Thursday, September 26, 2024

Antenna futzing at US-1176

Total fail with the truck mount - maybe I should I have tested it out at home before going to the park? :facepalm:

FT891 @ 50W; 1/4 wave vertical; bunches of radials; SP4 N0SA dual paddle

15m took me cross-country - ON, IN, FL, CT, LA, TX, IL, OK, NY
20m hunts to round out the activation - BC, CO, WA

Bunch of stuff to figure out.
Why am I being stupid with the truck mount? That thing's supposed to make it easier.
Can I be lazy with the radials and still tune the higher bands? Maybe I should try the magic carpet.
Why did I get zapped by the key? This one I know - I need to put a choke on the coax.

Fun fun as always.

 - U