I am wondering if anyone has used a DX-Engineering 80m vertical as the vertical part and the support for a 160m inverted L, connecting the rest of the required length to the top. Of course there woul
Everything I read says that it doesn't make any difference whether it is insulated or not. One good idea I saw for getting the radials hidden is to use a lawn edger to make a narrow slot. For your dr
Even above ground (as electric fence) that Tractor Supply fence wire rusts pretty quickly. I don't think it would be worth the effort to bury it. Many years ago, I bought a mile of aluminum electric
Chris, If the tall trees are in a location that you can get the trailer near, I would go in that direction. Put up an inverted L and lay a bunch of radials on the ground. If you are close to a good f
Sounds like an easy way to eliminate the competition: just report them for having a bad signal. :-( This isn't back in the crystal controlled days when you were fixed in your frequency, your can chan
A few points on the zero beat issue: Some rigs are difficult to "zero beat". For example, my TS-440: 1) does not have a ZB function 2) uses a 800 Hz offset while I prefer to listen to a lower tone (6
I agree, there is not a whole lot of activity on 160 cw or digital even though the band is quite capable. Activity seems to be mostly devoted to contesting and DX, (or SSB.) Ken WA8JXM ______________
The Ham world needs to get their act together! Not complaining about your advice Eddy, but just yesterday I found the IARU recommended 160m bandplan (dated October 2010): 1800-1810 digi modes 1810-18
Carl, QRP may be fun for the QRP station but it's often a PITA for the station on the other end. I'm not saying that most of us need a KW on CW, I sold my SB220 in 1974. But I hate trying to dig some
I think it is a plea to accept their weak signal and work them. Or an explanation as to why they are so weak. For some, it may be a brag. Ken WA8JXM _______________________________________________ UR
"Roger" is proper for phone use, it's the old phonetic for R. Just a plain "R" is proper for CW or keyboard use. Ken WA8JXM _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB Q
Are you saying we will be banned for for answering the original question about frequencies? Or just grumping about the use of 160? Ken WA8JXM _______________________________________________ UR RST IS
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I have seen similar information in one of the ARRL manuals, that elevated, insulated radials are more efficient than the typical ham buried 30 or 40 radials Perh
Actually WLW, 700, Cincinnati reduced their tower height to raise their angle so that the "first hop" hit the Columbus market, about 100 miles away. I believe this was after their 500KW era. BTW, th
Why is it important what someone else does? Doesn't our fulfillment come from what **we** do? I admit, I'm not a competitive person. I prefer to be amazed at what I can do with my own skills, includi
I agree with Mark. Can I claim a 5000 mile 2m QSO by remotely operating a station 4999 miles away that can communicate with the DX station in the same village? Ken WA8JXM _________________ Searchable