Scotty's Funk Werks

Executive Summary (I'm still trying not to waste your time😎) 1) I'll grind through the design considerations for the bag; then 2) There will be a light touch step-by-step discussion of building the bag; and finally 3) There will be some lessons learned in use, and improvements for Rev.1. Isn't She Lovely....Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Part 2 This time, with apologies to Stevie Wonder, of course. Having established that I need a custom antenna bag, I did what any sane person does when confronted by a similar set of circumstances.  Plan A - I tried to find someone else to do the job for free. I hoped a dinner gift card or a couple of tickets to something might free up the skill set I needed.  But there's an old saying about if you hope in one hand, and do something else in the other, see which fills up first..... On to plan B. DIY is cool.  I'll become a Maker, and learn to do it myself. About three months passed while I watched You Tube videos, bought an inexpe

Executive Summary (because we don't want to waste your time) 1) A brief history of my history with antenna bags 2) A review of a great, inexpensive waist pack that works for shorter antennas 3) A review of a pair of inexpensive, purpose-built military surplus antenna bags, good for antennas with elements 17" long or shorter And lots of pictures, like this. The Details KA9 Papa .  Papa's got a brand new bag. Sorry, couldn't help myself. I digressed and bad punned in the first para.  Great start. In my defense, I offer the following.  Imagine if you will, ala Rod Serling, a General Electric 8 transistor radio, bought for the Cuban missile crisis, stored in a dirt-floored crawl space with 20 gallons of water and a box of canned goods. Smuggled upstairs after the crisis by junior to listen to James Brown after school, hidden under a pillow while he toiled with algebra.  Good times.  RIP JB. Anyone that says a radio isn't a time machine doesn't get it. If you look c