I won't write too much about my Winter Field Day 2017 activation, other than to say it was blast! At the end of this post I included a video, so other than a few short comments, I'll let the video do the talking for me.
For my antenna I used my "Mast-From-Junk" even though I have trees in my backyard, mainly because I wanted to press it into service (but also because my little operator wanted to set up the mast!) I also used my "quick and dirty feedpoint" at the top of the mast. I did 2 inverted V antenna's - one for 40 and one for 20, perpendicular to each other, with the single feed-point, and it worked out great!
For my antenna I used my "Mast-From-Junk" even though I have trees in my backyard, mainly because I wanted to press it into service (but also because my little operator wanted to set up the mast!) I also used my "quick and dirty feedpoint" at the top of the mast. I did 2 inverted V antenna's - one for 40 and one for 20, perpendicular to each other, with the single feed-point, and it worked out great!
The last think I'll blabber about, before I get to the good stuff, is that I used one of these for heat, both last year and this year, and it worked out great!
They are awesome for this type of thing because they have a bunch of safety features (auto shut off if they tip over, if it senses low oxygen, etc. etc.) and they work well for "keeping the edge off" when you're in the cold (this year it was pretty warm for January - Mid 30's F during the day, only dropped to the 20's F at night.)
I use the optional extension hose to hook it to a larger propane bottle. If you do this like I do, be sure to get the filter, since it's hard to know what's in the propane, depending on where you get your bottles filled! I also keep an extinguisher handy just in case, but this heater has never given any reason to suspect I would ever need it!
I use the optional extension hose to hook it to a larger propane bottle. If you do this like I do, be sure to get the filter, since it's hard to know what's in the propane, depending on where you get your bottles filled! I also keep an extinguisher handy just in case, but this heater has never given any reason to suspect I would ever need it!
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Okay, so here's what you were all waiting for! My "Photo Video" of Winter Field Day in my back yard!
Thanks for watching, and 73!
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