Glendora Emergency Response Communications

May 2010 Update! Antenna Building Workshop a Success!

May 29, 2010 Notes:

This was our very first antenna workshop! Most of these antennas are still in use five years later.  I  have added photos from the workshop.  Thanks to the Neighborhood Link folks for implementing this new capability! 

73, N7YLA

Jan 24, 2005

Report, by Mark Hayden KF6DSA

Eleven GERC members participated in an antenna building workshop on Saturday, January 22 at the Pasadena City College Community Education Center in east Pasadena. Those participating were Roy KG6RGD, Jim KG6TQT, David KG6WEZ, Ray KE6DOJ, Andy W6LDS, Robin WB6LDS, Norbert KG6TPO, Jack KB6NEI, Mark KG6TQK, and Richard KG6TQJ, and Mark KF6DSA.

Hosted by Naomi Garcia, PCC Electronics Assembly instructor, and Mark Hayden, KF6DSA PCC/CEC Science and Math instructor and GERC Net Control, the particpants built 9 copper pipe J-pole antennas during the fast paced four hour workshop. Special thanks to Jerry and Lilia, CEC teacher assistants for making the event a success by setting up equipment and cleaning up.

The workshop began with the hams using an online computer program to calculate the lengths of component parts specific to the freqencis they wanted for their antennas. Then they measured and cut the copper pipe. Soldering copper pipe for the first time was an interesting experience for some of the hams, and soldering the S0239 connectors without melting them was a challenge for most.

Andy Johnston, W6LDS, provided his expert assistance to help the hams tune their antennas to as close to a 1.1 to 1 SWR as possible.

It is hoped that the hams will have their new antenas in operation soon!

73

PHOTOS OF ANTENNA WORKSHOP IN 2005 (caption are on top of photos)

Rob, KE6YGF and his daughter Morgan, KG6TPT show their new J pole antenna

Jonathan, KG6TPZ, Roy KG6RGD, and Frank KG6TPZ inspect an HT

 Dave KG6DGM works on his antenna. Other fellow is unidentified.

Mark, who was then KF6DSA confers with Keith, KG6TPU

Seems we have  problem here

 Andy, W8LAH was one of the original GERC organizers. 

Keith KG6TPU and Jim KG6TQT work on a J-pole antenna