Pattern and Match

After disposing of several other tasks I returned to the construction of the 40 meter reversible Moxon. The plan is for a more efficient and...

I've been doing tower work for others since I was a teenager. At first for my friends, then for their friends and, well, on it went. I e...

On the second day of the recent CQ WPX SSB contest we had an ice storm (freezing rain). All my antennas survived the moderate amount (up to ...

Amateur radio is practical: we use what we buy or build. A device can be ugly, deficient, cheap, less than state-of-the-art and still be imm...

Choosing amps can be a dilemma . Tube amps tend to be clean (low distortion) but almost all require manual tuning and the tubes, although th...

We are experiencing a major thaw this week. The snow is deep, it's been cold, I had a bad cold, and my personal life has been very busy....

The title ought to read: Politics and Amateur Radio. This is not a politics blog. I won't discuss politics, but I am occasionally willin...

I go through small 13.8 VDC linear power supplies like they're candy. I keep several around since they're vital to my station. They ...