Panoramic View from the Top of the Mast
After the Field Day 2008, staring at direction statistics of QSOs, I began to wonder what trees and hillocks are shading me away from the best DX's. I wanted to learn what the antenna 'sees'. I mounted a small digital camera (PowerShot S20) at the top of the mast, on the rotator, instead of the 2 meters antenna.
The mast is approx. 7.5 m high.
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The full 360 degrees view - stitched pictures - North to North:
The separate pictures taken for each 30 degrees:
| North | East | ||||
 330 degrees |
 0 degrees |
 30 degrees |
 60 degrees |
 90 degrees |
 120 degrees |
| South | West | ||||
 150 degrees |
 180 degrees |
 210 degrees |
 240 degrees |
 270 degrees |
 300 degrees |
 The camera was mounted at the top of the mast instead of the antenna. |
 The camera trigger was controlled by pulling down a string. |
 Direction statistics from the Field Day 2008. |