Fiber to the Router

 

Mentone Bear Lock

 Trash can bear guard.  Put a pair of eyebolts on the rim of the lid and rim of the container--a pair on each side; 1/4" bolts should be sufficient.   Use washers on the outside and inside to prevent the eyebolt on the outside and the nut on the inside from working into the plastic container.  On the inside use lock washers to minimize the risk of the nut working loose.  

I have used both snap links and quick links to attach the pairs.  The pictures below show quick links.  I suspect the snap links would be just fine.  However, I decided the quick links would be more secure; less likely to open up if subjected to serious shaking.

Calix Router Entries

RCForb Calix Entries

 

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Balun Boxes

 

SWR Plots October 26, 2021

Lightning hit W4UOA on July 29, 2022.  This same series of plots was run on the Loop on September 1, 2022 and produced almost identical results.  I believe the Loop is okay.  The dipole was destroyed by the lightning strike and is no longer available.

AlphaGo The Movie

 AlphaGo: The Movie

Amp and Tuner Cam

 

RS-BA1 Version 2 running IC-705

TDR Plots for Attic Antenna

Feed Line into a 50 ohm Dummy Load

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Feed Line into an Open

Feed Line into a Short

Feed Line into DX-EE

DX-EE SWR PLots

40m

20m

15m

10m

Attic ready for DX-XX

Feed point hangs from roof rafter

Southeast end point ~2' off attic floor

Southeast looking Northwest

See feed point pull rope in the middle

Northwest end point bolted to roof rafter

Attic Feed Line Plots

SWR into a 50 Ohm Dummy Loaad

TDR Dummy Load at Approximately 160'

Real Time Video Monitor

Real Time Video Monitor for W4UOA Remote

Dipole Orientation

Standing Under the Feed Point 

Looking toward East End

Dipole West Leg Standing at Feed Point 

Looking toward West End

New Balun Box

Baluns now available for 4 antenna

3 new feedlines coming out of conduits

Feed lines now ready to prep

Floor conduit reveals 4 feedlines

Oh, and a shotgun shell! :0