Antennas
Recycling TV Antennas for 2-Meter Use
Are you sure you want to bid farewell to that mass of metal? These slowly disappearing aluminum skyline silhouettes are a gold mine of salvageable antenna construction material. When modified by a resourceful radio amateur, they’ll become—with almost no cash outlay—a respectably performing Yagi antenna for the 2-meter band. »
Building a Compressed-Air Antenna Launcher
"Building the launcher started when I needed to get a wire over the crowns of some 50-60ft trees in my yard. The EZ hang sling shot I tried was a joke, I could almost throw a weight by hand as far and as accurately as it could. Leaves and branches easily deflected the small... »
Kevlar Wire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQchNJ2MhyM »
Making open wire feedline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrREQyMI7RI »
Exclusion Zone Calculator
I found an online Exclusion Zone Calculator that provides a three dimensional image of exclusion zones around commonly used antennas at particular transmitter power levels. »
Family electrocuted putting up ham radio antenna
PALM BAY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – Three people are dead after being electrocuted while trying to erect a ham radio antenna. It happened off of Alaska Avenue near Interstate 95 in Palm Bay. Authorities say rescue crews responded to a 911 call about the electrocution Monday evening when they found the three on... »
Create a 2 – Meter Mobile Antenna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4OlsUMbfj0 »
Coax Velocity Factors
While doing research on a home brew 2 meter antenna, one ham was saying the coax’s velocity factor was important to the antenna’s formula. I started looking for a list of velocity factors for my coax and I found this list. List of velocity factors for common coax: http://www.nr6ca.org/vf.html »
Radio Station Towers Toppled in Washington, Radical Environmental Group Eyed
EVERETT, Wash. — Two radio station towers toppled after someone used a piece of heavy equipment to knock them down. View full article here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,546561,00.html?test=latestnews »
MFJ buys Crushcraft!
Read the press release: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/cushcraft/ »
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