Thursday, June 29, 2023

High-voltage Antenna Length Relay

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There are many ways to design a multi-band antenna. Each has its good and bad points, and all have been discussed on this blog multiple time...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

New Zealand on 6 Meters

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The first half of the summer sporadic E season has not been the best in this part of the world. DX openings have been weak and brief. I have...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Perils of PVC

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PVC products are plentiful and inexpensive in hardware stores. There is pipe, conduit, weather-tight electrical boxes and much more. It is v...
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Outing Robots

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As I mentioned in a previous article , I don't like FT8 robots. I don't dislike them on principle or because they're new and les...
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Robots Invade 6 Meters

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The return of 6 meters sporadic E marks my return to digital modes. With rare exceptions , my operating on digital modes is greater than 95%...
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Thursday, May 25, 2023

New Capacitance Hats for the 40 Meter Yagi

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The design of the capacitance hats for the 3-element 40 meter yagi has proven to be inadequate. I misjudged the various mechanical stresses ...
Monday, May 15, 2023

Hello, Goodbye - In Praise of 599 QSOs

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I was not too different from many other boys (and a few girls) when I started in ham radio over 50 years ago. I was more comfortable with ma...
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Friday, May 5, 2023

50313: Share What You Hear

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It's May and sporadic E season has arrived. Single hop and DX openings on 6 meters are becoming more frequent. I have resumed daily moni...