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J-Pole building activity during the January 15th, 2009 Emergency Communications Response Team meeting. |
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Kris-KE7LCX & Rich KC7DZD read through the directions for before starting their build. |
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Measuring the RG-58 coaxial cable. Is it measure once, and cut twice, or the other way around? |
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Nick-NI7CK and Jerry-KC7NA making sure their coax is long enough. |
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Dick-KD5HXE is prepping his coax cable for soldering. |
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Trimmng the coax. Look out for sharp objects. |
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Shorting the end of the J-Pole element. |
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Dave-KC7RRH making the connection between the RG-58 coax to the 300 ohm feedline used for the radiating element of the J-Pole antenna. |
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A little dab (of solder) will do ya. |
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Doug-KE7YWO making things look easy. |
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Apply a little heat, and a dab of solder. |
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A completed solder connection. |
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Testing of the new antenna. VSWR looks a bit high, but the freq is a bit low. |
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Weatherproofing the completed foldable J-Pole antenna. |
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Look at all of those folks! Thanks Jerry-KC7NA for organizing this activity. |
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