."24/09/29 Installation of 50MHz antennaI broke it when I lifted the antenna in We were informed that the aluminum pipe for the element has arrived. So we had the pending element installed and the 50 MHz antenna repair was completed. Two elements are a little bent, but it is a courtesy.
In the "24/09/29 50MHz Antenna Installation", when lifting the antenna, the element's aluminum pipe broke. The store had run out of stock, but I received a notification that new aluminum pipes had arrived.
I replaced the broken element and completed the repair of the 50MHz antenna. Two of the elements are slightly bent, but that's part of its charm.
The element is installed.
We use the same rope, but it is a thin pipe and others are too scared to climb it. He is attaching the elements. he is using a safety belt, but since it's a thin pipe, others are afraid to climb
On the left is the power feed. Parts of TV antenna are diverted. On the left is the feed point. i am using parts from a TV antenna.
Measured with NanoVNA, 51.800MHz had a minimum SWR of 1.01 and an impedance of 50 ohms! Even at 50.110 MHz, the SWR was 1.6 When measured with the NanoVNA, 51.800 MHz showed the lowest SWR of 1.01
with an impedance of 50 ohms. At 50.110 MHz, the SWR was 1.6.
I tried to CQ on FT8 at 50.313 MHz to see if I could get it to work. I did not hear anything after three CQs. So I communicated for a while on 24MHz and then went back to 6m and CQ'd again, and it was a big deal.
I tried calling CQ on 50.313 MHz for FT8. After three attempts, I didn't
I didn't hear anything. So, I switched to 24 MHz for a while, and when I returned to 6 meters and
called CQ again, and I got a big pile-up.
I kept getting called from 6:28 UTC to 7:56 UTC. It was still being called, but at the end of the day, "QRT Thank youQSY to SSB on 51.110 MHz by sending a "QSY". Condition faded out at the end with 82 stations in FT8 and 65 stations in SSB. I am the only one ONAIR on 50MHz in Mindanao (OC-130), so the pileups don't stop.
From 6:28 UTC to 7:56 UTC, I was continuously called. I was still being called, but finally, I sent "QRT Thank you" and QSYed to 51.110 MHz for SSB. I worked 82 stations on FT8 and 65 stations on SSB, and the conditions
I worked 82 stations on FT8 and 65 stations on SSB, and the conditions faded out at the end. I am the only one ONAIR on 50MHz in Mindanao island(OC-130), so the pile-up
I am the only one ONAIR on 50MHz in Mindanao island(OC-130), so the pile-up doesn't stop.
JTAlert is turning bright red. It's all a procession of stations that are calling me. Thank you for having me.
JTAlert is turning bright red-it's a queue of stations all calling for me! I truly appreciate all the stations calling in. The repaired 50 MHz antenna is working perfectly!
Mostly JA with a few calls from a few HL stations. You can see on this screen that most of the JA stations that call me are lined up as well.
Most of the calls were from JA, with a few from HL. You can see from this screen that it was a pile-up of JA stations calling
You see from this screen that it was a pile-up of JA stations calling