Jim, W6LG shows the PVC plumbing parts, coax connector and screw eyes to make a dipole center insulator.
News
5 reasons Hamvention is one of the most unique events on Dayton’s calendar
by Nick Blizzard Drone video of the Dayton Amateur Radio Associations’ Hamvention 2018 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center — An e... Read more
70MHz experimental NoVs now easier
Following agreement with Ofcom, the RSGB is pleased to announce that a new much faster online process is now available for all Full Licensees to acces... Read more
Former Radio Amateur-Astronaut Named as Spain’s Minister of Science
Amateur Radio operator and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Petro Duque, ex-KC5RGG/ED4ISS, has been named as the Minister of Science in the new S... Read more
Space Station Digital Amateur Radio TV System Transmitter Determined to be Defective
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) “Ham Video” digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV) transmitter on the International Space Statio... Read more
Review
RSPduo gives outstanding results vs a rig costing 10X the price!
This video, released today by AE5X shows how well the RSPduo performs up against the Flex6300: Read more
Retevis RT-95 Dual Band Mobile Transceiver Review – Ham Radio Q&A
New Black Retevis RT95Dual Band 200 Channels Mobile Car Radio Description: RT95 Mobile Radio has nice housing, stoutness & stability, advanced and... Read more
Geochron Digital 4k UHD Review
“This is the ultimate jewelry for your dream ham shack! The Geochron Digital 4k UHD gives viewers beautiful displays of the Earth with the sunri... Read more
Using the MFJ-1788 Mag Loop Antenna Horizontally
“I test the MFJ-1788 in a horizontal position on my rooftop. The performance is great on 20m. I used an MFJ Cobweb antenna as the comparison ant... Read more
Software
Ham Radio Deluxe 6.4.0.846 has been released
This download is the same for FULL or TRIAL versions of Ham Radio Deluxe. This download includes all bug fixes to date. The Trial version converts to... Read more
Fldigi v4.0.17 now available
The hard-working development team led by W1HKJ have announced the release of Fldigi v4.0.17. This update release of Fldigi brings several bug fixes,... Read more
WSJT-X Version 1.9.0-rc4
Changes from WSJT-X Version 1.9.0-rc3 include the following: – Corrected a number of flaws in Fox and Hound behavior, FT8 DXpedition Mode... Read more
SmartSDR v2.2.8 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the immediate availability of SmartSDR v2.2.8 for the FLEX-6000 Signature Series SDRs. SmartSDR v2.2.8 is a General Avail... Read more
Antenna
Jim W6LG Uses A Short Dipole To Demonstrate How A Dipole Functions
Jim makes and then shows his tunable half wavelength dipole antenna. Using an antenna analyzer, Jim finds the resonant frequency and the lowest SWR do... Read more
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Field Day Antennas [ PodCast ] – “ARRL The Doctor is In”
The Doctor offers advice about antenna options for the upcoming ARRL Field Day. Read more
Alaskan Arrow LEO Satellite Antenna – 4 Elements for 2 Meters crossed with 10 Elements for 70 cm
The Alaskan antenna is meant for those who live in the higher lattitudes and need a little more gain. For us mere mortals who live in the lower 48 of... Read more
ALEXLOOP PREMIER
The AlexLoop has long been the gold standard of the portable magnetic loop antenna. The AlexLoop Premier is the new and further enhanced version of th... Read more
