The folks are Coffee and Ham Radio did it again! This time with their Ares End Fed random wire (nonresonant) antenna. What’s a random wire antenna and why would you want one? Let’s talk about that as we put this antenna together.
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Minnesota Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup
1 cup wild rice
4 slices bacon
1 large yellow onion diced
2 large celery stalks diced
2 large carrots diced
1 pound mushrooms sliced
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp oregano
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour
1 cup white wine
1 bay leaf
2 tsp rosemary
4 cups chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp vinegar
salt and pepper
In a separate pot add wild rice and 1 tsp salt to 2 cups boiling water. Cook for about 45 minutes or until done (authentic wild rice may take less time, read package directions).
Cut bacon into 1/4 slices and cook in large pot until fat is rendered. Remove to paper towel. Add vegetables to bacon fat and saute until onions are translucent 35 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for additional 1520 minutes until they develop a deep brown color.
Add butter, when melted add flour and oregano and stir until thickened. Add wine to deglaze pot. Add chicken stock, bay leaf, and rosemary. Cook for 20 minutes.
Add wild rice, heavy cream and simmer for another 1015 minutes. Add vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Serve with crackers.
Timestamp
00:00 CaHR Ares Random Wire Antenna
02:06 Unboxing the CaHR Ares Antenna
05:45 Assembling the random wire antenna
07:22 Non resonant Antenna wire lengths
08: 22 Deploying the antenna at Blue Mound State Park
10:09 17 meter contacts
12:15 15 meter contacts
14:08 40 meter contacts
14:47 20 meter contacts
17:10 Wild Rice and mushroom soup
18:10 How did it work?
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