[PPRAANet] [V7ARC] Hey! Build an antenna! - Re: PPRAA Fox Hunt Dec 19, 2020

Sat Jul 31 19:52:47 EDT 2021

For those of us who don't have a sideband base RIG,  any suggestions that are reasonably priced?

Tim. WB6GTV

> On Jul 31, 2021, at 5:42 PM, Steve Schaarschmidt <shakeastick at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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