“I have wanted to try 2 meter SSB mobile for some time but did not have a horizontally polarized antenna to try it out. Since I had success building a pair of 2 meter loops for my base station I thought it should be fairly easy to come up with something for mobile use. As long as I was at it, I thought it would be a good idea to build a second loop for 70 centimeters. I set out with the goal to build the antennas out of materials I had laying around or materials that were easy to obtain from the local hardware store.” Read Great Article:
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Icom IC-9700 First Impression, Comparision with IC-7400
Icom IC-9700 Specifications General Frequency coverage 144.000–148.000, 430.000–450.000, 1240.000–1300.000 MHz Mode SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM, DV, DD Numb... Read more
Talking through a satellite from 15 feet apart
“Andrew Knafel, KN8FEL saw my videos and through our correspondence I helped him learn how to operate satellites. He and his family live in Ohio... Read more
Introduction to the IC-SAT100 Satellite PTT Radio
Video introduction from Icom Inc. to the IC-SAT100 which is Icom’s first Satellite PTT handheld radio that uses the Iridium satellite communication ne... Read more
