Tuesday, January 31, 2017

40 Meters 3-element Wide-band Wire Yagi

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As I look forward to having a tall tower later this year I am talking to others while reviewing my objectives to make a final determination ...
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Winter 80 Meter Inverted Vee

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I need an antenna for 80 meters. With the declining solar cycle the MUF easily falls below 7 MHz, reducing the opportunities for evening ope...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

Hope and Wind Are 4-letter Words

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Last week we had a wind storm that provided the first test of the survivability of the new tower and antennas. While everything did survive ...
Friday, January 13, 2017

2017: The Adventure Begins

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What a year 2016 turned out to be at VE3VN. What was a strong possibility at the beginning of the year became a reality. I am now committed ...
Sunday, January 8, 2017

Squashing One Low Band Noise Source

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Out in the country it is pretty quiet. I mean this in the usual sense and in regard to radio noise. The hearing has gotten increasingly diff...
Saturday, January 7, 2017

New Antenna Expectations

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During the several years I have written this blog I wrote quite a few articles comparing antenna performance versus height. Most often this ...
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Trylon Gin Pole: Review

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As with everything there are things that work and things that do not. The gin pole I constructed for the Trylon tower did the job though not...
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Topping the Trylon

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VE3VN has finally returned to the air with a substantial set of antennas. The Trylon tower is complete, the mast and rotator are in place, a...
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