Quilon Amateur Radio League
Antenna Workshop at Kollam

The Quilon Amateur Radio League conducted an antenna workshop at Kollam Government Guest house during 9th & 10th Jan. 2010. About 40 Hams actively participated in the event. All the antennae made at the workshop were critically analised using antenna analiser.

1. 40m + 80m loaded dipole antenna:  VU2KSJ Raja from Coimbatore demonstrated the making of the coils to be added to the existing 40M dipole. On 9th itself we could come on the band with the antenna made at the workshop.

2. 5 band spider beam (Hexa beam):  VU2PBT Prabha from Trivandrum demonstrated the making of the Hexa beam and demonstrated the working of its 20M performance.

3. 80/40/20M verticals of 2M length:  VU2PBT demonstreted the working of vertical antennae for different bands.

4. Tak-tenna for 40m:  VU2PBT demonstrated this antenna for 40M. using copper wire, This antenna is very usefull for those who do not have much space to erect a dipole. Vu3MHM demonstrated the same antenna using Galvanised wire.

5.  J-Beam & Dual Beam for 2M:  VU2RDL Rajagopal from kollam demonstrated the J- beam and a Dual Beam for the 2M.

6. 20M two element yagi:  VU2 RDL demonstrated the 2 element yagi for 20M.

7. Collinear antenna for 2m

8. VU2TBK Prasad from Kollam constructed an 2M collinear for 2M and demonstrated the working.

About 6 hams( VU2BOS, VU2RDL, VU2PAG, VU2KHD VU2KHC VU3VGH)started winding the coils for the trap dipole for converting their 40M antenna to 80M from 9h onwards VU2KHC Anil Kumar came on 80Mband on Sunday itself with his new antenna assembled at the workshop It was decided to have these kind of workshop every year at KOLLAM I under the QARL Result of the workshop.

About 3 stations started checking in the 80M net at 8.30pm at 3636.36KHz

Write up made by VU2KGN om NADARAJAN

You can View the complete Photo Album at : Kollam Antenna Workshop 2010
:-Images courtesy : VU2RDL om Rajagopal.