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CAPABLE TRANSCEIVER POWERED BY AN EPBOWPT 12 V SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY.
HOWEVER, IF I COULD NOT FIND ACCESS TO AN OUTLET, MY BACKUP POWER SUPPLY
WOULD BE A BIOENNO BLF 1220A 12 V 20 AH BATTERY.  SETTING UP MY FAMILY
WANTED TO SPEND THE FIRST DAY OF OUR VACATION RELAXING AT THE CONDOMINIUM,
WHICH AFFORDED ME MORE OPERATING TIME AND A CHANCE TO SET UP MY PORTABLE
STATION.  AS PREDICTED, THERE WERE SOME RAIN SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA.  I SET UP THE IC 7100 AND SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY AT A DESK INDOORS,
AND PUT THE BUDDIPOLE ON THE BALCONY WHERE I HAD INITIALLY PLANNED.  THOUGH
I WOULD NOT BE OPERATING ON THE BALCONY, MY VIEW WAS STILL BEAUTIFUL.
TUNING A BUDDIPOLE IS USUALLY EASY, BUT THE ANTENNAS LOCATION MADE THE
PROCESS MORE CHALLENGING.  THE BALCONY HAD METAL HANDRAILS, LARGE METAL
WINDOW FRAMES, AND A 9 FOOT CEILING.  WITH THE BUDDIPOLE MOUNTED ON A
TRIPOD, I PLACED IT AGAINST THE HANDRAIL AND RAISED ITS HEIGHT TO ABOUT 6
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