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73; Kurt - W2MW -----Original Message----- From: mperrin@ordata.com [SMTP:mperrin@ordata.com] Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 11:53 AM To: force12talk@qth.com Subject: [Force 12 Talk] Sigma 5 Got my Sigma 5 a week before Field Day and did a quick set up in back yard. No pileups to check out, but everyone I called, came back and got decent reports. We took it to Field Day and added it to our Club's 5A roster, mostly on 15 cw, some 20 cw, and little fone on 15 and 20. Our Club uses a very public place to set up and this year two local clubs, ARES and our Sheriff set up together, in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Lots of power lines and local nose. I use a pickle/paint bucket with short length of PVC pipe in half bag of Sakrete in bucket as a base for antennas in set ups like this Field Day. Put out the bucket; took less than 10 minutes to assemble the Sigma 5; antenna into bucket, and bottom of Sigma 5 maybe 2 feet off the ground; ran coax and control cable to folding table; connect to radio; turn on generator [one of those ultra-lite and ultra-quiet Hondas like the guys used on VP8THU trip], and after maybe 20 minutes tops, on the air. OK, so how did it work? Great. No, GREAT! Both S&P - always made the Q, and running - no problems. Now to take it on my IOTA trips to VE7 and then on DX trips our group will make to C6A and TI later this year. Looking like the perfect travel antenna. Mark N7MQ -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com |
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