[Lowfer] XGR/3 Antenna

[John Andrews]

After being off the air since an ice storm on December 11-12, it looks 
like WE2XGR/3 is again among the living. The big loop is oddly shaped, 
but it does take power. There's not much that can be done for the tangle 
at the upper eastern end, though! After removing several large branches 
from the western side over the last two months, at least that end is 
roughly at normal height. It remains to be seen how stable the shape 
will be, as there are a number of badly damaged trees involved in 
holding it up.

I'm guessing that the performance at 500 kHz won't be much worse than 
the original setup, so XGR/3 will be the focus for the limited evening 
time I have available at this point. The insulation on the #4 THHN wire 
is in tough shape, and there are lots of new and strange points of 
contact to the trees, so unattended operation won't be a good idea.

WE2XGR/3 will be running MFSK16 on 508.500 kHz tonight from 0000 to 
0200, and then we'll see if USB still works on 510.

John Andrews, W1TAG