Projects
Some of you might know that I am an avid Amateur Radio operator. My callsign is K9RE. It is a fascinating hobby, providing fertile ground for many other topics for exploration. Antennas are one of many areas of interest to me. It is often said that the most important determiner of station performance is the quality of the antenna system. If you have a poor antenna, even the best equipment, whether home made or commercially made, will not perform to its maximum capabilities.
In this section I will share some of my antenna projects and what the results were. Maybe you will benefit from my experiences and be motivated to try some of your own experiments.
Current antenna projects:
In this section I will share some of my antenna projects and what the results were. Maybe you will benefit from my experiences and be motivated to try some of your own experiments.
Current antenna projects:
- Waiting for the spring "antenna" season to start (soon)!
- Moving 4 element 6 meter beam from the garage roof to the Tri-Ex crank-up tower. It will be able to go up to about 36 feet. DONE! But will need to bring it down again for some repairs - see the Hy-Gain VB-64DX review page.
- Elevating the 80/40 meter trap dipole 10 feet higher. ON HOLD for now, due to installation of a new 2M Yagi in that spot.
- Taking the FM log periodic yagi down from the roof tower and replacing it with a 20/15/10 meter Mosley MP-33N tri-band yagi. ON HOLD waiting for better band conditions and ideal weather, since this will be a tricky job.