Bill Since I am the club safety officer I will volunteer to be one of the
three. Gerald Muller [email protected]
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From: Bill Crowell via BVARC <[email protected]>
Date: 2/2/2016 2:40 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: BVARC <[email protected]>
Cc: Bill Crowell <[email protected]>
Subject: [BVARC] GHH Special Event Station Antenna - help needed
Howdy All,
The powers that be have allowed me the honor of putting up one of my APWD
antennas up for our club’s Special Event station. APWD: A–Periodic Wideband
Dipole. I’ve started building one with the newest design.
Safety is of prime importance when putting up antennas and the plan is to put
the antenna up before folks start setting up for the hamfest.
For those of you who are familiar with the fairgrounds, there exist 2 lamp
poles neatly bisecting the area between the big building and the smaller
building where speakers are imprisoned <grin>. The plan is to use squidding
line, a wrist rocket and a 1 1/2 ounce teardrop sinker to get a line over the
poles. For those who have been to my QTH, you saw the line over a 65’ pine
tree.
The 600-ohm feeder will be brought down to the balun box and then coax into the
building to our station.
I think a crew of me and 3 other helpful people would suffice. This would
provide 2 people to watch for safety while things are underway to keep people,
vehicles and any low-flying aircraft out of the works.
And yes, we will have safety tape around the balun post to keep the curious
from touching the binding posts on the balun when the station is transmitting.
(I just know somebody was going to ask).
There will be a non-powered balun on my table for people to look and touch.
Show of hands?
73!
Bill
Bill Crowell, N4HPGPearland, TXText messaging one-handed since 1982
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