Winters in Southern Ontario last too long! Especially when your principal interest in amateur radio is operating in the Great Outdoors.
So, I built a sled. It is based on what ice-fishing enthusiasts call a “Smitty Sled”; I call it simply my radio sled. A pair of child-size downhill skis were purchased at a local charity shop for the princely sum of $7. Eight angle brackets, a can of rust paint/primer and a few fasteners were also needed. All in the total cost was around $30.
The antenna – apart from a 9ft long telescopic whip from Buddipole, was entirely home-made too – even the coil. I will provide details of the coil construction in a separate post.
Now, snow be damned, my radio sled is going to get me outside to do some wintertime outdoor CW!
Ham Radio Outside the Box 
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