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The Discone antenna at the Titan Missile Museum south of Tucson. For more info on this antenna, see http://gvarc.us/GVARCFrames/Titan/Discone/Discone.htm. |
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The box housing the RG-58/U cable leading to the antenna. |
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Sienna and an AC supply sitting on the picnic table, powered from the generator in the truck. Titan Missile Silo and Museum in the distance. |
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Sienna ready for testing. |
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Brian, W0DZ at the controls. Sienna lasted a few minutes in the 110F heat until the internal resettable fuse/temperature sensor correctly shut down the 5V supply to prevent damage. Once the temperature cooled off, the rig sprang back to life, incurring no damage. Brian lasted only a few minutes longer. It was unbearably hot out there! |