Antenna for the Shortwave radio and SBX Radio

Removing 2 - 3 lbs of soft steel plates

1/2 lb copper wire

circuit board

The mother of invention was and still is need.  We didn't invent this idea but had the need alright.  Since our XM Radio gave out over the summer we'd been without news or hearing other voices.  Even at night the shortwave radio was real poor.  We had a used up Battery charger and Bryan took it apart knowing there might be a  spool of copper wire inside. Prefect for a ground wire.  He also drove in an aluminum pole into the ground and attached the wire to it and than attached the copper wire to the radio and SXB. (The gain is left wide open and the treble is turned right off).  Even in the middle of the day we could hear Juneau, Alaska. There was a Buy & Sell hour on. We just sat there....listening to lost cat adds, motors for sale, etc... Took abit of strength to turn it off.  We had stuff to do and daylight was burning up.  Tonight we will try to call our trapper friend Bob by SBX Radio at 6pm.  He is suppose to monitor his radio between 6pm and 7 each Friday and Saturday. 

5 x' 1 1/4" Aluminum tent pole driven in all the way, previously drilled & screwed

It works!!!!!!!

defunct Battery Charger being taken apart.

Hello to steve... Teslin is a beautiful place.  You go past Teslin about an hour to Jacks Corner than drive down another hour of dirt road to Atlin.   Glad to hear you are still working hard.    Ken.... we are glad we have bears and not alligators.....don't know a thing about them. Weather has been fine here.  -1 or 2 at night and 5 Cel. in the day.  No staying snow yet.   Nick.  beautiful little cabin, maybe you'd let the other followers see it.  Let me know.  And yes we do trap muskrat pushups in the winter.  We are marking them now.  Scotty Brian  Muskrats are like little beavers but with a rat tail.  They live along the shores of ponds and lakes.  About 8" body.  Huge populations if left unchecked.