Pattern and Match

Since I returned to the air at the end of December 2012 I have been using QRP with a newly-purchased and assembled KX3. My antenna is not a...

I have slowed my antenna design plans a little, which is why I've had less to say on the topic recently. The reason is that I am somewha...

You notice some strange things when you have a puny station as It is not easy to be heard with 10 watts and an eaves trough as a poor excuse...

When any antenna is shortened by means of loading elements it tends to become a purely single band antenna. This should not be surprising si...

DXing with QRP to a tuner-fed aluminum eaves trough isn't easy. My country count plateaued at 90 countries when the HF conditions turne...

After all of that modelling it is now time to see what it can tell us about antenna choices for 40 meter DXing. First, to recap, here are th...

This is the 3rd in my series of post on short (and low) 40 meter vertical antennas I am exploring for my new station. Even though I might no...

I should first mention that it's my own idea to call this antenna "Lazy H"; it may already have an appellation of which I'...

There are many ways to shorten antennas. Before choosing how we must first state why we are doing it. Without a clear purpose to the exercis...

My original plan was to delay installing an antenna for 40 meters until later this year. The purpose being to focus on the daylight-loving b...