{"id":1371,"date":"2025-04-21T13:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2025-04-21T13:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:19:25","slug":"antenna-renewal-20th-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/galaradioclub.co.uk\/?p=1371","title":{"rendered":"Antenna Renewal 20th April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A group of us came to the club QTH on Sunday to help Colin replace\/repair the antennas that had been damaged in the last few big storms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had a replacement cobweb antenna in the cupboard ready to be put up, and also the endfed antenna needed to be re-slung over the tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got the old cobweb taken down and dismantled. Bob was going to polish and UV-coat the fibreglass poles with a view of rebuilding the old cobweb so the club could make use of it somehow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the new one was mounted on the pole, unfolded, and put back on the chimney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking much better now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The new antenna covers bands 20\/17\/15\/12\/10\/6\/4m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We didn’t have a chance to test it as there was another group in our room so that’s a task for next Wednesday. We also didn’t have time to work on the endfed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many thanks to Colin and George for the bulk of the work on the roof, and Jim, Neal, Bob and Mike for assistance on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A more productive Easter Sunday than chasing eggs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos from George, Neal, Bob and Jim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A group of us came to the club QTH on Sunday to help Colin replace\/repair the antennas that had been damaged in the last few big storms. We had a replacement cobweb antenna in the cupboard ready to be put …<\/p>\n

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