Capacitance Hat project
this is for my homebrew bugcatcher coil in all reality
my cap hat is really too low, but I never thought of a way until recently to get it higher without and additional smaller mast inserted into the equation
so here is my remedy...
started off with the cut in half...
Homebrew Bugcatcher Coil
You want to run legal limit mobile, better signal reports, run multiple bands off one antenna, than run a bugcatcher !
Its really simple, so please follow along
I originally built mine in march of 1996, hopefully this will give you an idea of what we are discussing...
...almost all this summer I ran the 12.5' antenna
however now after hearing Steve K1GMM my ham radio friend running HF mobile I've got the bug
so back on goes the bugcatcher
AA1PR's HF Mobile Setup
AA1PR HF Mobile Bugcatcher Antenna (Installed)
my homebrew mount is a 3/8"X2"X18" aluminum flat stock attached to the receiver tube, so239 with 3/8x24 flush mount
I run a 54" mast with a 102" whip on top of that, the LDG AT7000 autotuner will tune this from 60M to 6M without any problem
every once in a while I add on my homebrew...
dont forget there is always the national parks on the air event that anyone can do all year long ~ https://npota.arrl.org/
hope to work you all one day, 73
participated with a few ham radio friends this weekend for the arrl sept vhf contest
our callsign was WW1VT, sadly the bands were in terrible shape
I felt honored as they decided to use my rig & its backdrop as our parting group photo
Did anyone else participate and if so how did you...
...tweaked the video again, I tried to add music in youtube & fouled it up so here is a new longer version with music
** WW1VT ARRL Sept 2016 VHF Contest Long Version **
participated with a few ham radio friends this weekend for the arrl sept vhf contest
& they decided to use my rig & its backdrop as our parting group photo
today we had to run up to burlington for me to get some new reading glasses, on the way down we stopped by our favorite lk champlain access
the water was at least 10feet low, I've never seen it this low, ever
where the water used to abate homes its now 100' away, not sure if they're...
Yes I found a broken carbon arrow out in woods & placed it over the antenna LOL
I agree, we had the rear wheel chocked & the Ebrake on..it was on car ramps
replaced tail light & DRL bulbs today for state inspection, which we passed with flying colors
yesterday ( & today) we went swimming & I relaxed in my hammock off the back of the rig
surprisingly there were no bugs around
who needs a RTT when you have a hammock
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