Simple Antennas for Amateur Radio Operators--a continuing series
KH6JRM's Amateur Radio Blog Post 167 A MINI-EXPEDITION I've always wanted to go on one of those heavily funded DX-peditions to some exotic place and be on the receiving end of a DX pileup. I'm sure I could enjoy myself, even after days of stress, QRM, and unforeseen operating problems in some isolated locale. For now, those fantasies will be explored in the pages of QST or CQ until I become sufficiently rich to afford such a trip. Meanwhile, many amateur radio operators (including yours truly) will try to live life as it comes and operate whenever circumstances permit. Such was the case over the past weekend, when I did my regular assignment of being the tower announcer at the monthly drag races held by the Big Island Auto Club. Unlike past weekend stints at the Hilo Drag Strip, I brought along my HF "Go Kit" and decided to operate at the track before and after the regular races were run. Since I arrive very early on Saturday and Sunday morning (0500 ...