Pattern and Match

My station building plan for 2018 was very ambitious. Too ambitious, as it turns out, so I had to walk back my expectations and prioritize ...

Anyone who works on high power amplifiers and antenna matching networks know that suitable capacitors can be expensive. They must be stable,...

Not enough hams understand, appreciate or recognize high quality tools and hardware. I have been handed sockets that shatter when torquing a...

I have a decent antenna for 6 meters, 200 watts and WSJT-X . I used WSJT-X extensively during this past summer sporadic E season with great...

Deep in my pool of partially finished blog articles is one about how one goes about calculating the guying requirements for tower and antenn...

What a wild weekend that was. Overall I am pleased with my result though I know I could have done better. While my memory is fresh a recap i...

This year has not been as productive as originally planned . I could have done more during the warmer months, but life is more than amateur ...

The station I have built, and continue to build, is primarily focussed on HF contesting with a secondary focus (though a very close second) ...

The TH6 on top of the 150' tower had become increasingly intermittent over several months. At first I suspected a bad port on my antenna...

Unlike some contesters of my acquaintance I am happy to contest in most any category. Most often the categories are relevant to power -- QRP...