Pattern and Match

Although I purchased my Cushcraft XM240 in 2015 it was only in use for the first half of 2016 when it was at a height of 21 meters . The an...

Antennas and feed lines on the 150' tower were finished just in time. Since then the weather has turned very cold and snowy. Several wi...

With all the construction work I've done on my station this year I have gained some wanted, and unwanted experience with a variety of pr...

At long last the big tower project is substantially complete. By "substantially" I mean that a few small tasks remain although al...

For many people in this wintry climate, myself included, the closing weeks of autumn can be a time of low energy. It is brought on by the la...

CQ WW is arguably the biggest event on the contest calendar. My station was in poor shape for the SSB contest at the end of October and I h...

One of the great advantages of a big tower is that it is downright trivial to put up simple wire antennas that perform well. I have now buil...