KH6JRM's Amateur Radio Blog
The news cycle is winding down at KKBG-FM/ KHLO-AM for the workweek. Only half-days on Saturday and Sunday remain on the horizon. The break will give me plenty of time to work on my spartan "antenna farm" at the Laupahoehoe qth. With my tropical climate and salt air, there is always something to do for the skyhooks. Be- sides, the work gives me a break from the rather dismal series of events that is making everyday life more difficult than it should be. I just finished an excellent article on the eham.net website by Phil Chambley, K4DPK, entitled "Your First Dipole." Phil's article is a basic tutorial on an antenna that has served me well in the past. You can expand his idea into a "fan" dipole and get some added coverage for very little money. I may even string up one of his simple dipoles as an inverted vee and see what I can do. My yard won't permit a fully extended dipole, hence my pref- erence for verticals and low slu