{"id":678,"date":"2024-11-04T18:15:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T23:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/?page_id=678"},"modified":"2026-04-14T00:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:40:31","slug":"antenna-building","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/index.php\/antenna-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Antenna Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In preparation of the Fox Hunt event, members are provided the tools and instructions in their building of a 2M Tape-Measure Yagi antenna.&nbsp; This informal class always depends on group size.&nbsp; Generally, most can build their antenna during a 2-hour period.&nbsp; Once built, antennas can be further \u201ctuned\u201d using an antenna analyzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7360-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2015\" src=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7360-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7360-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7360-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7360-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7360-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7360-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" 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