eric, what are we going to use for a 2 meter antenna? is there still one on the large mast? if i remember correctly the rotor on that mast doesnt work and harold scott was going to fix it? george bernard 818-370-9407 > From: wb6fly@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [sarcmembers] Re: 6m Antenna at SARC Clubhouse > Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:22:47 -0700 > > George, > > We already have a 6m antenna, one that seems to work fine- although it's not > the best model on the planet. Unfortunately, we don't have room to put as > many antennas as we'd like to, and we don't have carte blanche to deploy > antennas all over the roof. It's a built-up roof that has insulation > beneath it, and any penetrations through it will likely cause leaks. > Ideally, antennas should be on masts secured to the outside walls or on > nearby poles or towers. I consider the cinder block-weighted antenna mount > to be temporary and a proof of concept that should find a permanent home > before the roof is damaged. The Board should rule on adding new antennas, > and if warranted, appoint a committee to make recommendations. It's really > not my call to decide how many antennas, or what bands and polarization they > should be. My job is to protect the integrity of the real estate. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sarcmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:sarcmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of george bernard > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:46 AM > To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [sarcmembers] Re: 6m Antenna at SARC Clubhouse > > eric, i had a 6 mtr antenna on order along with digital amplified speakers > - but when > dave dowler started in on me - i just cancelled all the orders. how are we > going to get a 6 mtr antenna? is someone going to donate one? or are we > going to use my > log periodic, the one i purchased before the > dowler fiasco? regards, george bernard > w6nre 818-370-9407 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Lemmon > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 11:05 AM > To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [sarcmembers] 6m Antenna at SARC Clubhouse > > Avery, > > The Cushcraft R8 vertical antenna is designed to operate on 6 through 40 > meters. Due to the tuning sharpness of such an antenna at 6m, it was > optimized for 52.200 MHz per advice received from 6m buffs at the time of > original assembly. I measured the minimum SWR of 1.8 at 52.200 MHz. The R8 > antenna is not much good more than 300 kHz or so either side of the peak. > > Note that I have changed the subject line so that it correctly represents > the topic of this message. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sarcmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:sarcmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avery Wright KD4GBA > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 10:47 AM > To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [sarcmembers] Re: Portable tower maintance... > > Sorry for the tardiness of this message... this was sent around July 21 and > I released it but apparently it didn't go so here it is again. > > > > > > > > john, is there a 6 meter antenna hooked to the ft-736? i was at the st= > > ation sunday just to have a look around. the 736 was on 6 meters as if s= > omeone was using it. i walked outside and could not see a 6 meter antenn= > a. am i missing something? was it on the portable tower which is sittin= > > g by the front door? so i went to 2 meters and verified the station was= > > still working. > > regards, george bernard w6nre > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Maetta > > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 6:32 PM > > To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [sarcmembers] Portable tower maintance... > > > > Hello, > > > > This past Saturday, I lowered the portable tower to its horizontal positi= > on. Please be aware of your surroundings when you are out at the club, t= > he antenna elements are at eye level a could pose a hazard. > > > > The plan is to remove the warped horizontal 144MHz support masts and repl= > ace them with some fiberglass tubes. These ultra-strong tubes have been = > graciously provided by Bob, W6RFH.=20 Thank you Bob. > > > > Another modification is to install a video camera on the EME antenna mast= > support to provide a video source to help track the moon from the confin= es > of the SARC radio room. Hopefully, this eliminate the need to run outd= oors > to adjust the azimuth and elevation.=20 > > > > 73 > > > > John > > N6VMO > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > You have received this because you are subscribed to > the Satellite Amateur Radio Club Members Mailing List > > To post on the mailing list, simply send email to sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > This mailing list will > only accept email from subscribed members so SPAMMERS > will not get your email address > > To unsubscribe, send an email to sarcmembers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi > > > _______________________________________________ > You have received this because you are subscribed to > the Satellite Amateur Radio Club Members Mailing List > > To post on the mailing list, simply send email to sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > This mailing list will > only accept email from subscribed members so SPAMMERS > will not get your email address > > To unsubscribe, send an email to sarcmembers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi > > _______________________________________________ > You have received this because you are subscribed to > the Satellite Amateur Radio Club Members Mailing List > > To post on the mailing list, simply send email to sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > This mailing list will > only accept email from subscribed members so SPAMMERS > will not get your email address > > To unsubscribe, send an email to sarcmembers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi