Post by cowboybob on May 25, 2009 0:09:40 GMT -4
FIGURED I WOULD POST A FEW PICS OF THE 500' LOOP AND VARIOUS OTHER CRAP...
DIAMOND SCANNER ANTENNA PIC
FEED LINE FROM DIAMOND ENTERING THE GARAGE.
COMET 2 METER/440 MHZ DUAL BAND GP-3
CONVERTED UHF T.V. ANTENNA WITH PREAMP FROM RADIOSHACK USED FOR 400-900 MHZ MONITORING
IMAX 2000 MOUNTED TO THE GARAGE WITH GROUND WIRE VISIBLE
GROUNDING CONNECTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE IMAX. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN OF THESE CONNECTIONS AROUND THE BASE OF THE GARAGE. EVEN THE BREAKER BOX IS CONNECTED TO THIS GROUNDING SYSTEM.
OUTSIDE PIC OF THE SMALL BUT GROWING LARGER ANTENNA FARM
OLD HOME REFERBISHED RADIO SHACK ANTENNA. RETIRED FROM THE GARAGE AFTER THE DIAMOND PURCHASE. NOW USED FOR LISTENING WHILE IN THE BEDROOM.
HOME MADE BEAMS - FIRST TRY NOW JUNKED.
THIS IS THE FUTURE ANTENNA TOWER OF GERONIMO COMMAND. THE TREE IS A DAWN REDWOOD. THEY WERE THOUGHT EXTINCT UNTIL A FOREST OF THEM WERE FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CHINA. THEY ACTUALLY PREFER NORTH AMERICA WHERE THEY ORINALLY FLOURISHED UNTIL THEY WERE WIPED OUT, YOU KNOW, CLIMATE CHANGE IS A BITCH... THEY CAN REACH 240 FEET TALL WITH A LITTLE TLC. THIS IS WHY THERE IS AN ENORMOUS MULCH RING AROUND IT... THREE FOOT RADIUS OF MULCH AROUND A TREE WILL MAKE IT GROW 4 X FASTER. FIVE FEET TALLER AND IM GONNA STRAP A ANTRON 99 TO IT AND HOOK A SPOOL OF CABLE TO IT!
THE LOOP. A 500 FOOT LOOP FOR A FULL WAVE DOWN REALLY LOW. I HAVE A HEAVY DUTY 4:1 BALUN FOR THIS PROJECT THAT WAS BUILT SOME TIME BACK AND I AM CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING THE LADDER LINE WITH 3 INCH SPACERS/INSULATORS FOR REALLY DOWN LOW. COMPLIMENTS OF THE ARRL ANTENNA BOOK.
FIRST INSULATOR
LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE FIRST INSULATOR TO THE TENTH INSULATOR (SOUTH) APPROX. 140 FOOT SPAN.
USED THE SMALLER OF THE INSULATORS AND TURNED THEM SIDEWAYS FOR A HILLBILLY PULLY FOR THE ROPE TO TRAVEL THROUGH.
ROPE USED
LOOKING EAST AT INSULATORS TWO ( CENTER TREE ) AND INSULATOR THREE ( NEXT LARGE TREE TO THE RIGHT ).
INSULATOR FOUR
INSULATOR FIVE (BIG OLD TREE)
WIRE HEADING SOUTH FROM INSULATOR FIVE TO SIX. APPROX 100 FOOT SPAN.
INSULATOR SIX
INSULATOR SEVEN
BACK UP THE HILL HEADING WEST, INSULATOR EIGHT.
INSULATOR NINE (ABOVE THE OLD SHED)
INSULATOR TEN (LOOKING NORTH BACK TO INSULATOR ONE).
HIGH WATTAGE 4:1 BALUN TO BE CONNECTED TO THE 500 LOOP
THE START OF THE LADDER LINE. INSULATORS/SPACERS 4 INCHES LONG WITH HOLES SPACED THREE INCHES APART.
BACK UP SCANNER ANTENNA MADE BY OLD HAM GUY OUT OF SOUTH BEND. GREMLIN USES ONE, WORKS GREAT!
WELL THATS IT ON THE LOOP! UNTIL NEXT TIME, STAY BLACK! PEACE! ;D
DIAMOND SCANNER ANTENNA PIC
FEED LINE FROM DIAMOND ENTERING THE GARAGE.
COMET 2 METER/440 MHZ DUAL BAND GP-3
CONVERTED UHF T.V. ANTENNA WITH PREAMP FROM RADIOSHACK USED FOR 400-900 MHZ MONITORING
IMAX 2000 MOUNTED TO THE GARAGE WITH GROUND WIRE VISIBLE
GROUNDING CONNECTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE IMAX. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN OF THESE CONNECTIONS AROUND THE BASE OF THE GARAGE. EVEN THE BREAKER BOX IS CONNECTED TO THIS GROUNDING SYSTEM.
OUTSIDE PIC OF THE SMALL BUT GROWING LARGER ANTENNA FARM
OLD HOME REFERBISHED RADIO SHACK ANTENNA. RETIRED FROM THE GARAGE AFTER THE DIAMOND PURCHASE. NOW USED FOR LISTENING WHILE IN THE BEDROOM.
HOME MADE BEAMS - FIRST TRY NOW JUNKED.
THIS IS THE FUTURE ANTENNA TOWER OF GERONIMO COMMAND. THE TREE IS A DAWN REDWOOD. THEY WERE THOUGHT EXTINCT UNTIL A FOREST OF THEM WERE FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CHINA. THEY ACTUALLY PREFER NORTH AMERICA WHERE THEY ORINALLY FLOURISHED UNTIL THEY WERE WIPED OUT, YOU KNOW, CLIMATE CHANGE IS A BITCH... THEY CAN REACH 240 FEET TALL WITH A LITTLE TLC. THIS IS WHY THERE IS AN ENORMOUS MULCH RING AROUND IT... THREE FOOT RADIUS OF MULCH AROUND A TREE WILL MAKE IT GROW 4 X FASTER. FIVE FEET TALLER AND IM GONNA STRAP A ANTRON 99 TO IT AND HOOK A SPOOL OF CABLE TO IT!
THE LOOP. A 500 FOOT LOOP FOR A FULL WAVE DOWN REALLY LOW. I HAVE A HEAVY DUTY 4:1 BALUN FOR THIS PROJECT THAT WAS BUILT SOME TIME BACK AND I AM CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING THE LADDER LINE WITH 3 INCH SPACERS/INSULATORS FOR REALLY DOWN LOW. COMPLIMENTS OF THE ARRL ANTENNA BOOK.
FIRST INSULATOR
LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE FIRST INSULATOR TO THE TENTH INSULATOR (SOUTH) APPROX. 140 FOOT SPAN.
USED THE SMALLER OF THE INSULATORS AND TURNED THEM SIDEWAYS FOR A HILLBILLY PULLY FOR THE ROPE TO TRAVEL THROUGH.
ROPE USED
LOOKING EAST AT INSULATORS TWO ( CENTER TREE ) AND INSULATOR THREE ( NEXT LARGE TREE TO THE RIGHT ).
INSULATOR FOUR
INSULATOR FIVE (BIG OLD TREE)
WIRE HEADING SOUTH FROM INSULATOR FIVE TO SIX. APPROX 100 FOOT SPAN.
INSULATOR SIX
INSULATOR SEVEN
BACK UP THE HILL HEADING WEST, INSULATOR EIGHT.
INSULATOR NINE (ABOVE THE OLD SHED)
INSULATOR TEN (LOOKING NORTH BACK TO INSULATOR ONE).
HIGH WATTAGE 4:1 BALUN TO BE CONNECTED TO THE 500 LOOP
THE START OF THE LADDER LINE. INSULATORS/SPACERS 4 INCHES LONG WITH HOLES SPACED THREE INCHES APART.
BACK UP SCANNER ANTENNA MADE BY OLD HAM GUY OUT OF SOUTH BEND. GREMLIN USES ONE, WORKS GREAT!
WELL THATS IT ON THE LOOP! UNTIL NEXT TIME, STAY BLACK! PEACE! ;D