher.
>
> Mike, KB1PKJ scored a Basic Antenna book for his built and working Rock-Mite
> and keyer.
>
> Ed, KB1NWH will be wearing a new HCRA hat the next time he works on his 40'
> tower (the tower was his project).
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>
>
> But really everyone went home a winner tonight. We all learned new things,
> not only about construction projects but our members abilities as well.
> Sharing this information helps out everyone, fires up the imagination and
> keeps HCRA vibrant and relevant in these modern times. Thank you all for
> taking the time to share with your friends and fellow hams.
>
>
>
> '73.
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> Jim, KK1W
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