It's not right around the corner, but April is just 6 weeks away for Visalia. I'm getting anxious about the convention and looking forward to seeing and hearing new things about DX.
I'm going to be using a vehicle and driving to Visalia. The "Van" will have solar power capabilities so I will be able to operate my portable radio from the campground while in town. I am very interested in getting the Van setup to allow routing the coaxial cable from inside to outside.
Debating if I want to use the Buddi-pole antenna or find some other way to mount a vertical near the campsite in Visalia. I have a surplus of aluminum tubing and I am curious about building a jumbo sized "buddi-pole" that will let me run a cubical quad (get the thing high enough is the challenge since the shape of the quad is bulky)
The experiment on this trip will let me know what kind of configuration will work when I attempt to work remotely for some upcoming contests or events that involve rare grid squares in Washington State.
