So … yesterday my wyfe and I were in the yard doing some outdoors type chores. I happened to glance up into the back yard and, to my horror, I did not see one leg of my big dipole! Thinking it was down to a) wind b) a falling tree branch or 3) a squirrel chewing through it (yes I have had that happen), I went to the house and grabbed some 550 cord, some crimp on connectors and other implements of repair. I made my way up the hill and through the picker bushes and started looking for the end where it fell. I found it. Up in the air where it belongs. Due to the angle of the dipole and the color of the sky/trees in the background, it is nearly invisible unless you are in close proximity. My wyfe is still laughing at me. Could be worse. She could totally ignore me.

I am going to have to prepare myself over the course of the winter. I have a suitable antenna for field work and am looking for a portable HF rig. I got a call the other day from a local fire company and I won a portable generator in a raffle. As soon as I get a rig and the weather is a bit warmer I plan to head out to some of the local state parks/ state forests and do some POTA activations.

Hope you all have a pleasant week. Namaste.