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Vertical Dipole at Lighthouse

May 23, 2018July 23, 2013
Assembling the Vertical Dipole

The asymmetrical hatted vertical dipole (AHVD) provides a quick setup HF antenna at Hatteras lighthouse.

Categories Antennas Tags 20m, AHVD, ARLHS, battery, gel cell, Hatteras, KX3, kx4o, lighthouse, QRP, speaker stand, vertical dipole, verticals

Battery Energy Density: Gel Cell

June 16, 2009

Working at an airplane company as an EE certainly puts energy density of electrical storage components at the top of the list of important things.

Of course the buzz word of the decade when talking about batteries is Lithium, Lithium, Lithium.

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