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| AUG 12 copper wire || 40m  || Addison || 29.32$ ||  
| AUG 12 copper wire || 40m  || Addison || 29.32$ ||  
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| tripod            || 1    || addison    || 40$ || ~2' x 2'
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| U clamps and bolts || 4    || home depot || ? || for the beam/pole fitting
| U clamps and bolts || 4    || home depot || ? || for the beam/pole fitting
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| tripod            || 1    || addison    || 40$ || ~2' x 2'
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| sandbags          || 3    || home depot || 30$? || one per leg
| sandbags          || 3    || home depot || 30$? || one per leg
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| 5-way 1"PVC conn.  || 2   || [http://www.creativeshelters.com/Fittings/PVC-Structure-Fitting.aspx creativeshelters.com] || 3.08$ || phase 2
| 3m steel pole      || 1   || downstairs || 0$? || to connect the beam and tripod, check width
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| 15' 1" fiberglass || 8   || [http://www.mgs4u.com/fiberglass-cubical-quad-spreaders.htm mgs4u.com] || ~160$ || phase 2, unit price 17.10$ - use the type 1L because the type 1 doesn't fit in the 5-way PVC connector
| 5-way 1"PVC conn. || 2   || [http://www.creativeshelters.com/Fittings/PVC-Structure-Fitting.aspx creativeshelters.com] || 3.08$ ||
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| 3m steel pole      || 1   || downstairs || 0$? || to connect the beam and tripod, check width
| 15' 1" fiberglass  || 8   || [http://www.mgs4u.com/fiberglass-cubical-quad-spreaders.htm mgs4u.com] || ~160$ || unit price 17.10$ - use the type 1L because the type 1 doesn't fit in the 5-way PVC connector
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Revision as of 08:01, 7 May 2011

I am anarcat and i hope i'm not screwing things up here too much. :)

I just passed my basic qualitification in Canada, with honors (so I can operate HF), yay! I am now AKA VA2ANK. -- TheAnarcat 21:50, 10 October 2010 (CDT)

My rig

I uploaded a few photos in this album.

New quad antenna project

A sketch of my antenna

I am working on building a new antenna, pictured right. It is based on this design, which uses a mix of PVC pipes and fiberglass rods, except I adapt it to a 20m antenna.

Here's my parts list.

Part Amount Where Price Notes
AUG 12 copper wire 40m Addison 29.32$
tripod 1 addison 40$ ~2' x 2'
hose clamps 8 home depot ~15$ unit price ~2$
1"x½" copper pipe 8 home depot ~5$ for spreader/wire attachment
8"x½" plastic tube 1 home depot ~2$ for spreader/wire attachment
8m ½"PVC 4 home depot ? 3/4" en stock
4m 1"PVC 1 home depot ? 1" en stock
plywood 6'x5' home depot 5$? 1' x 2' used for the beam/pole fitting
U clamps and bolts 4 home depot ? for the beam/pole fitting
sandbags 3 home depot 30$? one per leg
3m steel pole 1 downstairs 0$? to connect the beam and tripod, check width
Phase II
5-way 1"PVC conn. 2 creativeshelters.com 3.08$
15' 1" fiberglass 8 mgs4u.com ~160$ unit price 17.10$ - use the type 1L because the type 1 doesn't fit in the 5-way PVC connector

Total price: ~280$

Références

Je collecte ici des bons sites au sujet du ham radio.

Software

This needs to be merged into Software 

  xplanet -latitude 45.5 -longitude -73.66 -wait 60 -label -projection azimuthal -fork -radius 90

  ibp FN35EM

... others to follow, there's a whole hamradio section in debian.

Stuff to buy next

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