Category Archives: Antenna Party

Tower Base – PHASE 1: Sweat.

Let this be evidence that construction has begun to get AI4FO back on the air to attempt total domination of the HF airwaves between 14 and 29 mHz.  

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New beam goes up soon

A new Cushcraft A3WS beam will join the other two beams on the tower over the next few weeks.  This antenna is for 17 and 12 meter operations and will give us another antenna to choose from.  The plan is … Continue reading

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A new G5RV for BPZ

Some of you may undoubtedly remember my “bullet proof G5RV” that I constructed and erected in 2007 with help from Neil, Brad and some gin and juice, amongst other friends.  It had recently started acting a little squirrely and would … Continue reading

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New packet hardware installed

Part of the antenna party yesterday included installation of a new triband antenna at the tower site to allow for 6m/2m/70cm packet operation to contribute to the regions emergency communications system. While we slacked and didn’t get pictures of the … Continue reading

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Buddipole portable at the beach

Ok, I am only like two months late in writing this article, but I wanted to post some thoughts on what I did with the buddipole and Par 6 meter loop at the beach in September. They both served as … Continue reading

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Tower Work

Ok guy’s this is my first story and I hate it to be this kind of story. It’s about a older ham W8KKK (nice) check His www.QRZ.com site for more info. A very kind, gentle peaceful Man I only meet … Continue reading

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NVIS antennas

Guys – N4RVR is working on getting an NVIS configured antenna setup at his QTH for regional work on the low bands. He sent along this email from K5KVH via an NVIS mailing list. Check it out for an idea … Continue reading

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Buddipole 6 meter beam

This VK does a good job of showing exactly how to assemble a 6 meter beam with a buddipole and a few extra parts.  Certainly worth a peek for portable work in the summer six meter season. {httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAZwAiyDQ-g}

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Stacking Par OA-50 6 meter loops

After operating on 6 meters for a year with a single OA-50 Par loop, I decided that it was time to upgrade a little bit. I made the decision to add a second loop and here is how things went. … Continue reading

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End Fed dipoles

Who ever thought an end fed dipole (an interesting contradiction) would be a reality. When I was building dipoles in Brad’s back yard when we were 13 or so I wish it had been this easy. I would like to … Continue reading

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