Pattern and Match

I entered the CQ WW CW contest this past weekend in the single-operator, unassisted QRP category. The only change I had to make to comply wi...

Even the most contest-averse DXer knows that contests are an opportunity to work new countries, band-countries and band-mode-countries. This...

To repeat something I've said before, I am more interested in an antenna's pattern than its match. That does not mean that the match...

The end of antenna season has arrived. All I am now doing outside is sealing joints, securing ropes and all the other little things to help ...

As I concluded in the earlier comparison of my delta loop and a reference inverted vee at the same apex height of 15 meters, the delta loop...

Dipoles and loops resonate at harmonics of the fundamental frequency. However they do so differently. A dipole resonates on odd multiples an...

Extending masts far above the top of a tower raises questions about safety. Simplified tower ratings for wind load make strict assumptions o...

For those interested in why I chose to go with a delta loop for 40 meters please refer back to this earlier article on vertically-polarized ...

Finally the weather broke and I had a few hours to construct and raise the delta loop for 40 meters. Cutting to the chase, it works. However...

I have gone as far as I will go for the present with multi-band tuning of the TH1vn trap dipole with its 17 meters addition. First I will fi...