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QNEWS MARCH 3 2024 - VK4 ON AIR

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Hello, I’m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I’ve been thinking.


Well here it is already, the autumn season that used to herald cooler
weather as we
rotated into winter. The Bureau of Meteorology has released its quarterly
outlook
and we can expect weather that is likely to be drier than our summer but
still
giving us warmer nights than usual. For the night owl operators, that
might suggest
a further degree of discomfort or comfort, depending on individual locations.

One thing that we can do personally or as part of a group activity is make
things.
For many people starting off there is the temptation to develop a first name
acquaintanceship with the bank manager to finance the biggest and best.
What a most
of us should do is get our hands on some tools and some cheap materials
and put
something together. There are many requests for the best antenna for a new
operator
and there are a multiplicity of replies by the experts, well the self
appointed
experts anyway. There is a ton of practical information to be had in the
videos that
increase in number on a daily basis.


For my backyard, I have two aerials for shortwave. One is an off centre fed
horizontal and the other is a non-resonant vertical and both have been
built by me.
Now I am not using the horizontal antenna but the vertical does a good job
for
monitoring and basically it is a junk box special made from a salvaged
fibreglass
pole strapped to a tripod base. I did take the easy way out and used a
commercial
matching transformer but for the sake of a bit of measuring and cutting
and using a
few cable ties, I have a perfectly usable antenna for minimal cost. This
is the
thing I am talking about.


These days we see many new comers wanting to only use commercially made
accessories
and in dodging the experience of making something they are missing the
opportunity
to strengthen their learning. We have all seen the responses to questions
that the
only suitable antenna must be a resonant one. By experimenting with a
non-resonant
design you can find what works at your QTH and what is the most effective
for the
style of operations that you take on. Being able to cheaply and quickly
put together
something as useful as antenna gives a sense of satisfaction and
achievement too.
Terminating feed lines is a skill that is mastered with a little practice
but at
times buying in ready made items might be more practical.


If you are in a club, maybe you can suggest a project where a number of
members can
get together and decide on a time to share the building and testing. For
many of us,
a suitable squid pole will be the most expensive outlay but a club bulk
buy can drop
the costs considerably. Once you have completed one project, perhaps you
can build
into your club calendar a regular schedule for these practicals that put
the book
learning to good use.

I’m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP and that’s what I think….how about you?



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