Warrensburg Hamfest 2018
Another successful Warrensburg Hamfest 2018! Here are a couple of snapshots I took while there. I did get to visit with several friends while in attendance. Lots of goodies to look at and purchase…
Tag: Homebrew
VHF Contest September 2017
I didn’t prepare much for Septembers VHF contest. I threw together a 6m dipole and I already had a 3el 2m beam that I hadn’t used much yet! So that was my total preparation. My wife had some family property that was only a few minutes away from our QTH that was at a higher elevation than we were at home. So that is where we found ourselves with the Jeep and the rooftop camper. I only Read More …
6m Portable Copper Dipole
Simple 6m copper dipole I made for the September VHF contest.
Painters Pole Antenna Mast
A painters pole antenna mast seemed like a good idea. My wife & I are going on a trip soon and I wanted to take my HF radio with me. I did not want to spend the money on a Tarheel or a screwdriver antenna yet so I opted to make a portable lightweight antenna and mast. I had been doing some research and found several people had been using a fiberglass telescoping painters pole Read More …