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Doublet Antenna demonstrated at Field Day 2000
--By Ted Harwood, W5WTX
June 24th finally rolled around, and it was time for Field Day. What is Field Day you asked? Field Day is a time, when Amateur Radio Operators get a chance to demonstrate that they can operate during storms, earthquakes, tornados, floods, and other disasters. Amateurs have the ability to go anywhere and setup to assist in any emergency.
This year with the help from Pete Stull, WB7AMP, and John Wilder, WA5PFJ, we learned how a roll of wire and a hand full of PVC spacers can put you on the air. Pete and John brewed up a doublet antenna. With the help of a match box it worked all weekend.
Those of you, who did not get a chance to come, missed a good demonstration on the capabilities of research and a trial and determination to accomplish what amateurs can do. With support and workers, all things can be accomplished, as was proved this past field day weekend. The home-brewed
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antenna did not look like much but it sure worked well.
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ARRL-VEC from 2nd column
tain and down the other side. "We're completely caught up!" ARRL-VEC Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, exulted this week. All applications through June 16 receipts that were able to be "routinely processed" were set to be transmitted to the FCC June 22. ARRL-VEC staff members already have begun tackling receipts from this past Monday, June 19.
Jahnke said he anticipated very shortly getting back to a "normal" 10-day wait between test session and FCC license grant. He emphasized that the length of any applicant's wait continues to largely depend on when the test session paperwork arrives at ARRL-VEC.
Fred Maia, W5YI, of the W5YI-VEC reports he's closing in on being current and expects to be there by July 4. "This was the hardest spring period we ever had in our 16
See ARRL-VEC page
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