Pattern and Match

by VE3VN

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

CQ WW SSB 2025: M/2

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After skipping CQ WW multi-ops in 2024, we're back! It was quite a chore preparing the station to host guest ops but somehow I got it do...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Rebuilding the 80 Meter Vertical Yagi: First Steps

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I have been planning improvements to the 80 meter vertical yagi for a long time. Too many higher priority projects have kept it in the back...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

40 Meter Reversible Moxon - Complete

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The antenna on the tower and working. Finally. I've been using it for the past few weeks and my overall assessment is that it is a very ...
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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Elevation Pattern Nulls

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Propagation prediction for most hams is a terribly inexact science. You get on the air and tune around for stations, or you click on spots. ...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

One Screw Defeats Two Antennas

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When we left the 30 meter delta loop I mentioned that it had to be disconnected for the time being. The reason is that it did not have a fe...
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Saturday, September 13, 2025

Sanity Checking an Antenna

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It is no simple matter to raise a large antenna onto a guyed tower . I've done far more than most hams and I still have to carefully pla...
Monday, September 8, 2025

Tower Trip to VE4

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A confluence of motives convinced me to load the car with my climbing gear and drive to Winnipeg in late August. I've had several polite...
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Ron Schwartz
Licensed since 1972. Past calls include VE4OY and VE3MHI. My main interests are CW DX and contests, on HF and VHF. Having fun is more important to me than winning. I enjoy building towers and designing antennas. I sometimes play with QRP. I am a firm believer in lifelong learning. My hope is that others will enjoy following along as much as I enjoy writing for this blog.
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