40/80 vertical dipole antenna, lesson one
Tempus fugit. Sometimes it feels that someone is playing around with a time machine, but in the last two week we have seen a fair amount of excitement on and across the islands. The election drama continues with court cases, legal action brought against the Government who claim that the opposition party is trying to block the constitutional and electoral process. Storms have passed through the Leewards, but well off our Southern coast, a bit of wind but not much rain at this QTH. September 19th is another Independence celebration and that is sometimes accompanied by stormy weather, the annual coincidence, and it seems to be already shaping up in the Atlantic. We hope that it will blow over quickly, pass us by as a depression, or just don't come at all. Nature is unpredictable but the weathermen are still trying to con us. I am finally down to the last phase of antenna adjustment because I do not settle for any SWR less than 'one to one' at my operating frequency. This has t