[K3PZN-List] new ham antenna questions

Thu May 24 14:19:31 EDT 2012

The field of portable antennas, commercial and homebrew, is actually quite extensive.  People who use 'small cool radios' - ok mostly QRP - and take them places are into this kind of stuff.  

I do remember working W3FF (in California) before he started commercial sales - he was walking around with a prototype and was carrying a TS-50 - talking on SSB.  Yes nice he has even provided DIY instructions.  These antennas are nice where one cannot count on trees to support a wire.  

Where there are trees, a wire can be lofted.  Here a center fed dipole is prefered for SSB (to minimize RF feedback) while many portable CW ops prefer end-fed half wave antennas to eliminte the feedline completely.  

People spend $$ on Outbacker type antennas or build something similar from common materials.  See the PAC-12 antenna for example (also google other sites where folk have used alternate materials or methods):

http://www.njqrp.org/pac-12/

One does not always need 'heavy metal' or vast power to make QSO's away from home.  

CUL Curt

From: "wa3mej at comcast.net" <wa3mej at comcast.net>
To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] new ham antenna questions

YOU KNOW THE OTHER THING TO TRY IS A BUDDIPOLE.  THE INVENTOR OF THIS WAS RECENTLY IN THE CARRIBEAN AND I WORKED HIM AND HIS SON SEVERAL TIMES ON DIFFERENT BANDS AND EVERY TIME THEY WERE VERY COPYABLE  STRONG EVEN WHEN HE WAS RUNNING 10W FROM A BATTERY SUPPLY.. 

LOOK IT UP W3FF HAS LINKS FROM HIS QRZ SITE HOW TO BUILD IT OR YOU CAN BUY ONE 

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From: "Ray Wright" <razor42 at hughes.net> 
To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:31:22 PM 
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] new ham antenna questions 

sure Pat i am game to try anything ... the ballon things sound cool and 
later this year i am taking the rv up to a lake in MN.  thought the 
deployment of a ballon would be a quick way to get an antenna up. 

ray 

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From: "Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680)" <patrick.l.kilroy at nasa.gov> 
To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:11 PM 
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] new ham antenna questions 

> Why not try? 
> 
> But  20-ft wide balloon is LARGE with a huge amount 
> of lift -- and it will be difficult to control even in light 
> breezes.  Can you go down to a 3-ft diameter (aka 
> about a 300-400 gram) weather balloon? 
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> Pat 
> N8PK 
> 
> 
> Mr. Pat Kilroy 
> remotely 
> NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 
> Building 5, Mail Code 568 
> Greenbelt, Maryland  20771 
> W: 301-286-1984 
> E: Patrick.L.Kilroy at nasa.gov 
> ________________________________________ 
> From: wa3mej at comcast.net [wa3mej at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 1:17 PM 
> To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club 
> Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] new ham antenna questions 
> 
> Yeppers its called a vertical antenna 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Wright" <razor42 at hughes.net> 
> To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> 
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 6:58:44 PM 
> Subject: [K3PZN-List] new ham antenna questions 
> 
> Hello Everyone 
> 
> ok here is my question can you mount an end feed zep antenna vertically? 
> Ok 
> wild idea from the new ham I was thinking of mounting and endfeed zep to a 
> helium balloon and sending it up about 150 feet?  Your thoughts my fellow 
> hams?  I think I can get my hands on a 20ft reusable helium balloon. 
> 
> 
> Ray KB3VK 
> 
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