Building a QRP DiPole Antenna from Grain Wagons

Iowa - Experimenting with QRP 5w, a Ladder Line and two Grain wagons in a DiPole configuration. No Trees, No Mast's needed... Will it make contacts?

 

I remember a club doing this at field day one year using school busses.

 

I like it!!!

Have fun
I have run HF combine and tractor mobile it is unique

You put a whole new slant on it.... .

73 from,
The K0UO " Rhombic Antenna Farm" miles of wire in the Air & On the AIR daily

 

Awesome. I love stuff like this. It's fun to do something just because.

Chris

 

Why is this surprising? We already know grain wagons are designed for maximum loading;-)

HEHEH!

 

Kevin is out there doing real "prepping" - good job Kevin!

 

Grew up on family farms in eastern Iowa and SW Wisconsin. Miss those days!

Have fun.

Steve, NL7W
Palmer, Alaska, USA

 

Kevin should be on the combine, bringing the corn before the rain hits!

 

Congratulations to the unusual and working Double Zepp.

 

Very fun! Goes to show that antennas are everywhere around us.

 

We need to call this the Farm/Rancher forum.... ..

I think the Nebraska amateurs have what they call, The Corn Huskers net.

There used to be a net down in Oklahoma called, The Wheat Straw net.

I've heard of The Cowboy net, too.

 

Oh heck yeah!
This is why amateur radio is so freaking cool!

 

Bet that was a real learning experience.

 

I drove by a wagon in the field the other day and thought, "Hey, that'd make a nice antenna." LOL

 

Just use a light bulb...!!!