Jim, I operate an IC575H for portable contest work, here in the UK, where we have a regular series of two and a half hour VHF contests on Tuesday evenings, covering 6M, 4M, 2M, 70cms and 23cms, one b
Joe, I'm a great fan of the G0KSC 'LFA' design. For the last couple of years I've been using a 22LFA for 70cms and a 16LFA for 2M for contest operation here in the UK, where the RSGB runs an 'Activit
Cal, The world seems to have moved on from quagis. The 'Loop Fed Array' (LFA) Yagi design from G0KSC provides the advantage of high F/B rejection and low noise, like a quad, but fills the sky less, l
John, Bird only claims 5% accuracy at full scale for its Model 43 RF power meter, the model most widely used among the amateur fraternity. I would say that Bird meters are widely used in the commerci
We could of course throw Coaxial Dynamics products into the mix; when it comes to accuracy, I rather imagine that they are pretty much on a par with Bird products - the elements are interchangeable w
As an amateur based in the UK, I find this topic of discussion all too familiar as we also struggle with low levels of activity on VHF and up. already done in the US, to increase VHF+ activity, so my
As an amateur based in the UK, I find this topic of discussion all too familiar as we also struggle with low levels of activity on VHF and up. already done in the US, to increase VHF+ activity, so my