SpiderBeam AntennaSpiderBeam antenna is a project developed by Con
DF4SA. Here some pictures and stories about me and this antenna.
12 aug 2004 first general assembling in my garden, just to see it up in the air and align SWR. 15 aug 2004 First time in portable operation. I want to show this antenna to my friend IK5VLO (excellent CWer). We are ready in about 1 hour. Totally I we operated for 4 hours. Testing 20,17,15. 12 and 10 was closed. We used FT100D (running at 70W of power). Mainly we use 15 mt and collect 18 qso with W/VE station (they were running a contest). We write down also two dx: 7P8 and TG on 15 mt. 7P8 return at first cw call while many stations were calling him. We were lucky, I admit, but I think also antenna did his job! TG give us 57 as report for SSB qso. Antenna was not so high. My mast is too thick and I hadn't more than 3 guy lines.
22 aug 2004 New friends under the antenna: Marco IW5BEN, Stefano IK5HGY, Paolo IK5VLO and me. I show them how to build it. DX: VQ9 on 10; V51 A22 A71 3B8 on 15; AP on 17. Isn't good with 70W and so many wine on the table? Also a grill was burning for lunch! Call used was IQ5AE (our club call).
25/26 set 2004 CQ WW RTTY
- First time in contest with Spiderbeam. WK condition are IC775DSP running
150 W - software used is MMTTY. Most activities in 15 and 20 mt. 10
were deaf for us. 40 & 80 antenna was dipole. |
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