{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"W3GMS Thursday Night Roundtable","title":"November 13 2025 #486 - W3GMS | W3GMS Roundtable","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5968,"description":"This week’s 985 Roundtable asks two deceptively simple questions that turn into a full-blown tour of everyone’s winter prep, attic adventures, mast-tilting parties, and HF ambitions:“Do you plan on doing any antenna work this winter?”and“Will you spend more time on the air or in the shack over the holidays?”Operators check in with everything from balanced-line dipoles in the wind, planned 220 installs, attic VHF builds, and dreams of hex beams, to ground-mounted vertical experiments, six-meter beams resurrected from tree-trunk disasters, and classic Mosley and Cushcraft gear waiting for spring. Many are gearing up for seasonal operating—CW marathons, AM ragchews, DX chasing, BK weekend operations, and even all-night Thanksgiving HF sessions.There’s also repeater progress updates, Winter Field Day prep, new site leadership roles, mast-tilt work parties, and a surprise cameo from a guitar providing a nightly “E” note. Newer hams share their first steps into HF, while seasoned operators offer practical antenna wisdom, maintenance tips, lightning worries, and the eternal truth that a loose dipole is better than a snapped one.A relaxed, detailed, and jam-packed Roundtable full of stories, humor, technical insight, and the classic 985 camaraderie that keeps everyone coming back each Thursday night","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ztNXhdXmzoQfkLviP7dDmoYL9x-5CkGM-ombdW3_ZFI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84NmZh/YTQwMTA3OGYxMWZj/ZTcwYTk5OTYwYjJl/MzI3Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}