Back in the year 2000 my friend Bob, K7ZB, and I, plus another ham
decided to go all out for Field Day up on the Mogollon Rim of Arizona
where 100+ foot tall Ponderosa Pine trees are common. We had everything
well planned in advance and even though we were running 1B2op (single
transmitter) we hung nine (9!) different antennas up in the trees,
ranging from simple dipoles to a pair of stacked 2 element yagis for 20m
... all of which were only wire with coax hanging from them. It was
admittedly quite a sight, and several other campers stopped by to see
what we were up to.
The weirdest was the elderly lady who was convinced we were setting bear
traps. I kid you not.
Dave AB7E
p.s. We scored 10,000 points on the nose.
On 1/15/2019 10:41 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
I am sure the neighbours must think I am certifiable. Fishing in trees in
the middle of January, untangling what must seem to them like miles of rope
and wire in a huge snowy field (~1ac.), then later, hauling in a tire out of
the nearby woods as my reward.
Oh, yeah. I'm nuts.
Mike VE9AA
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