{"id":1037,"date":"2022-07-25T13:58:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T13:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2022-07-25T13:58:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T13:58:47","slug":"club-night-colins-2m-cubical-quad-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"Club night &#8211; Colin&#8217;s 2m Cubical Quad Antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205735.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"6528\" data-lbwps-height=\"4896\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205735-300x225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205735-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038\" srcset=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205735-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205735-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205735-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205735-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205735-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Colin brought in his homemade 4-element cubical quad antenna for the 2m band (144-146MHz) to test and adjust. Luckily the main hall was available so we could set everything up all spaced out and far away from human bodies to get better readings on SWR and sensitivity. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205832.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"4896\" data-lbwps-height=\"6528\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205832-225x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1040\" src=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205832-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1040\" srcset=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205832-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205832-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205832-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205832-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205832-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205801-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"4896\" data-lbwps-height=\"6528\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205801-1-225x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1043\" src=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205801-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1043\" srcset=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205801-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205801-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205801-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205801-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205801-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210115.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"4896\" data-lbwps-height=\"6528\" 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href=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210101.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"4896\" data-lbwps-height=\"6528\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210101-225x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1045\" src=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210101-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1045\" srcset=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210101-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210101-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210101-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210101-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_210101-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"6528\" data-lbwps-height=\"4896\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited-300x225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1049\" src=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"nanoVNA showing SWR of 1.0:1 around 145.050Mhz\" class=\"wp-image-1049\" srcset=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205859-edited-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205718.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"6528\" data-lbwps-height=\"4896\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205718-300x225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1048\" src=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205718-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Colin kneeling at a chair working with nanoVNA connected to his quad antenna and also a basic dipole antenna for comparison.\" class=\"wp-image-1048\" srcset=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205718-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205718-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205718-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205718-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205718-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205751.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"6528\" data-lbwps-height=\"4896\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205751-300x225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1046\" src=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205751-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Colin adjusting nanoVNA settings to measure antenna\" class=\"wp-image-1046\" srcset=\"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205751-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205751-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205751-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205751-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220706_205751-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone needs a nanoVNA for testing antennas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is now working on a similar antenna for operating on the 4m band (70-70.5MHz). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone needs a nanoVNA for testing antennas! 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