Today a local ham came here and assisted in getting the 23cm vertical up and running.
My X-7000 antenna is now mounted with the feed point 6m above the ground.
A quick test showed decent signals at a distance of about 40km, so the system is working well enough.
I can still hear the OZ7IGY beacon, even though it is horizontally polarized.
Now I need to get some more antenna work done before winter.
Focus will be on 23cm, because it's a fun band and we need to use it or lose it.
Second band focus will be 6m, as we might get into an autumn season with very high solar activity in the comning winter half of the year
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