TH3-MK3 Support harness
We put a full-size tri-band beam up in the trees! It takes good knot-tying skills to support a 36-pound beam from above!
Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 02:41:27 PM EDT
TH3-MK3 close-up view.
A closer look at the beam installation.
Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 02:53:27 PM EDT
Keeping the beam steady.
This picture was taken as the beam was
brought back down on Sunday. The
beam's orientation has to be held steady
during raising and lowering.
Glenn, WB6W, provides guidance. Date/Time: Sun 24 Jun 2007 11:39:16 AM EDT
brought back down on Sunday. The
beam's orientation has to be held steady
during raising and lowering.
Glenn, WB6W, provides guidance. Date/Time: Sun 24 Jun 2007 11:39:16 AM EDT
Wi-Fi at 5600 feet!
Our camp had it's own local Wi-fi net tosupport our networked logging program (FDLog). This system also provided internet access, albeit only at EDGE speeds (no high speed nodes up there!).
Date/Time: Sun 24 Jun 2007 01:46:18 PM EDT
The balloon antenna.
We put up a vertical wire antenna using a weather balloon as the support. It's just about ready to launch.
Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 05:34:17 PM EDT
Nearly ready now...
The crowd admires its handywork. And by the way, this makes a great antenna!
Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 05:33:15 PM EDT
Going Up!
By the time it was deployed, we had a
5/8-wave vertical antenna on 80m! Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 05:38:32 PM EDT
5/8-wave vertical antenna on 80m! Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 05:38:32 PM EDT
Above the tree line.
The balloon ended up above the tree line.
Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 05:43:14 PM EDT
Can you say "rock box"?
A metal box filled with rocks formed the
anchor point for the balloon antenna.
Simple, but effective. Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 05:44:43 PM EDT
anchor point for the balloon antenna.
Simple, but effective. Date/Time: Sat 23 Jun 2007 05:44:43 PM EDT
