[K3PZN-List] FD Antennas

[Curt Milton]

In support of Mike our FD chair, let's brainstorm and work together on antennas.  

Here are my thoughts:  (yours are also appreciated)

80m - ONE wire antenna, deploy so it can be used for SSB or CW.  rationale - this is the noisiest band.  we could use the Carolina windom that Pete has offered.  

40m - wire antennas, ONE EACH for SSB and CW.  could be simple homemade inverted vees.  I can supply one of these.  

20/15/10m - one 'tribander' could be considered for SSB.  if nothing better emerges, I have a two element beam MA5B (just the 20/15/10, portion) that could be used.  the rocket launcher offered is an overkill for this, but it would be something we could easily raise up.  

that leaves supporting 20/15/10m for CW.  last year we used the 40m inverted V on 15m, and it made it to KH6. so need to consider 20 and 10m:  

a two element wire beam for 20m would be rather cool - if it could be lofted in-between other masts.  for 10m we could use just about anything.    

Mike likely has something in mind for HF digital?  Coordinating its operations with CW is vital to avoid QRM.  If rigs were scarce, it might also cover one of the phone bands perhaps.  

I am thinking of something like 2 SSB rigs and 1-2 CW rigs (depending upon operator count).  N3DRA is offering to bring the portable antenna mast he brought last year - I just queried him on height.  

Thoughts appreciated.  Next round will be assigning masts and antennas to be brought and deployed.  

73 Curt