Low Cost HF Portable Antennas
“HF Mobile whips can make great portable antennas. Maybe you already have some. A couple of single band models may cover your needs. Here we loo... Read more
The Chameleon CHA-MPAS 2.0 just might be the best portable Ham Radio antenna that you can get today, due to its versatile configurations and compact size. Take a look at this video and let me know what you think about this great Ham Radio antenna. The Modular Portable Antenna System (MPAS 2.0) is a concept allowing […] Read more
One man’s observation of different radiation patterns that evolved from choosing different antenna installation orientations. What are your thoughts? Read more
HF verticals are very popular for the smaller suburban gardens. How do they perform and are there any improvements you should consider? Read more
Common Mode Current can really mess with RFI and cause interference in the shack. In addition, you could also be receiving unwanted interference on the coax outer shield. In this video I show how I built myself an easy CMC choke using a toroid and RG-58 coax.
Antenna
Sky Ham Radio End Fed Antenna , Resonant 40 – 20 – 10
Today many Hams encounter big problems when they want to install a good antenna. Many live in an apartment building, or in an area where the rules do... Read more
80 Meter Dipole Install via Drone
Installing my 80 Meter Dipole with my DJI Mavic was probably not the smartest thing I’ve ever done but hey, it’s me we’re talking ab... Read more
RCS-12 Automatic Remote Antenna Switch
The RCS-12 is an automatic remote antenna switch. It reads information from the transceiver and selects the pre-programmed antenna autom... Read more
Review
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Yaesu FT-818 – Unboxing [ Video ]
The new FT-818 incorporates all the many basic and attractive features of the ever-popular FT-817ND while providing upgrades desired by many existing... Read more
Solar Power for Ham Radio, a presentation – Ham Radio Q&A
This is an educational presentation I gave on setting up a solar system for use with amateur radio. It goes into the components necessary and talks on... Read more
A review of the Elad FDM-S2 software defined receiver
Great Article – Elad FDM-S2 Â from http://swling.com/Â Check: Â Â http://swling.com/blog/2014/12/a-review-of-the-elad-fdm-s2-software-defined-rece... Read more
Equipment
TEN-TEC 80 Meter QRP Transceiver Kit – Model 1380
Enjoy the world of QRP CW operation with one of our single band transceiver kits. Available for 80 meters. 3 watts power output. Easy to build and sim... Read more
MRFX1K80H: 1800 W CW over 1.8-400 MHz, 65 V Wideband RF Power LDMOS Transistor
The MRFX1K80H is the first device based on NXP’s new 65 V LDMOS technology that focuses on ease of use. This high ruggedness transistor is desig... Read more
New Firmware Updates for the IC-705, IC-7300 and IC-9700 SDR Transceivers
Icom has released updates for its latest range of Amateur radios. The updates are available for the IC-705, IC-7300 and IC-9700 SDR transceivers. The... Read more
DX Engineering BRAND NEW Catalog
Autumn/Winter 2016 CQ DX! If you had an unlimited budget, how would you outfit your Dream Station? The DX Engineering team was hanging around the radi... Read more
TJ5A HF 20W SSB CW Transceiver Kit and assembled
TJ5A HF 20W SSB CW Transceiver RX:3.500-30.000Mhz (broardband RX is available by adjusting the jump cap) Tx:7.000-7.3000Mhz, 14.000-14.350Mhz,2... Read more
Today I go through all of the steps and pieces for building the BuddiHex Hexbeam antenna from Buddpole. This might be the best portable ham radio antenna I have used in the field, and I would like your thoughts also. Lightweight and portable 6 band (20m – 6m) hex beam perfect for everything from POTA […] Read more
Often on the HF bands, we find that the quoted antenna frequency bandwidth is not wide enough to cover the whole band. This can be a particular problem with multiband antennas and mobile whip antennas. Can we venture into the no-go areas of higher VSWR? Read more
The FALCON OUT-250B is a Short Wave Multiband Vertical antenna (WARC incl.) with flat SWR across the bands. In this video I assemble, install, test, compare and modify of this 7,13m tall vertical antenna. I hope you enjoy this video 🙂 Antenna Features: – Bands. 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40, 75/80 m […] Read more
The Chameleon Tactical Delta Loop covers 80 meters through 6 meters. and will handle 100 watts on SSB and 50 watts CW/Digital. Its a great portable antenna and can be run a vertical if yo would prefer a lower take off angle. The Tactical Delta Loop antenna (CHA TDL), is a portable High Frequency (HF) antenna specially […] Read more
Kenneth, WB3JFR, encouraged this question. Do you need to use a counterpoise just because its “End Fed”? Read more
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