{"id":179,"date":"2026-04-08T19:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthairwaves.org\/?p=179"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:52:39","slug":"antenna-preparation-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthairwaves.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/antenna-preparation-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Antenna Preparation Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.elementor-179 .elementor-element.elementor-element-f2ed205{--display:flex;overflow:visible;}.elementor-179 .elementor-element.elementor-element-478f3b14{--display:flex;overflow:visible;}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-179 .elementor-element.elementor-element-ed69785{text-align:center;}.elementor-179 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.elementor-element.elementor-element-4afb745{--display:flex;--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:100%;--container-widget-height:initial;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;--container-widget-align-self:initial;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;overflow:visible;}.elementor-179 .elementor-element.elementor-element-40fee74{text-align:center;color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.eael-reading-progress-wrap .eael-reading-progress{height:5px !important;}.eael-reading-progress-wrap .eael-reading-progress .eael-reading-progress-fill{height:5px !important;background-color:#1fd18e;transition:width 50ms ease;}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"179\" class=\"elementor elementor-179\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ed205 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2ed205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478f3b14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"478f3b14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed69785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed69785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Antenna Preparation Party!\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f986d77 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"f986d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Serious work is being done here!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 6\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f986d77\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_5_landscape\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wveW91dGhhaXJ3YXZlcy5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA0XC9JTUdfNV9sYW5kc2NhcGUud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY5ODZkNzcifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/youthairwaves.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5_landscape.webp\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/youthairwaves.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5_landscape-768x614.webp\" alt=\"2 men working\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kyle, K5KNV, and Dale, KN5DS, cutting antenna elements!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 6\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f986d77\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wveW91dGhhaXJ3YXZlcy5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA0XC9JTUdfNi1zY2FsZWQud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY5ODZkNzcifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/youthairwaves.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6-scaled.webp\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/youthairwaves.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6-768x576.webp\" alt=\"man working in garage\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Dale, KN5DS, navigating to the drill press!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463f9f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"463f9f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As some of you may know, NARS has partnered with the Lone Star Community College Tomball Campus to put on a fox hunt. David Holden, WJ9O, has courageously stepped up to lead the event along with Vice President Kyle Vann, K5KNV. In preparation for this Dale Schmirler, KN5DS, and Glen Reeves, KJ5WGR, agreed to help out with cutting and pre-drilling antenna components to make it easier for LSC students to assemble. It was discovered that David had a garage full of tools so we all coalesced there one morning and got to sawing.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I think the usual recommended advice is measure once and cut thrice isn&#8217;t it? Fortunately for us, the required specificity of dimensions fell somewhere short of perfect. The best part might have been since these were all antennas built from scratch and not purchased kits, having multiple bolts left over after a test assembly wasn&#8217;t a bad thing. It was a good time all around though with many laughs and only minimal blood letting.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Looking to the future, there will be an introduction to amateur radio and fox hunting class along with antenna assembly session at Lone Star Tomball on Tuesday, April 21 at 1:30pm. The very next Saturday, April 25, we will be at Spring Creek Park at 9am with a load of LSC students eager to conduct their very first fox hunt. Current expectations are for 10-20 students. We are asking for volunteers to come out and help out.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you have a spare VHF handheld radio or scanner that has a prominent S-meter and fully charged batteries, we would love to borrow it. The current plan is to have students either pair up or possibly search in waves depending on how many receivers we can round up. You can contact either David or Kyle (<a href=\"mailto:k5knv@hamradioemail.com\">k5knv@hamradioemail.com<\/a>) if you&#8217;re willing to bring a radio for the fox hunt day.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afb745 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4afb745\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fee74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40fee74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Youth Airwaves Initiative is a project of NARS, a 501c3 non-profit organization<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:officers@w5nc.net\">Reach out to any officer to arrange a donation<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antenna Preparation Party! Dale KN5DS at the drill press! Kyle, K5KNV, and Glen, KJ5WGR, cutting antenna elements! Nothing ever looks pretty mid-project! Don&#8217;t mind the mess! Serious work is being done here! Kyle, K5KNV, and Dale, KN5DS, cutting antenna elements! Dale, KN5DS, navigating to the drill press! 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