Communications Site Planning for Directional Transmitting.Students building an Advanced SOI.Encoding a message with the practice Brevity Matrix. This allows our reports to be rapidly sent or compressed further via OTP. Once done, a message can be sent quickly either by voice, Morse, or a digital data burst.Vertical Half-Rhombic wire antenna. This antenna is a version of the longwire antenna, 5-7 wavelengths long on the top wire and uses a terminating 400-600 Ohm Resistor for directional transmitting. Students built and used it in class.Vertical Half Rhombic, side view.Terminating resistor is added by running both ends of wire through insulator and crimping ring terminals, making attaching the resistor simple and robust.Longwire antenna with resistor.Longwire resistor.
Preparing the Yagi during the practical exercise on Day 2.The receiving Yagi at the TOC is pointed along the transmitting azimuth.
The Advanced RTO Course takes what students learn in the Basic Course and builds on it, adding in practical application of Directional Antenna construction, robust encoding practices and methods for sending data bursts via common equipment used in outside the box ways. You get hands on actually doing the things others only talk about. Everything gets built, demonstrated, and used in real working environment.
