Simple Antennas for the Hawaii Island Amateur Radio Operator--a continuing series
I haven't been able to do much antenna maintenance because of a full-time class schedule at Laupahoehoe High and Elementary School. My xyl and I have been substitute teachers for several months now and we manage to keep busy with students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Most of my free times is on the weekends, so I try to squeeze in a little operating and station maintenance on Saturday and Sunday. All of this makes for a full week. I don't mind--the routine keeps me busy and frees me to do some creative work with students, especially those in special education. Over this past weekend, I was tidying up the shack and monitoring 20-meters when I found two old antenna books that may prove of some use for you, especially if you are on a tight budget. The first book is one of my modern "classics"--"Lew McCoy On Antennas. Pull up a Chair and Learn from the Master." This compact volume is still in print from CQ Communications, Inc. The late Lew McC