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Fox Hunt Antenna Build – Part Deux

Mac's precision soldering

A good time was had by all who attended our second antenna build for the fox hunt tape measure antennas.  This session seemed easier to me because it was more mechanical, even though Mac KD9KDO decided to do some fine work. Looks like we’ll have one more session to finish this off.  Stay tuned for …

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Fox Hunt antenna build – Part 1 – the Attenuator

almost finished

A nice group of amateurs gathered at the clubhouse Saturday February 16th to put together an attenuator kit for our Fox Hunt tape measure antenna project.  Many thanks to KD9CZQ for coordinating this.  We had lots of fun and even a few drop-in guests. Part 2 of the build will be March 16th.   Want to …

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Mighty Woof antenna build

Antenna building day. Cary provided training and materials for a 2m-70cm antenna. Stuck them out the window and tested on local repeaters – success! Lots of fun. What should we build next?

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