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Congrats, and welcome to a whole new world! Even though it's been over 30 years ago now, one of the most exciting days of my life was the afternoon my novice ticket showed up in the mail, so I know how you feel! 73, Rick

Well how about this-- it doesn't have to stay up, it just has to be documented and be used to transmit and receive. BTW Homer, how does it work for you? Pretty good, I bet.

Hmmmmm.... How about a contest to make the funkiest ground plane out whatever materials you want? Or has that been done here? I have some ideas... Mwahahahahahhaha....

Hey, at least she has orange ear plug thingys on the elements. She may glow in the dark, but she won't put anybody's eye out.

Yeah, pretty cool-- but a guy wouldn't have done that. Nah, he'd have come up with threaded stainless inserts from leftover Abrams tank parts...

Got a little bit more done today, but I’m on the homestretch now. 20’ crappie poles are lightweight, but they do sag quite a bit when supported horizontally from one end (10-14 foot ones don’t, which would be a big advantage to someone building a 10, 11, 12, or 15 meter beam with them), so to...

Huh... I don't think I'll try this, but this is interesting: Make: Online : Collapsible fabric Yagi antenna

Ah, I wondered how this was going to go. The 20m reflector goes on: Even when I used angle aluminum with the 20 foot poles on previous antennas I had some droop, but the glassed plywood gives a bit more than I had counted on. Not a deal breaker though, I'll have a solution for it after...

BWAH!

Good deal! I need to get come classes finished that I'm taking (PMP) and get that certification done, THEN I'm getting one myself. OH-- we want photos! Rick

YouTube - Unknown Hinson - Venus Bound

Thanks Homer. Startin' to look like an antenna now anyway, instead of a pile of sticks! Looks like I may finally get it on the air Memorial Day weekend. Rick

I have an IC-V82 that's about two years old now. I haven't used it much, and bought it only for Skywarn nets on the local repeater (the "big" machine in the area is only a mile from my house). The reason it has not been used for anything other than that is I find the radio to be a PITA to...

I haven't taken the time to look at the circuit. I can't see why anyone would want to put one of these on 27 MHz when you can buy brand new Uniden 510s for under $40. Someone probably will though... Rick

Sparxz, Ta failte romhat. I'd sure consider a dipole in your situation, how much room do you have? In what city are you? I was in Letterkenny, Donegal for a week back in 2006 (see my QRZ profile) and was going to take a 2m HT with me, but 2 meter repeaters in Donegal are few and far...

OK, finally some progress after several days of rain. Getting ready to build the 10 meter reflector: 10m reflector in place: Element mounting detail, ½” EMT conduit strap and #8 hardware— bolts, flat & lock washers. #8 works fine with elements this short and light: To...

Always glad to be a bad influence! There's a link on the site to a guy who has other xtals. That little rig is on my list also for this year but it'll have to be later-- I have way too much going on right now, unfortunately. I would wait until he had the cabinet for it anyway (next...

I've been chuckling about that one all evening. I'd like to start the rumor that when using a quad, the mic must be used left-handed else the polarity will change.

Interesting, never have heard of that. Some writings on quads indicate diminishing returns after 4 elements- I've not built one over four so can't speak to that first hand. Rick

Ugh. Maybe tomorrow.