[Lowfer] Two new photos added to the Picture Gallery.

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:21:57 -0600

It looks like you live in the desert. That looks like some perfect LF
vertical land, but then a loop may work out better between two towers. Hi
hi...

Mike>WE0H

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Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:13 PM
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Subject: [Lowfer] Two new photos added to the Picture Gallery.

Two photos under:

http://w4dex.com/gallery/Kurt-Rudolph-KD7JYK

The first is the location of my future HiFER beacon.  This is a one acre
corral that is perfect.

The second is more of a "technology demonstrator".  While trying to think of
the most rugged way to design a 1/4 wave 13 MHz whip, I realized it is also
the perfect design for a rotatable dipole to get back on HF!!!!  The mast in
this photo is a 21' length of 1 5/8" chainlinkn fence toprail.  It is guyed
about 9.5' and 19'.  It is slid over a foundation stake and bushing and
anchored with 24" long foundation stakes.

The HiFER antenna will be the same design, non-rotating, better insulted
with ground plane added and tuned to 13,555 KHz.  The transmitter box will
be mounted at the base with a beehive insulator and short wire jumper to the
antenna and ground.  There will also be a 434 MHz wireless thermometer in
the case with a 1/4 wave antenna mounted outside.  All the electronics will
be well insulated in no less than 3" of foam/aluminized mylar and small
heaters may be installed on critical components.  The beacon and thermometer
will be power by a gelcell and solar panel.

ID has yet to be determined.

Detailed technical questions welcome.

Kurt