“The feedline to an antenna will perform better if the antenna has the same impedance. Jim Heath W6LG uses the RigExpert AA-2000 to measure a small dipole’s resonant frequency which is not the same frequency as the lowest SWR. The resonant frequency of an antenna is often not the same as the frequency with the lowest SWR.”
Antenna
Big Wheel Antenna for 2m, 70cm and 6m
The “Big Wheel” is a horizontal polarized omni directional antenna. Usually highly directional antennas are used on VHF and UHF, which hav... Read more
Visits Chameleon Antennas Factory
I recently visited the Chameleon Factory in California. I took many photos and will show them in this video to share the experience. Read more
Work the DX from ANYWHERE! SDR-Control App for Icom Radios
SDR-Control is an iPad app developed by Marcus Roskosch DL8MRE SDR-Control is a full featured iPad App to operate your Icom Transceiver at home or fro... Read more
Radiowavz Sentinel Expedition
“Hope (KM4IPF) talks about the Radiowavz Sentinel Expedition Hex Beam that she and her siblings have been using. They have come up with a few ti... Read more
3D Printing – A Ham Radio dipole center with BNC and 1:1 balun
Showing how easy and quick it is to design a custom center insulator for a dipole Here’s the 3D part if you want to print one for yourself.... Read more
Review
Icom IC-7300 Morse Code and Display Overview [ Video ]
Icom revealed their first Software Defined Radio (SDR) HF transceiver, the IC-7300, on Saturday, August 22nd 2015, at the Tokyo Ham Fair... Read more
Elecraft K4 Ham Radio Transceiver – Hands On, FIRST LOOK!
The Elecraft K4 is the latest and greatest HF Ham Radio Transceiver from Elecraft and today I get to sit down in front of one and go through some menu... Read more
An Alpha Delta lightning arrester with an intermittent short.
Coaxial Lightning Protectors Alpha Delta N Connector Coaxial Surge Protectors are rated for 200 or 2,000 watts at frequencies up to 3 GHz. They are no... Read more
Equipment
Inrad HF Triplexer
The Inrad HF Triplexer is the perfect solution for adding more fun and points at Field Day or WRTC: Three stations may share one 10M/15M/20M tribander... Read more
Ranger RHF-618 Base Station [ 28 and 24 MHz]
Ranger RHF-618 Base Station 4.3″ TFT LCD Panel Soft TOUCH Panel buttons around the displayIT IS A TOUCH SCREEN also RCI-2950CD reliable electric... Read more
FlexRadio 1500W Solid State Amplifier
The Power Genius XL is a 100% duty cycle, legal limit (1500W) 1.8-54 MHz RF amplifier intended for both amateur and government use. It incorporates a... Read more
NanoVNA a $50-$70 Ham Radio Antenna Analyzer?
AURSINC Vector Network Analyzer 50KHz -900MHz HF VHF UHF Antenna Analyzer Measuring S Parameters, Voltage Standing Wave Ratio, Phase, Delay, Smith Cha... Read more
Lab599 Discovery TX-500
Today i’m bringing you an update on a very exciting qrp ham radio from Lab599. It’s called the Discovery TX-500. The TX500 is a HF & 6... Read more