The QTH here has been undergoing renovation for the last two-plus years. Finally, in the last months we have been able to get some of the “pretty work” done to please the XYL, and now I get to start on the rehab / rebuild of my station. This will be the third iteration of the process over the 30-plus years that I’ve lived here, and I’m incorporating some lessons learned from the previous efforts. The rebuilds to date have been cumulative, building on what was there before. Three additional antennas are being contemplated for this rebuild, and a possible larger antenna project in six months or so. Other than those items, no major changes or additions are planned. In keeping with my desire to cause you, the readers, to think a bit; I’m going to use the opportunity of rebuilding the station to drag you along and share my decision-making process. Maybe some of the issues here will help you make your own decisions down the road as you work through building your station.
First and foremost, this column is about emergency and disaster communication and if your station cannot be
