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DiagramDoublet diagram. 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OperatingWB3GCK hard at work (or hardly working) in the Cookie Crumble QRP Contest.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/speaker-wire-half-square-antenna-2.pngSpeaker Wire Half-Square AntennaSpeaker Wire End-Fed Half-Square Antenna2023-09-10T09:31:13+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/05/02/summer-weather-preview/2021-05-07T21:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/04/26/first-camping-trip-of-2021/2021-04-26T09:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/03/19/navy-radioman-school-50-years-ago/2026-01-18T23:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/03/14/antenna-testing-in-the-field/2021-03-16T02:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/03/07/my-ht-go-bags/2021-03-08T00:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/02/27/finally-portable-again/2021-02-28T11:52:05+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2017/01/22/camp-run-a-moc-2017/2021-02-27T11:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2017/10/14/a-cooler-idea/2021-02-13T20:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2018/11/25/sling-pack-for-my-qrp-stuff/2021-02-13T19:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/11/15/water-bottle-and-ht-holder/2021-02-13T19:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/01/24/one-of-those-days/2021-02-06T20:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/05/16/my-activities-of-late/2021-02-06T20:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/05/23/delving-into-d-star/2021-02-06T20:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/02/06/my-hotspot-is-back-from-the-dead/2021-02-06T20:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/01/31/winter-field-day-2021/2021-02-01T10:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/01/19/k1el-wkmini-morse-interface/2021-03-12T00:47:48+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2021/01/02/cold-moon-polar-bear-outing/2021-01-03T10:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/12/26/post-christmas-outing/2020-12-26T21:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/12/12/wes-at-black-rock-sanctuary/2020-12-13T10:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/12/05/polar-bear-moonlight-madness-december-2020/2020-12-05T21:32:31+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/11/28/back-to-the-field/2020-11-28T23:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/11/07/warm-november-outing/2020-11-09T15:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2018/04/22/my-qttf-2018-tale-of-woe/2020-11-01T11:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2018/09/17/qrp-afield-at-pine-grove-furnace-state-park/2020-11-01T11:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2018/10/06/leaf-peepers-qrp-contest/2020-11-01T11:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2018/10/21/zombie-shuffle-2018/2020-11-01T11:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/11/02/out-of-the-crypt-zombie-shuffle-2019/2020-11-01T11:42:38+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/06/07/cookie-crumble-2020/2020-11-01T11:41:18+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/10/31/zombie-shuffle-2020/2020-11-06T11:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/10/17/of-belts-and-suspenders/2020-12-06T15:35:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/09/18/heads-up-qrp-afield/2020-10-14T10:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/10/12/fall-camping-in-gifford-pinchot-state-park/2020-10-15T07:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/09/27/rainy-camping-is-better-than-no-camping/2020-09-28T04:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/09/05/for-the-want-of-a-nail/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bike-at-lower-perk-park-20200905.jpgBike at Lower Perk Park 20200905My bike loaded up with everything I need for operating QRP in the park—except for my antenna!2020-09-06T10:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/08/30/if-its-metal-load-it-up/2020-11-06T11:49:18+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/08/16/skeeter-hunt-2020/2020-08-17T15:13:57+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/08/15/outer-banks-2020/2020-08-14T15:45:34+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/07/26/french-creek-state-park-in-the-camper/2020-07-26T20:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/07/21/boschveldt-summer-camp-2020/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nk1n-hilltopper.jpgNK1N HilltopperNK1N operating in the CQ Worldwide VHF Contest from the Pole Steeple Trail. (Photo by NU3E)2020-07-23T02:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/06/29/boschveldt-field-day-2020/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/fd-2020-w3bqc-sign-1.jpgFD 2020 W3BQC Sign2020-07-04T09:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/06/21/rough-start-to-the-camping-season/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/elk-neck-state-park-campsite.jpgElk Neck State Park - campsiteOur campsite at Elk Neck State Park in Maryland. This was literally the calm before the storm.2021-02-23T20:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2017/08/14/the-up-and-outer-antenna/2024-02-07T10:01:57+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/06/01/more-socially-distant-antenna-testing/2020-06-01T10:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/05/14/usntc-bainbridge-fire/2025-04-02T23:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/04/27/morse-code-day-2020/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/samuel_morse_1840.jpgSamuel_Morse_1840Samuel F. B. Morse (circa 1840)2020-04-30T05:30:22+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/04/05/downspout-antenna-maintenance/2021-03-15T23:33:35+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/03/28/speaker-wire-delta-loop/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/delta-loop-schematic.pngDelta Loop SchematicSchematic diagram of the delta loop antennahttps://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/delta-loop-operating-position.jpgDelta Loop Operating PositionThis was my operating position during intial tests of the delta loop.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/delta-loop-installation.pngDelta Loop InstallationThis is the delta loop set up for my intial testing. The light-colored wires were difficult to photograph, so I enhanced them for visibility.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/delta-loop-feedline-stand-off.jpgDelta Loop - Feedline Stand-offI used a couple of large tent stakes to keep the balanced feedline portion of the antenna off the ground.2021-11-10T21:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/02/23/dollar-store-special/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dollar-store-special-wire.jpgDollar Store Special - WireThis is the 20 AWG speaker wire I used. Sadly, my local dollar store no longer carries it. I wish I had bought a ton of it while it was available.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dollar-store-special-diagram.gifDollar Store Special DiagramDiagram of the Dollar Store Special. See the text for other counterpoise options.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dollar-store-special-end.jpgDollar Store Special - EndI used a ring terminal to terminate the 50-foot wire. Note that the terminal is crimped over the wire's insulation. The metal ring terminal is electrically-isolated from the antenna wire.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dollar-store-special-disconnect.jpgDollar Store Special - DisconnectThis is the quick-disconnect connector I used on the original version of the counterpoise wire. 2020-03-27T20:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/03/22/socially-distant-antenna-testing/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/antenna-testing-operating-position.jpgAntenna Testing - Operating PositionMy operating position today2020-04-01T17:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/03/19/doublets-i-have-known-and-loved/2024-02-17T20:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/01/13/mohican-outdoor-center-2020/2020-03-19T09:30:57+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/09/15/the-k0mbt-mini-mini-key/2020-03-16T10:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/11/30/the-forgotten-antenna/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/wb3gck-black-rock-cockpit.jpgWB3GCK Black Rock - CockpitA view of the "cockpit" of the truck2025-02-12T08:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/02/16/checklists-for-portable-operations/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/checklist-example-on-cell-phone.jpgChecklist Example on Cell PhoneA portion of a checklist as it looks in the Evernote app on my cellphone2020-02-18T02:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/01/26/winter-field-day-2020/2020-01-27T14:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/01/18/a-brief-snowy-outing/2020-01-18T18:57:43+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2020/01/01/ringing-in-2020/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wb3gck-skn-from-the-truck.jpgWB3GCK SKN from the TruckMY KX3 and MS2 straight key ready for Straight Key Nighthttps://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wb3gck-skn-at-black-rock-sanctuary.jpgWB3GCK SKN at Black Rock SanctuaryMy usual parking spot at Black Rock Sanctuary2020-01-01T23:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/12/14/rainy-polar-bear-outing/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/vertical-wrapped-up-for-the-weather.jpgVertical Wrapped Up for the WeatherMy homebrew vertical wrapped up for the rainhttps://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stationary-mobile-in-the-rain.jpgStationary Mobile in the RainThe WB3GCK portable QRP shack on a rainy afternoon2019-12-19T20:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/11/16/polar-bear-moonlight-madness-november-2019/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/wb3gck-pbmme-nov-2019.jpgWB3GCK PBMME Nov 2019My operating location in Upper Schuylkill Valley Park for the November 2019 Polar Bear Moonlight Madness Event (PBMME).https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/wb3gck-pbmme-nov-2019-schuylkill.jpgWB3GCK PBMME Nov 2019 - SchuylkillThe Schuylkill River at Upper Schuylkill Valley Park2019-11-22T23:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/11/10/qrpp-in-the-november-wes/2019-11-10T17:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2015/11/28/qrp-by-the-river/2019-11-06T21:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/10/27/wrapping-up-another-camping-season/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wb3gck-common-mode-choke.jpgWB3GCK Common Mode ChokeThis is the hombrew common mode choke that I have been using with my 29.5-foot vertical and 9:1 unun.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wb3gck-camper-in-the-rain.jpgWB3GCK Camper in the RainThe WB3GCK "QRP Camper" as we were wrapping up our last camping trip of the year. We had the unpleasant task of packing up in a steady downpour.2019-10-30T10:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/10/21/pota-and-wwff-at-colonel-denning-state-park/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/colonel-denning-wb3gck-camper.jpgColonel Denning - WB3GCK CamperThe WB3GCK "QRP Camper" at Colonel Denning State Park. My antenna is that white object to the rear of the camper. https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/colonel-denning-doubling-gap-creek.jpgColonel Denning - Doubling Gap CreekDoubling Gap Creek in Colonel Denning State Park. 2019-10-22T21:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/10/16/no-name-cw-paddles/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/k0mbt-mini-mini-key-terminals-1.jpgK0MBT Mini-Mini Key - TerminalsRear view of the K0MBT "Mini-Mini" keyhttps://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/k0mbt-mimi-mini-key-1.jpgK0MBT Mimi-Mini KeyK0MBT "Mini-Mini" Keyhttps://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/no-name-paddles.jpgNo-Name PaddlesUnbranded, 3D-printed paddles from eBay. The screw (one on each side) adjusts the paddle contact spacing.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/no-name-paddles-rear.jpgNo-Name Paddles - RearRead view of the small, un-branded, 3D-printed paddles from eBay. The rear connector is a standard 1/8-inch stereo jack.2019-10-16T10:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/09/29/making-a-public-spectacle-of-myself/2019-10-08T07:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/09/08/wes-at-frances-slocum-state-park/2019-09-09T19:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/09/02/w3z-special-event-station/2019-09-03T00:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/08/25/bike-portable-in-the-park/2019-08-25T11:48:53+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/08/16/outer-banks-2019/2019-08-20T10:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/08/18/skeeter-hunt-2019/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/skeeter-hunt-2019-set-up_600x600.jpgSkeeter Hunt 2019 Set-up_600x600My set up in Valley Forge Park for the 2019 Skeeter Hunt. The table was well-shaded and close enough to the truck for 18-feet of coax to reach the antenna.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/skeeter-hunt-2019-wb3gck-operating_600x600.jpgSkeeter Hunt 2019 - WB3GCK Operating_600x600WB3GCK hunting skeeters in Valley Forge National Historical Park2019-08-19T13:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/07/29/codorus-state-park-2019/2019-07-29T10:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/07/20/westclox-canadian-military-key/2019-07-20T16:46:11+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2017/09/17/a-lightweight-portable-vertical/2023-12-02T21:09:04+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2015/11/08/clipboard-keyer/2019-07-17T11:01:17+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/07/14/wes-at-cunningham-falls-state-park/2019-07-15T09:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/07/08/amazing-goop-for-ham-radio/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/goop-on-antenna-end-loop.jpgGOOP on Antenna End LoopEnd loop on one of my (many) wire antennas for portable use. I attach my throwing line directly to the loop, foregoing an insulator. With smaller diameter wire, I sometimes put some shrink wrap over the GOOP.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/goop-on-doublet-center-connector.jpgGOOP on Doublet Center ConnectorThis is the center connector of the doublet that I use for my "Up and Outer" antenna. I used Amazing GOOP to seal the soldered connections and help anchor the wires in place. This particular antenna was built about 15 years ago and is still holding up well.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/goop-on-connectors.jpgGOOP on ConnectorsA 3.5mm plug and Anderson Powerpole connector after I have applied GOOP as a strain relief. Sure, they look a bit ugly but these connectors are pretty much bomb-proof. These items have seen heavy use in the field over the past 3 or 4 years. https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/goop-on-clipboard.jpgGOOP on ClipboardI used GOOP to attach the steel washers to the clipboards I use in the field. The washers are used to attach the magnet bases of my portable paddles and straight key.2019-07-08T21:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/06/24/boschveldt-qrp-field-day-2019/2019-07-03T10:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/06/30/tough-weekend-of-camping/2019-07-01T16:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/06/17/fathers-day-camping-in-maryland/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/susquehanna-tree-stump_600max.jpgSusquehanna Tree Stump_600maxA conveniently-placed tree stump made a great operating table.https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/susquehanna-sp-campfire.jpgSusquehanna SP CampfireLife is good...https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/susquehanna-sp-breakfast-time.jpgSusquehanna SP Breakfast TimeBreakfast time at the "QRP Camper" in Susquehanna State Park (MD).2019-06-21T00:36:18+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/06/08/wes-portable-in-valley-forge/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/set-up-in-valley-forge.jpgSet up in Valley ForgeMy set up in Valley Forge2019-06-09T03:00:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/06/01/neal-thorpe-trail-hike/2019-06-02T10:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/05/26/portable-antenna-ground-mount/2024-05-04T23:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://wb3gck.com/2019/05/24/175-years-of-morse-code/https://wb3gck.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/j-38-key-500x285.jpgJ-38-Key-500x285My trusty J-38 straight key - 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