![]() ![]() Here is some modeling data comparing the Buddipole at various heights vs the Buddistick on 20m: The Homebrew Buddistick served me well in 2015 but band conditions are shifting. I am working on a few tweaks now that will bring resonance into the band and simplify the azimuth adjustments. This will be my main challenge this year given the worsening band conditions as the solar cycle continues the drop.Ī previous post showed some data on the homebrew Buddipole mounted at 16 ft with a painters pole. I plan to operate as 1B battery operation so I am limited to 5W on SSB. I am down to using the Homebrew Buddipole, Buddistick or end fed vertical antenna this year. Working on Field Day antenna selection this week. If I had more time I’d try an inverted V for 20m using the Spiderbeam mast. The Buddipole is going to be limited to lower heights using the painters pole. Either the Homebrew Buddistick which I have used before, an end fed vertical up about 30 feet or a 1/4 wave vertical for 20m with four ground radials. So thus ends my Field Day Preps today.I am goign to use something much simpler next week. On inspection I was not so lucky as I broke the whip off at the base. I looked out the window and sure enough the half of the dipole fell again. It started a sweep and was looking good when I heard a SNAP and the meter SWR reading went full scale. Went back inside the shack and hooked up the SWR meter. Sent it up again and adjusted the guy lines. So I carefully sort out the guy lines, move the tripod a few feet away from the tree and place a wedge in to keep it from swinging as much. Did I mention it’s 97 degrees outside with 51% humidity? Guy lines get tangled, the aluminum mast sections are burning hot to the touch and my temper starts flaring. The section landed cleanly and did no damage but I had to take the whole thing down. Looked outside and saw that one half of the dipole was swinging into more of a v-beam. ![]() Started operating on SSB and made a strong 59 contact into Arizona then noticed that my SWR was swinging around. I left the last section off as I did not have enough coax to get it in the shack. ![]() After twisting and turning awhile I got it clear and up to 28 ft then tied off the guys. I sent it up and it promptly got swung around in the wind and tangled in a tree. I mounted the Buddipole on top as I have before with the painters pole except this time I replaced the thread adapter with a 3/4″ PVC pipe adapter and used a length of pipe to fit inside the mast section. The mast itself works pretty well with the tripod hub. * 1 x Antenna bag 14.5 x 9.0 in.I took out the military poles and tripod today for the first time with the intent of getting the homebrew Buddipole up around 30 ft. It handles up to 100 watts and is quickly assembled to connect with a user supplied coax, for temporary portable use, on the go!Ĭhelegance JPC-12 Portable HF Vertical Antenna parts list: With a manually tuned center-mount coil and whip adjustments, this antenna offers very good performance from 7 MHz and up. This vertical kit comes packed into the provided 14.5 x 9.0 in. This set includes a special antenna base with SO-239, ground stake, counterpoise wire set, a manual tuning multi-band coil, heavy-duty aluminum tubes with threaded studs, and a stainless telescopic whip. Chelegance JPC-12 Portable HF Vertical AntennaĬhelegance JPC-12 Portable HF Vertical Antenna features a very handy set of parts that assemble quickly, to cover 40 through 6 meters. ![]()
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