Here are some photos from the CTARC Antenna Work Party of Saturday 25 March 2017.
The report-back write-up is [
here]
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| Paul and Danny prep the antenna tower for lowering |
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| Mast is lowered, resting on a ladder at a strategic point |
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Fritz chats with Hans-Jurgen and Wolfgang, who are assembling
the MFJ multi-band vertical antenna on the clubhouse floor |
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Lem and Chris measure up and check the troublesome
Firce-12 antenna's dimensions |
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| In the foreground, Paul checks the Cushcraft Tribander's manual |
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Rob discovered some blackened coax connectors on a feedline that been
subjected to a bit TOO much power... |
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| Lem does some last-minute reassembly on the antenna, now safe in its rack |
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| Pieter shows Skippy what his antenna analyser can do |
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| A choke balun on the base of the MFJ vertical antenna |
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Hans-Jurgen works on the multi-band vertical antenna, which has been
set up on stands outside for ease of assembly |
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Skippy works on the long wire antenna which had suffered
misadventure a while back |
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| Trap elements are gently sanded clean for good contact |
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| Noel takes the opportunity to do some repairs to a clubhouse door |
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| Noel, Hans-Jurgen and Wolfgang |
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| Barry cranks up the telescopic element to get the antenna right up there |
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The analyser can be connected to a laptop display, which shows
huge detail as you zoom in. |
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At the end of the afternoon, Barry attempts to abduct Danny in the boot
of his car. After all, who wouldn't want a structural engineer to design
such grandiose antenna projects? Danny fights back desperately.
(Actually, Danny was kindly helping to fix the light in Barry's car boot...) |
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