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Quick Deploy Amateur Radio Antennas

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  Do you need an easily deployed antenna for portable or emergency operations?  If you do, then this video from Rich Westerberg (N0HJZ) will answer that question. Rich shows how to set up, deploy, and use "antennas for SHTF or Emergency Preparedness." Rich's suggestions will prove useful for those preparing for the next ARRL Field Day event or for an impromptu SOTA/POTA expedition. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2U3RLtY5yw. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are a few comments from Rich (N0HJZ): Quick Deploy Amateur Radio Antennas | Antennas For SHTF Or Emergency Preparedness. Looking for ideas for quick deploy amateur radio antennas? Need a quick set up for SHTF or emergency preparedness? Need a good antenna set-up for mobile use? Here are a few ideas for you that have been tested and worked for me. Quick Deploy Amateur Radio Antennas | Ant

On All Bands-An Amateur Radio Blog

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"Field Day Gear Series Part 3:  Portable HF Antennas." Views expressed in this Amateur Radio Antenna discussion are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 15 May 2024, 2132 UTC. Content and Source:  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGxTNtmhXptwZjDRWWWwPXNwWhV/DXEngineering.com. Please scroll down to read the full article from "On All Bands" from DXEngineering.com. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.simplehamradioantennas.com). "" "OnAllBands - An Amateur Radio Blog by DX Engineering 1" Edit Unfollow " Field Day Gear Series Part 3: Portable HF Antennas " May 15, 2024 If you’re looking for proven, highly transportable, and easy-to-deploy options for getting on the air during the 2024 ARRL Field Day (June 22-23), you can’t go wrong with any number of   portable HF antennas available at DXEngineering.com . This article represents just a sampling of what you’ll find online. Let’s begin our sur

Setting Up A Home-Based Field Day Station

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  If you can't attend the ARRL Field Day with your Amateur Radio Club, why not set up your operation in the backyard?  You could run emergency power, string up a few long wires, and bunk for the night with that tent you have stored in the garage. In this video, Tracy ("Outdoors On The Air") does just that and managed to get many contacts without fighting traffic to get to an official ARRL Field Day site. Tracy offers many ideas for making your home station your Field Day Ham Station. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeumSDLXBKM. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Tracy: Can't get out into the "real field" for ham radio Field Day? Maybe you should mount an expedition into your backyard. I'll show how I used to do it. I hope this is an encouragement to those who cannot get out to the field for themselves, but still