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Howard Springs Scout Rooms Amateur Radio Antenna installation, 8 April 2006.

Due to the riggers of time the amateur antenna at the Howard Springs Scout Rooms had to be replaced. Late 2005 saw the removal of the old antenna from the site and a new antenna was ordered in early 2006.

The new antenna is a TET-Emtron 3 element tribander supplied by for 20m/15m/10m and was well packaged and labeled. This antenna will be used for the 2006 Jamboree of the Air which is to be held at the Howard Springs location. The following is some photos from the afternoons work.

Starting the element assembly.

Laying out the elements

Starting to lay out the elements.

Thanks to Frank VK8FT for putting on the final touches.

Antenna fully erected

This the antenna ready to use.

Close up of new antenna

Close up of the antenna.

Texas Bug Catcher Antenna.

Texas Bug Catcher and can be configured to operate on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 meters, the top flexible section is replaced with a capacitance top hat for some frequencies. It belongs to Ed a visiting US ham W0SD operating in Oz as VK2EDG, he and his wife were in Darwin in early April 2006 waiting for the water to recede to visit Kakadu and other National parks. Many Thanks to Ian VK3XID for providing the following pictures

This is the complete Texas bug catcher mounted to the rear of Ed's car.

Texas Bug Catcher Top

This is the top section of the Texas bug catcher.

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