I have been using a 6 element 2m beam on a 12 foot boom. Almost all of my VHF contesting has been from hilltops with the beam(s) up about 20 feet from the ground. The 2m beam does OK but I have been
The way the rules are now, you cannot work a station more than once from one grid. A mobile station can only work stations once if that person stays in one grid. I don't understand why a person would
Different contests have different rules. I think the rules that are under discussion are those for the ARRL January, June and September VHF contests. The August UHF contest only has four categories -
Doesn't matter much to me. I almost always operate Single-Op (QRP) Portable from a hilltop where I don't even have phone service, let alone internet service. It's 1/4 mile from the nearest farm and 1
It should have minimal effect. On my portable operations I stack 144, 222, 432, 903 and 1296 MHz antennas on one metal mast about 2 to 2.5 feet apart. They don't even show a change in SWR. I have use
Hazarding a guess, those simple power strips usually use MOV's that clip at 140 volts. They deteriorate with power surges (I've actually taken older MOV's apart and found them full of microscopic cra
Is this setup good for anything besides grid circling? 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2115-d> T
Darn it, I always liked that contest. My beams for the UHF bands have a lot more gain than the beams for the lower bands. It IS pretty close to the August 10 GHz contest weekend, but that's a differe
Well, the Spring and Fall Sprints were taken over by other groups. They may not get the activity they once had, but they go on. And they do have SOME activity. I'll participate if some group says the
Somehow I never even heard about the comment period. 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2115-d> Thi
I like the CQWW VHF contest the way it is. I enjoy stuffing equipment for 9 or 10 bands into my car for the ARRL contests, but sometimes I just like to take a little equipment. The CQWW contest is en
Technically, 222 is not a UHF band. It is still in the VHF part of the spectrum. It would not bother me if the UHF contest were 432 and above. But I'll take it with 222, too.. 73, Zack W9SZ <https://
I wonder if that means we will see cheaper and more plentiful parts available for millimeter-wave bands? We can hope. 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&u
"Transporters"? Autocorrect malfunction? :-) Look like nice transverters. I built a transverter based on the W1GHZ boards. Really high-performance transverter! The receive section runs rings around m
The W1GHZ boards are about 2.0 X 2.5 inches. I have one right in front of me. Nice little boards for use as microwave IF's or for Rovers. I use one as a 432 to 28 MHz intermediate transverter for my
Probably. This is a new board, just got it a month ago. 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2115-e>
Hi Bruce, Oh yes, I do remember that. It appears he revised the design to use a Mini-Circuits filter for FL1 in the circuit. The TK3601-ND is still available from Digi-Key. 73, Zack W9SZ ____________