[BVARC] Rick Hiller Controled Standing Wave Antenna

2018-07-07 Thread John Parmalee via BVARC
Rick, I read with interest about the  CCD antenna.  I understand to shorten an antenna you us series C.  In this case it is apparently intentionally made long and shortened with C.   I tried a 20 meter full wave in my cad program. (MMANA)-GAL) I put a cap every 1/8 lambda.  I tried the

[BVARC] KB5ION -- SK -- Mel Thatcher

2018-07-07 Thread Rick Hiller -- W5RH via BVARC
I am sad to report that long time club member Melvin G. "Mel" Thatcher became a Silent Key Friday July 6th, 2018. Mel was an avid HF'er working with Bill Todd-Brown years ago on late night 17 Meter propagation studies, which lead to his 30 year on-air friendship with Moz, VK3CWB. Mel was awarded