Simple Antennas for Hawaii Amateur Radio Operators, part 10
HOLIDAY IS OVER...IT'S BACK TO AMATEUR RADIO Now that the Labor Day weekend is over, the news room can return to the normal mix of devious politicians, economic confusion, and the usual helping of local crime, prep football, and the ongoing financial crisis in Hawaii County. Sound familiar? It seems as if every community in the nation is facing pretty much of the same thing. Add a few natural disasters such as raging fires in Texas, drenching rains along the Gulf Coast, hurricanes in the Atlantic, and typhoons in East Asia and you have the ingredients for keeping news people employed. Welcome to the new definition of normal--whatever that is. With a return to the normal work schedule, I can allocate some more time to Amateur Radio and the reheating of the ionosphere. ANTENNA IDEAS REVISITED During my lunch break, I paid a visit to eham.net and its always fascinating forums. An antenna article by Craig LaBarge (WB3GCK) caught my eye. In the middle of his website was a s