Hockey Puck launcher
VE3EIM Bob (now VE6RI) gave me this just before he moved from our area to Alberta. It has proven to be a good way to get antenna wires up into a tree.
73, Al
WA3WSJ Ed
Ed WA3WSJ has an interesting site to me. I don’t know how I found it initially, probably searching on antennas, but I do return it every once in a while to check out his activities. This guy is an avid hiker with his dog Trevor (pictured) and has developed some interesting antennas. I have links to a couple, not sure if these are still available on his site or not, the bead wire antenna and the tri-band dipole antenna. Check out his website, I will add a link to my list on the side.
73, Al
Sea Water Antenna
This one seems like science fiction coming alive: the sea water antenna. What will they think of next?
73, Al
OzarkCon Dummy Load Special
would this really work?
73, Al
7-Band Semi-Vertical Trap Antenna
Scanning one of the local radio club’s web site, I spied an article about this antenna and liked what I saw. I have the aluminum pipe and will be building it over the next few months. A link to the article called the 7-Band Semi-Vertical Trap Antenna by Bob Rice VE3HKY gives the detiails on the antenna.
73, Al
Friday the 13th
Today is Friday the 13th. I have never been there on the 13th but there is always a big event at Port Dover, Ontario on any Friday the 13th. Always a big crowd I hear. If you are interested, check out their website.
Stealth Antennas
As a han radio operator, you only dream about the perfect location to operate from and where you can have the best antennas in the world, but most of us live in the real world with all of its restrictions. Here are articles about a couple of what I call stealth antennas, antennas disguised so that you would not think of them as an “ugly” ham anteena. Of course, to a ham, no antenna is ugly!
Here is a link to an antenna system that you can hide in your front flower garden. Built using a flower pot, this antenna system can be deployed almost anywhere in the garden allowing you to operate some of your favourite bands.
Another stealth system used is to hide your antenna inside what looks like a flagpole. You can be patriotic at the same time as you will be able to work the ham radio bands that this antenna covers. The neighbours will be none the wiser!
Hello from the radio world of VE3GAM
Welcome to my new site. I have been a ham radio operator since 1965 and want to use this site to promote the hobby and show what I do with it and what others have done.
73, Al