Antenna - AE8Q Radio

8/14/2022 POTA – Delaware State Park

Other than getting a bit of rain which caused us to pack up much earlier than expected, it was an outstanding and fun day today.

We operated two stations for 3 hours and 15 minutes and made 201 contacts using the K8ES club callsign.

What is a Panadapter? An in-depth look

Recently I was ask to put together a presentation for the Delaware Amateur Radio Association (DELARA) regarding Pan adapters. Slides are included below.

An Amazing POTA with Friends

If you are familiar with Parks On the Air , and never performed a park activation, you are missing out. This weekend, I was involved with activating Alum Creek State Park (K-1933) along with KE8QPI, N8QL, and W8MDC. This was the first time any of us had ever performed an activation, so we considered this a “Dry-Run” to learn the ropes, hang out, and make some contacts.

Setup Begins
KE8QPI WolfRiver Coils TIA
N8QL Buddipole Deluxe
AE8Q Chamelon Vertical
Looking for that perfect SWR
The “Antenna Farm”
KE8QPI fighting the shade with the Solar Panels
Solar panels find some light
AE8Q and KE8QPI making first contacts
W8MDC and KB8PTL join the fun!
KB8PTL’s antenna launcher
W8MDC going old school to get into the trees.
So does KE8O and N8SY
The pileups begin!
N8QL having fun
AE8Q caught snacking!
Intense bunch!
Good times had by all

Adopting a HG-52SS Crank Up Tower

I had the pleasure of working with a great group of people today. Our task was to move a HyGain HG-52SS tower from the home of NZ8C and transport it 26 miles to it’s new home. In the coming months, it will be overhauled, a new base poured, and re-erected at the QTH. The skies were clear and beautiful, a nice reprieve from the cold Ohio winter.