[QCWA] QCWA Chapter 91's website updated: Bill Hider, N3RR, on contesting antennas; VWS Winterfest '06

[Richard Rucker]

Our web site was updated this morning.  To see more, click on:

               <http://homepage.mac.com/rrucker/chapter91.html>


Under Recent Events:
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March 11, 2006: "Design and Safety in Large HF Antenna Arrays," Bill  
Hider, N3RR

"The concept for Bill's 'dream tower' evolved from discussions with  
Frank Donovan, W3LPL, and a few other members of...

"After establishing his requirements and doing some engineering work,  
Bill chose...

"He ran pattern-modeling software on the antennas to get their  
expected relative-strength radiation patterns...

"The tower he chose was...

"The guying system was designed to meet the requirements of...

"The installation of the antennas proceeded top-down...

"Bill then briefed on what he did to control lightning...



Under Photo Albums & Downloadable Files:
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Photos from our March meeting and from Chapter 91's table at Vienna  
Wireless Society's Winterfest 2006, click on:
    <http://homepage.mac.com/rrucker/PhotoAlbum77.html>


Dick Rucker, KM4ML
webmaster,
QCWA Vic Clark Chapter 91