Update: The exercise went well. We had more than enough people (but certainly not too many), raised the antenna on the mast successfully, identified critical issues, and possible solutions. We’ll report briefly at the meeting tonight, Oct. 8.
We are planning to practice deploying the Club Buddipole Hexbeam this Saturday, October 5. The goal is to refine and document the process of assembling the antenna and (especially) raising the mast. We will need at least five people to do this properly: one person on each guy line, , one person giving direction, and one person to document everything.
N7ONP will pick up the kit in the morning. We will plan to meet in the field across NE Harney Street from the Fairgrounds (just north of the current location of the Animal Shelter) at 1:30. If there is time we can connect an HF rig and manage some RF, but we will be done and packed up by 4:00.
Contact Mike N7ONP to let us know you want to be part of the fun:
541-270-4114 (text)
We MUST have at least five of us, or it won’t happen.