[HiDARG-MEMBERS] 220 MHz Antenna build.

[Mike Williams]

I'm in too...I also will have to get a new radio..probably FM only?

On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 10:32 AM Ray KG7AV <kg7av at bunkai.net> wrote:

> I have a tribander so I’m going to take some spare 450 window line and put
> together a slim Jim cut for 223.5 midband.  Good project for a snowy
> weekend.
>
> Here is the online calc I use.
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> https://m0ukd.com/calculators/slim-jim-and-j-pole-calculator/
>
> Ray KG7AV
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 23, 2021, at 08:49, Daniel Winsor <doublenickel455 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> 
> My 220 rig arrived yesterday.  Excited to build an antenna!
> Dani
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> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 5:37 PM Tony Partain <tpartain at centurylink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I’m in too. I guess I’ll need to buy another radio now but hey what’s one
>> more radio.
>>
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>>
>> Bill
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>> I have a heated shop if needed.
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>>
>> Tony Partain
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>> 541-749-0835
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>> K7PTC
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>> Partain58 at gmail.com
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>> tpartain at centurylink.net
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>> *From:* HiDARG-Members [mailto:hidarg-members-bounces at hidarg.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *John Britt Baldwin
>> *Sent:* Friday, January 22, 2021 3:26 PM
>> *To:* HiDARG Members.
>> *Subject:* [HiDARG-MEMBERS] 220 MHz Antenna build.
>>
>>
>>
>> As we talked about on the What's for Lunch Net today (12pm Fridays), I'm
>> trying to get a list together of folks interested in building a 220 ground
>> plane antenna.  As many of you know, there are a handful of us that always
>> monitor 223.5.  There are some pretty good random ragchews as well.  Also,
>> there has been some interest in starting a once a month 220 net so now's
>> the time to get that antenna built!!  I also know that a lot of people have
>> a tri-band HT and one of these inexpensive and highly functional
>> ground-planes with a little stretch of coax and some elevation can turn
>> that HT into a 220 base station....(I know because Bill helped me build one
>> a few months ago, and that's what I did)   Not to speak for Bill, but I'm
>> pretty sure he still has one or two 220 loaner rigs available for use.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill N7RGB has offered up garage space, knowledge and knowhow.  Once we
>> get a list of folks, we'll get a list of materials and schedule the build.
>> Hopefully we can do the build in the next week or two, so let us know soon.
>>
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>> So far we have:
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>> KJ7OIV John
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>> KJ7SGJ Danny
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>> 73,
>>
>> KJ7OIV, John
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