It’s raining in Kentucky.
And why wouldn’t it be? I only wanted to build a coil loaded antenna.
The fall colors sure are nice, but it’s raining.
The air is cool, 59 degrees and it’s raining.
It just occured to me, the next nice day i get here in the mountains I had better take advantage of and just build this antenna or this AM Station is going to be stuck in the studio all winter as an indoor operation. Sigh…. It’s raining.
Antennas in the Rain
Barry, the way you worded your blog sounds like the lyrics of a song. Maybe you can get a good back-up band and record it for airplay.
What you need is a large “event tent” so you can build the antenna in a dry protected enclosure and remove the tent when you are finished.
You know, come to think of it, AM radio waves would pass through a tent, right? Maybe we should all build outdoor Part15 tents for permananent use. I mean, who wants to go out and tune a transmitter in the winter.
Might be mistaken for
Tent might be mistaken for an old fashioned tent revival lol
I live in the South after all, then again, if folks stop in expecting a revival and realize there isn’t one i could introduce them to a grass roots radio revival.
I mean, whose going to question a minister? lol
Praise The Lord and Pass the Ammunition – Serj Tankian
Raining…
A whole lot better then SNOW….oh ya, profanity isn’t allowed here..lol!
Mark
The Principle…
A reminder that the “Principle of Maximum Inclemency” states that the worse the weather when an antenna is built, the better the results. At least that’s what hams say to justify antenna work in lousy weather.
On the other hand, I know from experience what water on a loading coil will do which tends to debunk this principle.
(Debunk…an interesting word…is there such a thing as to bunk something?)
Neil
I must be weird
I love snow, can’t stand the summer months and heat. Oops, four letter word slipped.
As for building that antenna outside while it’s wet, I’ve been sick enough these past few months and would rather not stand in puddles of water tuning a stick.
Then again, water runs off the mountains even in warm dry weather. Go figure.
Bunk, I thought a bunk was a bed in a military barracks?
Other Bunks
Nonsense is sometimes called bunk.
Kenny Bunk Port is (I think) in Maine. Why do they call it “Bunk?” I think the president writes his speeches there.