LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
When I
joint ROARS,
I kicked off with an Icom 706MKIIG that I bought during a visit to Washington
in
2001. I
visited HAMRADIO OUTLET and purchased the rig along with an AT180 tuner, a 20m
hamstick
and a 2m
antenna with a magnet mount. The IC-706 started as the core of my shack, that I
started using
with a dipole
antenna. I upgraded my antenna system to accommodate a Mosley PRO57 that I got
second hand from a fellow member.
As I mention in the Mobile
section of this web, I was always haunted by the dream of going mobile, and
that was the fate of the IC-706
finally to form a part of my mobile station. I replaced the IC-706 with a
second hand TS450s that was in
a good condition, here you can see a sticker that I placed to protect its
screen.
You can spot my house with
ease with the Mosley Pro57 on top
The PRO57 yagi from mosley
stands out in the neighbourhood, but is still not high enough despite the
outstanding performance even at the current three meter hight. Only a
galvanized steel mast supports it
with a home designed and
locally brewed support mounts in a T shape clipping it to the roof side walls.
Towers here in Oman are extremely expensive to import due to the weight and
dimension of the towers,
and the only solution I had is
either to build one or find a second hand one. In the projects area of the web,
you will see one that was being
used by Oman Aviation and I’m trying to restore whenever time permits.