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**SCROLL DOWN FOR LOTS MORE PICTURES FROM KJ4RSK ** LAST UPDATE ON 04-27-2012** *MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE AND RECORDINGS ARE BEING ILLEGALY BROADCASTED BY "KZ8O" IN MICHIGAN* ****PLEASE REPORT "KZ8O" FOR ANY AND ALL RECORDED INTERFERANCE TO THE FCC**** ****This site is dedicated to any and all CB"r haters**** Eat your heart out mister !!! 04/12/2012 I just did a major overhaul to my antenna system for my ham radio station. I converted an old 10meter 3 element Maco beam into two separate antennas. On one side of the 11' 3" boom is a homebrew 20meter half wave dipole. It is fed by a PDL connector attached to 14' of 12 gauge stranded copper wire ( approximately 7' on each side), the wire is then connected to 9' of 5/8" aluminum tubing. At the end of the boom I engineered a 11/2" PVC pipe that is directly out of the end of the boom. The dipole sits perfectly into the PVC at the top, then the aluminum elements are bowed and attached to the 7' wire. The aluminum tubing fit good in a 1/2" PVC thin wall pipe, so I insulated the elements from the boom and each other with it. I made home made straps to hold the PVC and elements to the boom with plumbers tape, and attached the plumbers tape to a U clamp on the boom. The second antenna is the old driven element of the Maco beam with a Gama Match for the feed. I lengthened the Gama Match to about 3', I added about 21' of the 12 gauge copper stranded wire to I attached the wire to the ends of the element, drilled a hole in PVC attatched to the end of the boom to give the wire a bow.This made a 10,12,15,18 multiband loop fed by the Gama Match. They both look really cool, and are working good too !! Pictures are below !! updated 04-27-2012*************SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE PICTURES***ALL DIRECT QSL RETURNED***FIND "Donny Michael Anders" ON "FACE BOOK" ***or e-mail @ kj4rsk@gmail.com***Donny Micheal Anders recieved techniciancall sign KJ4RSK on 1/20/2010.*** Recieved General Class upgrade on 8/21/2010***
working conditions : Base Station : Radio-Kenwood ts440sat, Kenwood SP-31 external speaker, w/ 12v DC Battery Bank (one D8 + 2 car batterries), a PI6000 6000 watt - 12000 peak 12volt to 110AC inverter, Heathkit SB-220 Amplifier (with original Imac tubes from 1970's), MFJ-870 watt / SWR meter, Silver eagle D-104 desk microphone. I also use an external speaker system that is a set of "leslie" speakers I salvaged from a 1970's organ that had been thrown away. Mobile Station: Yaesu FT100D , Hustler H-20 antenna for 20 the meter band, Hustler H-80 for 80 meters. I also have a home made antenna. I added wire to a 7' firestick to get the SWR right on 15m, 18m, and 20m , then I add more wire for 40m (18' or so), 80m (55' or so) , and 160m (another 55' or so to the 80m wire) Each band has a seperate length that I add to the 20m portion wich is fixed. I use a string on a tree to pull the wire up in the air !! Antenna !: described above,.added 04-12-2012, a 20meter rotating dipole, and a 10, 12, 15, 18 meter rotating loop fed by a Gama Match at 55' on the tower !!!!! Antenna 2: "Vintage Superpenetrater" ground plane verticle @ 45'---12meters !/2 wave verticle (1.2swr) / 10 meters modified 5/8 wave (2.1swr) Antenna 3: "Vintage Astroplane"---- 6meters 5/8 wave verticle / 10meters 1/4 wave , (1.1swr on 50.125mhz, and 1.4swr on 53.050mhz ) no modification needed for 6meters !!! @ 36' Antenna 4: "Vintage Shakespear Stick" @ 25'---10meter 1/2 wave, this antenna works 10m ,12m, 15 with flat swr, and 18m Antenna 5: 2meter "Diamond" dual band @25' Antenna 6: Home made 20meter inverted V dipole (1.6 swr) 12guage copper solid wire , I also work 17meters with this wire ( with 2.8swr on 17m ) @ 39' Antenna 7: 40meter factory indoor dipole weather proofed ( 1.4 swr throughout the 40meters band ) @37' Antenna 8: 80meter inverted V dipole 16guage solid copper wire with a 4 to1 balan at the feed point @ 35', (1.2swr at 3.900 and 1.4swr at the top and bottom of the general portion) You can find DonnyMichael all over the bands, at all hours !!! ****Echolink on "scars" , "handiham", etc.**** ****Local 2 meter repeater @ 147.120 (+130 tone)**** ****10 meter @ 28.400 or near by**** ****15m, 17m, 20m, 40m, or 80m when open (general class portion)**** **** "Greenfrogs" net on 3.947 in early mornings (when awake)**** **** "Knotheads" net on 14.320mhz in the 9:00am(e.s.t.) (every morning)**** **** "Tailgaters" at 9:30pm and "Freewheelers" net at 11;00pm (e.s.t.) on 3.916mhz (every night)**** **** "Omiss" net on 7.185mhz at 12:00am (est)(sometimes)****
DonnyMichael is a regular check in to: YLsystems net on 14.332mhz, Maritime net on 14.300mhz , and any other net that will take calls DonnyMichael is known to host a QSL / CQ show every now and then, on all the HF bands. DonnyMichael always loves jumping on top of a pile up to another station calling CQ !!!!!! Catch DonnyMichael everywhere around the bands !!!!! You can thank Tammy Jean for the pictures !! I hope you enjoy them !! 73, from DonnyMichael KJ4RSK
05- 09-2012 - Below is a close up of the "homebrew" 20 meter dipole, and the 10m,12m,15m,18m meter loop fed by the Gama Match that kj4rsk invented, designed, constucted,engineered, and installed at 55' on the tower, complete with rotator !! Also the 20m, 40m, and 80m fixed 1/2 wave dipoles on the tower !!! Added the homebrew 40meter verticle that you see flying on the top of the boom on 5/8/2012 !!!
04-12-2012- Homebrew 20meter mobile antenna !!!
04-12-2012 - "homebrew" 20meter mobile antenna : 7' firestick with wire added for 20meter. I add more wire, 14' for 40meter, and 44' for 80 meterworking a Yaesu ft100D
05-09-2012 tomato bush is producing some beautiful tomato !!! Note the snail having breakfast on the right ??
04/27/2012 1st tomatoes coming on strong !!
05-09-2012 The garden is moving in leaps and bounds now !!!
05-09-12 Look at that garden get up and go !!!!
04/12/2012 - Sunflower, tomato, papaya, sweet red pepper, and radish plants !!!
04-12-2012- Same as above from sidewalk
04-12-2012- Zukini squash, tomato, banana pepper, sugar cane, and scallion plants.
04-12-2012- Strawberry, spinach, scallion, pineapple, blackberry, basil, and aloa plants
4/15/2010 Antenna farm
5/8 wave "Super Penetrator" Ground Plane modified @ 45'
6meters, Vintage 10 /11 meters "Astroplane" Ground Plane verticle @ 36', no modifications needed to work 6 meters.
4'15 2010 What Tammy Jean calls my "man cave" (Base Station) I call it "my shack" !! My five children and I back about 4 years ago. The only picture I have of them all together !! Me, Donny, Nick, Tyler Ally, and Reise !!!
This is our Cockateil that appeared on the roof of my truck while I was standing next to it this past winter. The cage we found on the side of the road !!
Fall of 2009, Alex Reise and DonnyMichael with a 40+pound Freshwater Carp cought on a dough ball,#18 shiner hook, and 6lb test ultralight.
My Tammy Jean and our Alex Reise
April, 2010 DonnyMichael and Alex Reise, in front of garden
May 29, 2010, DonnyMichael and Pet 49lb Florida Curr Dog Suzi in front of 12'+ Sunflower plants
Sunflower with killer beetle
DonnyMichael on 8' ladder picking out killer beetle
Liquid sunshine on the garden May 2010
May 2010 6'+ Tomato plant in garden
2009 My oldest son Donny L, his wife Brianna and my Gdaughter Teagan, in Mexico
May 2010 My son Alex Reise and Gdaughter Teagan
Gbaby Kelby 1 minute old, 8 lb. 20" Boy Born 8/25/10 at 9:30 p.m. Home Water Birth
11/17/10 Gson Kelby at 10 weeks old and 14 1/2 lbs.
11/18/10 Gdaughter Teagan 2 1/2 years old, 21 lbs
From left to right; GBabies, Kelby, Harper, Teagan
Newest addition: Gbaby, Harper Finlynn Anders born in February 2012
Donny Micheal Anders born in Columbus Ohio 5/1/62. Son of Donald L. and Jean M. Anders. Father of 5, Donald L. 2nd (26), Nick (23), Tyler (20) , Ally (18) and Alex Reise (7). I have the sweetest Grand Daughter Teagan (3)and Grandson Kelby (born August 25th, 2010 at 9:30 p.m.), and now the newest GrandSon born on 02/19/ 2012 at 12:30am, all three of who are the fruits of Donny L. and his wife Brianna. I am married to my Tammy Jean who is the best thing that ever happened to me, and 14 years younger, so I am on my toes !! ( best bud light I ever bought ) We have been together since 2003 and going strong. After 3 failed marriages, this girl is a winner. Love my Lord, Family, Radios, Dancing, Singing, Fishing, Soccer, Pingpong and Racquet Ball. I am a Karaoke DJ, singing all the classics, from Sinatra to Neil Diamond, Waylon , Seger and more. We have 3 cats and 3 dogs. Don't care to talk of the past too much, just about the present and possibly the future. Things got tuff for me after Dad died in 1978 when I was 16. I am glad to be a part of the Ham Amateur Radio community. I hope to make alot of contacts and a few friends. My interest in Ham Radio sparked when I was 7 and living in Cali Colombia S.A. My uncle Rol (k3ra) used to make phone patches to Cali. We would go to a Cali Ham's station and talk to the states for free. Dad bought me a CB radio and ground plane when I was 11 ( 1973 ) after moving back state side to Florida, (Green Gator - kaaf2636). I then joined with a ch.9 react unit here in Casselberry. Soon after Donny L. was born (1984) , I graduated to Orlando Big Daddy (Double Duece ), and it has stuck ever since. I am well known on 11 meters, I have made thousands of 11 meter DX contacts,(mostly on 27.1350 AM) So, if you are a "no code / CB'r hater", then I recon I'm your huckelberry !! . I am very glad that the code was removed from ticket requirements, as I never could quite grasp the morse code. I do enjoy making contacts, chasing DX, busting through a big pile up, and a good rag chew, so the recent General Class ticket is a wonderfull thing that I am taking full advantage of at every oppertunity. I am truly enjoying all the great contacts, and the wee bit of order that the ham radio ticket offers me. Being able to have aQSO with a station with out interfearence is a wonderfull thing.I have made some very nice contacts to great folks all over the world since Jan. 20th. I plan to work my station all over the world now that I secured my General Class ticket on 8/21/2010. I have an ever changing "poor boy" radio station, so when you look me up again I will try to keep up with the changes.Latest addition to Base Station is the switches and jumpers so that I can work three radios, and 9 antennas and switch back and forth between them.We pushed the 1/4 wave Astroplane from 30' up to 36' in May 2010 , we built the 20m and 40m dipoles on 8/22/10, we built the 80m dipole on 8/25/10.73 from DonnyMichael, kj4rsk**** Last modified: 2012-05-23 17:08:25, 15260 bytes cached
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