Pattern and Match

With the year's premier event -- CQ WW CW -- rapidly approaching I thought it worthwhile to say a few brief words about ARRL Sweepstakes...

Many hams have noted that activity on the bands changed as the pandemic continued and lock downs came in waves in countries around the world...

I am trying something different for 160 meters this winter. The T-top wire vertical hung from the 150' tower the past few years is a gr...

A few weeks ago my "small" 160 meter antenna malfunctioned. At first it was only with a kilowatt, then it deteriorated until I was...

The 15 meter stack switch that I recently completed is almost a duplicate of the one for 20 meters . Both are single band, utilizing an L-ne...

For your Halloween treat we're going to disembowel a prop pitch motor. Don't worry, it won't be too gory! We begin with the emer...

When I got my phone license at 16 years of age I was understandably mic shy. Most everyone I spoke to was an adult and that was an unusual e...

Those of you who have followed this blog for a while will know that I have a special passion for 6 meters. It has been so for many decades. ...

An antenna farm is replete with interactions. Most are unwanted and detrimental. It isn't enough to deal with harmonically related bands...