2021 Winter Field Day Jan 30-31

Poll: Will you be participating in 2021 Winter Field day with your HF radio? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
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2021 Winter Field Day Jan 30-31

VA3KOT John Offline

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2021-01-29, 14:20:19

I did a walkaround on my lot this afternoon to see if I would be able to put up a nice long wire antenna for WFD. That would involve throwing a line over three trees (don't try to say that if you're Irish). The snow is quite deep on my lot; my boots sank into it to a depth of several inches without touching the ground. Last winter I twisted my right knee walking in deep snow and was on crutches for a week. It took several months before my knee healed enough to walk without pain. So conclusion: sadly no WFD wire antenna for me.

So now the big decision is to choose between 1I and 1H. If I operate from inside my heated trailer I can operate 1I but with a coil-shortened vertical antenna. If I operate from inside my nice warm basement shack I will be 1H and using my regular home wire antenna. Decisions ...

John VA3KOT
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