{"id":3135,"date":"2009-09-17T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2009\/09\/17\/ponticelli-qrp-station-gets-new-antenna-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T04:37:20","slug":"ponticelli-qrp-station-gets-new-antenna-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2009\/09\/17\/ponticelli-qrp-station-gets-new-antenna-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponticelli QRP Station Gets New Antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> At the country place I now have a table on the front porch for the HW-8 and assorted gear. In the picture above you can see the Trastevere Flea Market Pi Section antenna tuner (upper left), a Japanese SWR meter (also from the flea market) , HW8 and Radio Shack speaker, Volkswagen Solar Cell, 12 Volt gel cell, key and cans…
I had been using a piece of wire just thrown up in the trees, but I thought I could do a bit better. I had some TV twin lead in the shack, and there was this useful-looking center connector… I had some AC line cord. Next thing you know I had a sorta-doublet antenna supported by a Roman Pine in Sabina (pictures below).
And it gets out! Worked IT0ULN in Sicily on 40 meters. Then I spoke to another QRP station, 2W0NNN in Wales, on 20. Also UU4JDD\/P on Tuzla Island. Finally E53AX in Estonia.
Ioan, 2WONNN, sent this report:<\/p>\n

Hi Bill, thanks for the email, I look forward to seeing the pics on your blog too. Very interesting reading, same goes for your QRZ page too. I had to laugh at your DX with an astronaut on Mir!!!<\/span><\/div>\n
Your HW-8 and doublet is certainly working well; I remember you were completely readable with a good signal about 90% of the time, it was only the QSB that made it difficult. To be honest I was surprised to have a QRP QSO with someone in Italy. I was using my FT-817 with a new Par End Fedz that I’d catapulted over a tree. The top was about 15m high but oriented as a sloper to the north west. I’ve had a fair number of QSOs with East coast US stations so I thought I’d go for an over-the-pole route to the West coast… there in Italy you’re pretty much spot on the opposite direction so I’m not sure it’s all that directional!<\/span><\/div>\n
73 and hopefully speak to you again for more QRP\/QRP!<\/span><\/div>\n
Ioan, <\/span><\/div>\n
2W0NNN<\/span><\/div>\n

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