This is an archived copy of this page from June 2001

	Amateur Radio

What is Amatuer (or HAM) Radio?
Hutchinson Tower Ordinance as sent to me 6-12-2001
NWS Radar - Minneapolis
Current weather advisories for Minnesota
Current weather conditions for Minnesota

I just constructed a 2 meter beam from a Radio Shack directional
FM antenna. It sure beats the 5/8 wave mag mount that's stuck to
the apartment building roof hatch!

The microwave antenna you see below it is my BreezeCom
2.4 Ghz network link to Ridgewater College, where I work doing LAN
and workstation support. More details can be found [here]


The 2 meter beam with BreezeCom antenna below



The 2 meter beam, close up.


"Pop-bottle cam" on 2 meter beam and 2 meter magmount stuck to roof hatch

Picture from the pop-bottle camera

Equipment that I have:
Yaesu FT-2200 (2 meter FM mobile, for apartment)
Yaesu FT-8100 (2 meter & 440 FM mobile, for car)
Yaesu FT-10 (2 meter handheld)
Uniden Bearcat 12 band scanner
5/8 wave 2m mag mount for the car (I need a dualband antenna!)
5/8 wave 2m mag mount for apartment roof (stuck to roof hatch)
Home brewed 2 meter beam built from Radio Shack FM antenna
Radio Shack antenna rotator
B&W camera mounted to rotator for storm spotting & antenna position

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Last updated 6/22/2001
Dave Fischer, KB0WJP