KH6JRM's Amateur Radio Blog
Because of work requirements, I was unable to participate in this year's ARRL Field Day. From what I could deduce in casual listening, Hawaii Island Amateurs had fun from several locations, ranging from the Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus to the stunningly beautiful Laupahoehoe Point State Park. In the past, I've participated in the Laupahoehoe Beach Park operation, since it's only 3 miles from the qth. Dean Manley, KH6B, usually runs battery power with an array of verticals and sterba curtain arrays cut for 10 and 15 meters. His verticals do pretty well so close to the ocean. Speaking of antennas, the 26 June installment of the eham.net website has an interesting EMT vertical by Marcos Antonio Veloz Burgos, HI8MVW. I've used variations on this theme several times, and like Marcos, I've used RG-6 TV cable for the feedline. Results are quite good on 20, 15, and 10 meters. Give this design a try and see what you can do. Meanwhile, enjoy the r