[qrp-canada] Portable Antenna for Rocky Island

[Robert MacKenzie]

Jeff,

    That sounds like a great DXepedition. Best of luck with  it. I guess you 
won't be at the LobsterCon this year. Or maybe you will be eating your own 
lobster in NL.

    For what it's worth, this piece entitled "vertical learnings" (how I 
hate that word) at www.k2kw.com/verticals/learning.html has some interesting 
records of DXepeditions using vertical arrays. I can't recall if it talks 
about supporting structures. I am playing with parasitic elements for my 
vertical, but not seriously yet.

    I am working on car-portable supporting bases for verticals myself. I am 
currently looking at a medium-size RubberMaid container that I would put 
holes in to be able to slide stabilizing arms into it, and a hole or pvc 
pipe inside to support the vertical. The container could be weighted with 
(nearby?) rocks or water as well for added stability. The container would do 
duty as an equipment carrier otherwise.

Bob VA3RKM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Hetherington" <va3jff at yahoo.ca>
> This summer I will have a chance to operate from a new
> island or two for the Canadian Island Award.  I.C. has
> assigned me the callsign ... VO1NFLD ... and the trip
> is planned for around July 1st with the Canada Day
> Contest.
>
> The islands and the community that I will be staying
> in are not accessible by roads, and I will need to be
> able to carry in the antennas, and have the antennas
> take up as little space as possible on a supply boat
> to the community.
>
> The islands are primarily rock ... Newfoundland got
> it's nickname honestly ... and there are no trees for
> wire antenna support.
>
> I'm looking for advice for a vertical antenna support.
> I have a Cushcraft AP8A that would be really nice to
> use, but not sure on a secure support.  My fallback is
> a couple of fishing pole verticals with my PVC base (
> http://www3.symatico.ca/wjhetherington/antenna.htm ),
> perhaps I could even string an 88ft doublet from
> between the two vertical poles.
>
> Any advice???? 
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