2013 MARC ANTENNA PARTY

In preparation for the 2013 Field Day later in June, a group of us gathered that the Maury County Park to check out our antennas. It was a beautiful day to enjoy the company of friends.

Getting ready of the launch. 

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a dipole! 

It's a.... WHAT?! 

Paul checking an antenna.

IN LOUISVILLE, KY

In 1983, I moved to Louisville to go the Seminary. As busy as that time in my life was, I actually was able to do a lot of "hamming." I met a couple of other hams and we formed the SBTS Radio Club. Since none of us had room in out apartments for stations, we approached the Dean of Student Affairs and asked for help. He found a room for us and got the permits we needed for use of electricity and to put up antennas. I was the only one of us actually had any equipment (me with my Drake). The room was in the basement of the building that house other general student activity rooms. The Dean also help us to get access to the outside for antenna cable. The building was a U shaped building with a grassy but unused space in the middle. We put a wire up about 40 ft that went around the U with each leg being a 4th of an 80 meter antenna. I don't know if it was the best way to use the space but it worked. I could tune the antenna of the 80, 40, and 10 meter bands with a medium-low SWR. I worked 10 meters enough to get my 10-10 number. We always wanted to get a phone patch in order to help missionaries contact their State-side families. However, limited money and no phone prevented that.