Category Archives: Antennas

Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award – update # 11

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Peter Fraser

Today I got a chance to head east and down to activate the Tarra-Bulga National Park for the Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award. As usual I set up my trapped 20/40m ground plane and my FT-7 on a picnic … Continue reading →

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The (not so) great squid pole muster

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Peter Fraser

Last Monday was our regular SRESU meeting and Peter VK3AJ had suggested those with squid pole antennas bring them along to show off to others. I got to the hall around 6:30 pm and set up my usual 20/40m trapped … Continue reading →

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The great squid pole muster

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Peter Fraser

This coming Monday at the SRESU meeting we will be mustering all the various squid pole antennas belonging to members. The idea is to show them off to other members who have just bought new squid poles and are unsure … Continue reading →

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Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award – update # 10

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Peter Fraser

  This weekend I had the opportunity to activate four more National Parks for the Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award. The first park I worked from on Friday night was the Great Otway National Park. I dropped two of … Continue reading →

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20m & 40m trapped vertical squid pole antenna

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Peter Fraser

One of the drawbacks with the antenna system I took to French Island was the time and effort to change the squid pole antenna from a 20m quad loop to a 40m ground plane. It takes about 15 minutes and … Continue reading →

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