Since early April, intensive preparations have been underway for our trip to Kosovo. One of the steps was setting up three antennas that we planned as the main ones. The antennas have been assembled, adjusted and tested. There is also a dish for QO-100. The antennas are ready to go.
We set up each antenna for testing. We reviewed the assembly instructions, verified that all components were present, and most importantly, connect the antennas to the radio to check for proper operation. The SWR measurement results are positive, and the resonances are on the band, so we believe this part of the equipment is ready and is currently in storage awaiting packing.
Planned TX-RX antennas:
1. Spiderbeam 20-17-15-12-10m
2. Hexbeam
3. Vertical GP-5SP low bands
The antennas listed above will serve as our primary antennas. We plan to bring the following additional items (space permitting):
1. Simple GP 160m/80m – Spiderbeam fiberglass 18m
2. Simple GP 40m – homemade
As receiving antennas, we plan to bring the BOG and 4SQ HiZ antennas system.
We have also antenna for a radio operation using the QO-100 geostationary satellite. It is an offset with a helical active element at 2.4 GHz and a satellite converter from DXPatrol.
This upcoming weekend, we plan to pack up so we’ll be ready to leave on Monday, April 20.
Vy 73 from the team.