Arrived Saturday morning on our sponsored island of land at the antenna ranch. Weather conditions, affectionately known as June gloom on the central coast of California, didn't disappoint. The clime felt muggy indeed the unusually thick air disturbed my acclimatized biological settings. The morning had a tinge of tropical.
Started unpacking my suburban utility vehicle for the very high and ultra high frequency wireless extravaganza sponsored by the League.
Unpacked according to systems as best as possible with everything containerized for ease of re-packing and inventory after the event. First, shelter, and tent assembly was easy enough for one person, other than a pesky slight breeze moving things around. Followed up with my Buddipole configured for 6m with its two elements at 18 feet. I finished up with tent furniture (eg. chair and table) and deployed my Yaesu FT100 then connected to my Acer Aspirer 5532 notebook.
Assembled Buddipole two element 6m yagi according to manufacturer specifications then measured each element before analyzing for standing wave ratio (SWR). My MFJ-269 HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyzer screamed flat across the 50 MHz spectrum! Mega stoked.
Failed to mention that it was classic armstrong rotor for the entire event. Fred and I would walk 10 feet then turn the mast toward the Es resulting in a pretty good workout.
Turned on my high frequency xcvr and programmed its one memory function for CQing contest in Morse code. Wetware memory and vocal chords flawlessly drove single sideband operations without rebooting the operating system.
Systems were 'green' and 'go' across the board for launching VHF radio frequency from grid square Charlie Mike 95 from our sponsored island of land at the ranch. Five, four, three, two, one...
73 from the shackadelic near the beach.
Started unpacking my suburban utility vehicle for the very high and ultra high frequency wireless extravaganza sponsored by the League.
Unpacked according to systems as best as possible with everything containerized for ease of re-packing and inventory after the event. First, shelter, and tent assembly was easy enough for one person, other than a pesky slight breeze moving things around. Followed up with my Buddipole configured for 6m with its two elements at 18 feet. I finished up with tent furniture (eg. chair and table) and deployed my Yaesu FT100 then connected to my Acer Aspirer 5532 notebook.
Assembled Buddipole two element 6m yagi according to manufacturer specifications then measured each element before analyzing for standing wave ratio (SWR). My MFJ-269 HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyzer screamed flat across the 50 MHz spectrum! Mega stoked.
Failed to mention that it was classic armstrong rotor for the entire event. Fred and I would walk 10 feet then turn the mast toward the Es resulting in a pretty good workout.
Turned on my high frequency xcvr and programmed its one memory function for CQing contest in Morse code. Wetware memory and vocal chords flawlessly drove single sideband operations without rebooting the operating system.
Systems were 'green' and 'go' across the board for launching VHF radio frequency from grid square Charlie Mike 95 from our sponsored island of land at the ranch. Five, four, three, two, one...
73 from the shackadelic near the beach.