Last night (12/1/2025) 15 members and a guest attended the NCRC Build Night in Portsmouth. The mission was to build 2-meter “J-Pole” antennas.

With the leadership of Chris Lirakis, W1QIS, members learned how to build this simple design antenna with either 300-ohm twin lead or 450-ohm ladder line wire.

Skills such as soldering wires together and utilizing antenna test equipment were also learned.

Also gratifying was the number of newer members who attended the evening’s event.

We all had fun and agreed to do it again. What Build Night topic would you like to recommend?