Saturday, April 01, 2006
Not much on-the-air today, but did get "one" of the "projects" completed.
The "north" end of my G5RV Junior antenna is now 20' up and the unsightly piece of spring loaded edging is no more.
Huzzah. SOMETHING accomplished.
If I get time after the kiddlettes go to bed this evening, I'll reanalyze the antenna and post the (hopeful) improvements. I'm personally not betting on a big improvement, perhaps an incremental step towards "goodness."
73 de WyreRider
The project list:
The "north" end of my G5RV Junior antenna is now 20' up and the unsightly piece of spring loaded edging is no more.
Huzzah. SOMETHING accomplished.
If I get time after the kiddlettes go to bed this evening, I'll reanalyze the antenna and post the (hopeful) improvements. I'm personally not betting on a big improvement, perhaps an incremental step towards "goodness."
73 de WyreRider
The project list:
- PAC-12 antenna: Almost done, needs ribbon cable radials assembled
- House front antenna: Needs put up on eaves. Needs ladder and helper.
- G5RV Jr antenna: Needs 20' mast installed on back fence.
- Short term 40m vertical: Shoot 1/2 wave 40m vertical into the oak tree.
- Medium term 160m antenna: Up oak tree, over to other tree, up, up into island tree.
- Long term 80m loop: Around property roughly 15-20' up.
- Saab: Drill hole for 2/70 and install Yaesu FT-8800
- Saab2: Mount for ham sticks and install (?) HF rig
- Saab3: Install APRS
- Truck: Drill hole for Antennex 2/70 antenna
- Truck2: Figure out mount for ham sticks
- Truck3: install Icom-706MkIIg and scanner
- Truck4: Permanently mount APRS
- Build 40m dipole (including ladder line and coax) for FT-817 kit
- Make 40m end-fed 1/2 wave for FT-817 kit
- Make 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6 m ribbon cable counterpoise for FT-817 kit
- Get HF Winlink running from the Com Van
- Get JNOS running on RF
- Help get internet to K6BJ shack.
- Install cheesy Telpac node at K6BJ shack
- Join FISTS and ARS
- Assemble Packer HF linear amplifier kit (yeah right)
