The written report-back is [here].
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| CTARC Chairman, Rob / ZS1SA opens the meeting |
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| Well attended |
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| Lots of swops also brought along for trade / disposal |
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| Frank /ZS1CM handed over an elderly copy of Ragchew from 1996 |
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| Barry /ZS1FJ sets up the vertical dipole |
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| Barry sets of the "Klaus" mast attached to the door handle of his car |
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| The feed point of the folded dipole, showing the perspex construction |
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| The folded dipole is very lightweight and transportable |
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| Diagrams: Left: Folded dipole; Right: Delta loop |
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| Heavy duly 45o ohm twin-feed cable can handle QRO with little loss |
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| Assembling one side of the directive element |
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| Barry shows the lightweight boom of the Mystery Antenna |
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| Mike / ZS1CO and Hylton / ZR1HPC |
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| Hylton / ZR1HPC assembles a dipole element of the Mystery Antenna |
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| This is a 3-way apex mounting hook for a dipole or inverted-V |
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| Swops: The grey box is a 12v antenna coaxial relay (ZS1SX) |
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| Swops:Meters, fused cables, spring bases, hardware (ZS1SX) |
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| Swops: PC Speakers, cables, etc. (ZS1FP) |
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| Swops: Valve bases (ZS1FP) |
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| Swops: Mike /ZS1FP had this fine set of binoculars on offer |
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| Swops: These two retro dial-phones went quickly |
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| SARL icon: OM Tjerk Lammers /ZS6P (now relocated to Cape Town as ZS1J) visited us |
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| Chewing the rag after the meeting |
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| The CTARC telescopic mast gets a new coat of paint; The multi-band vertical still has its bend from the July storm! |
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| Paul /ZS1S transports a VERY big mast home |
