Wednesday, November 30, 2022

CQ WW CW SO(A)SB40

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Of the many types of articles on this blog, the statistics tell me that contest reports are among the least popular. Well, too bad, because ...
Monday, November 21, 2022

Rebuild of the Beverage Antenna Head Ends

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Lightning destroyed 2 out of 3 of the Beverage antenna head ends. These home brew devices select the normal and reverse direction. They als...
Saturday, November 12, 2022

Re-aligning the 40 Meter 3-element Yagi

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Here's a retelling of an old joke: Riddle: Where does a 300 lb antenna sit? Answer: Anywhere it wants to. When I raised the 3-element 40...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Big Station QRP in Sweepstakes

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ARRL Sweepstakes draws me for its nostalgia. When I started contesting in the mid-1970s domestic (North American) events were more appealing...
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Thursday, November 3, 2022

CQ WW SSB: Preparation, Operation and Contemplation

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I am not especially attracted to SSB single op contests. I made no attempt to join a multi-op and my station is really not ready for it. Sin...
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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Shallow Dead Man Anchor

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Our antenna towers need help to stand upright. Gravity alone can't provide stability since it can only pull them against the ground but ...
Saturday, October 22, 2022

Prop Pitch Motor Direction Indicator Using Op Amps

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The PPM (prop pitch motors) I purchased in advance of building my current station included a home brew controller. In addition to motor con...