[QRP] quiet

[Reicher, James]

Don't have a picture of it, but the base is in the form of an H, using 3
t-connectors.  The vertical part rises from the base, to a height of 6'.
The TV whip attaches about 4 inches from the top with a screw and is
held upright with a small length of double-sided Velcro.  The whip
attaches directly to an air-wound coil from which a length of speaker
wire runs to the base (I don't remember how long) where it attaches to a
screw at the bottom.  The wire is removable and I use alligator clips to
attach it to the screws.  I cut 4 radials which attach to another screw
at the base.

73 de N8AU, Jim in Raymore, MO

-----Original Message-----
From: qrp-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:qrp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of W8OKN
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 1:18 PM
To: Low Power Amateur Radio
Subject: Re: [QRP] quiet

I would like to see that!   I want to make a portable 20m antenna for my
Norcal.

W8OKN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reicher, James" <JReicher at hrblock.com>
To: "Low Power Amateur Radio" <qrp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 1:03 PM
Subject: RE: [QRP] quiet


I homebrewed a portable vertical out of PVC, speaker wire, and a
television antenna telescoping whip.  It works on 40 through 10 meters.
Works great with my FT-817.

73 de N8AU, Jim in Raymore, MO

-----Original Message-----
From: qrp-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:qrp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of n5wbi at clearsail.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:18 AM
To: qrp at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [QRP] quiet

Yes, it's been very, very quiet.  Maybe these
two posts (yours and mine) will break the ice
and wake up all of the other QRP'ers on the
list.

By the way, I use a K9AY 20M QRP xcvr most
of the time.  I have a SW-30+ 30M xcvr and
an HW-8 that I use some of the time.

Right now, I'm looking for antenna ideas.
It's getting harder and harder to toss my
end-fed wires across tree bramches (old
shoulder injury).  Have you used either
the Buddipole or the MinuteMan 20??  How
well do they work?

73,

Steve Ponder N5WBI
Houston TX



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