[PPRAANet] Hey! Build an antenna! - Re: PPRAA Fox Hunt Dec 19, 2020

[Steve Schaarschmidt]

73 from Steve K0CI president of V7ARC

FIRST:
Please listen to Village 7 Amateur Radio Club 144.200 MHZ UpperSideBand 8
PM Saturdays! Maybe join in, as this week will be our 99th Saturday-night
net.
see also www (dot) v7arc (dot) com
I have been a member of PPRAA since 1977 and I joined V7ARC in 2017.

BCC: K0IRP, W0NR,V7ARC

NOW,
Thank you, Dick W5UDM, for relaying this announcement (see appended email
thread).
I will write below a cryptic version of the link that will show you how to
EASILY
home-build a beam antenna that has worked well on Beam Spinners, etc.
** Talk about buying happiness for $6 and 2 hours... **

www (dot) wa5vjb (dot) com (forward slash) yagi-pdf (forward slash)
cheapyagi (dot) pdf

or

type the following into your favorite search engine


cheap yagi wa5vjb


If you need help, PLEASE ASK SOMEBODY you know and trust.

I'm working most of this month, but some of my best friends aren't.

THEY may have some time that I just can't spare just now...


I will go so far as to guess that you can get good results if you just
follow the dimensions.

( This antenna has served me well on three RFI cases, too, by the way. )

PLEASE try it even if you don't have any test equipment to measure the SWR,
etc.


L.D. [ a.k.a. W0XLD ] has done a great thing to invite everybody out of
their "shacks"...

...you might not even SEE each other, but you will be "hanging out on the
air" anyway!


L.D. has gone so far as to open this up to EVERYBODY in the area, PPRAA
members or not.

I will relay this announcement to:

my HOMIES in the Village 7 Amateur Radio Club,

my buddies in the Garden of the Gods Amateur Radio Club c/o K0IRP (please
relay) and

my neighbors in the Tri-Lakes Monument Radio Association c/o W0NR (please
relay).

AND listen for the Village 7 Amateur Radio Club on a repeater near you on
12/26/20.

73,
Steve K0CI
V7ARC President

QTC follows, email from W5UDM of PPRAA,
further announced by W0XLD on PPRAA 2m FM net tonight
= = = = QRV = = = =

On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 5:43 PM Richard L Kohlhaas <rlkohl at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Hello Pikes Peak Radio Amateurs, and Merry Christmas!
>
> It's been an unusual year, and to cap it off, it looks like we won't be
> having our regular Christmas party this year. But we still want to wrap up
> 2020 on a high note, get out of the house, improve our skills with our
> radios, and have fun with our fellow hams.
>
> To that end, PPRAA will be hosting a *Radio Direction Finding (RDF) fox
> hunt!*
>
> *DATE: *Saturday, December 19
>
> *TIME: *12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, with winners and prizes announced after 2:00
> pm
>
> *LOCATION:* A 2-meter net on the 147.345 MHz repeater on Cheyenne
> Mountain, +600 KHz offset, 107.2 hz tone.
>
> The fox itself will also be transmitting FM on a 2-meter frequency which
> will be announced in this net.
>
> To be safe and allow ample social distancing, we will not be meeting as a
> group, but only on the air. And since this is our first fox hunt in a
> while, we want to keep it easy and fun. The transmitter you're hunting
> will be in a vehicle, with an operator inside. And we'll make sure the
> vehicle is up on a hill in Colorado Springs, so hopefully you can hear it
> from many locations throughout the city. You can drive around at your own
> pace, listen for the transmission, which will be emitted for one minute
> every five minutes, and use your best direction-finding skills to track
> down the location of the fox.
>
> When you find us, give us your call sign, and you may be eligible to win
> one of three prizes.
>
> *PRIZES:* Will be awarded to the first to find the fox, the newest ham to
> find the fox, and the youngest participant to find the fox.
>
> If you have family members or kids without licenses, remember, you don't
> need a license to /receive/ from the fox. So everyone is eligible to
> participate and win a prize, even if they aren't allowed to transmit on
> the repeater.
>
> So, quick! Get to work on your directional antennas! We'll look forward to
> being found by you, on Saturday afternoon, December 19. We will socialize
> during the hunt on the 2-meter net on the Cheyenne Mountain repeater, and
> announce results and prizes at 2:00 pm on the repeater as well.
>
> *MORE INFO:* To RSVP that you would like to participate, get more
> information about the rules of the fox hunt, or ask for tips on Radio
> Direction Finding (RDF), please email W0XLD at W0XLD.com.
>
> We look forward to hearing you check in to the fox-hunt net at noon on
> Saturday, December 19, and hopefully to meet you in person at the fox's
> location soon after!
>
> LD / W0XLD
>
>
>
>