Wednesday, May 24, 2023 It took me 2-1/2 months, but I finally raised my new multi-band doublet antenna yesterday. I have had the supplies hanging around since the few days after the antenna went down […]
Friday, March 10, 2023 — We had record high winds blow through Kentucky last weekend, and at some point early this week, a splice I had in my feedline broke. Yesterday I spotted one end […]
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 I was copying the mail while working in Studio C over the weekend, and heard something that made me pause to listen closer. Two hams were in conversation about antennas and […]
Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 Well, the deed is done. I just placed my order for a new Yaesu FTDX101MP with matching power supply/speaker and the fancy-schmancy LAN unit. Allegedly the LAN unit gives you network/internet […]
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 Today my son and I picked up a large load of ham gear from a Silent Key friend of our. The equipment ran the gamut, from HF to VHF/UHF, and assorted […]
Monday, May 25, 2020 This afternoon I enlisted the help of my son to help me repair my inverted vee that is the main HF antenna for Studio A. One leg of the antenna had […]
My first experience with a cubical quad antenna came long before I earned my Amateur Radio license in 1987. The year was 1970-something and my best friend and I were big CB radio fanatics. We […]
Friday, March 20, 2020 Book Review: W1FB’s Antenna Notebook Like most fledgling hams, the ARRL Handbook and the ARRL Antenna books were both high on my “purchase-ASAP” list when I was getting my Novice ticket. […]
Sunday night I recently picked up a used MFJ antenna analyzer on eBay worth the money. The seller had listed it for a Buy It Now price higher than I wanted to pay, so I […]
Copyright © 2024 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes