Wow...! What a GREAT session of operating here this morning... I awoke after midnight, & stumbled down to the shack to hear some robust-sounding European DX. Emboldened by the signal strengths prevai
Hi All, In case you weren't aware of it, there is a VERY nice little Radio Society of Great Britain low band event taking place this coming weekend... It's really more like a sprint, because the whol
1.823.8 and another at 1.823.2, both with S9+20 db signals, and calling CQ. What current radio, and with which roofing filter(s) can handle this situation best? ** Hi Dave, Now, wait a minute -- we A
Good Day All, Well, from the perspective of my location here in Southern Ontario, Friday night was THE best time for anything toward Europe -- last night was a bust in that direction (although I DID
Hi All, My 1300' N/S Beverage runs half through open meadow, & half through an overgrown cedar bog... The BIGGEST disadvantage of running through the cedars is the density of all of the foliage/branc
Wow...! By the grace of the propagation gods, I actually managed to work TWO Japanese stations this morning on the band...! That feat was hitherto merely "...dreaming the impossible dream" at VE3CUI.
Good Morning All, What an absolutely stellar, SUPERB morning this was! It all started with my turning green with envy, as I heard W4ZV, AA1K, et. al working some VERY readable "JA"-types above 1810-K
** My station & my operating habits are HARDLY "...de rigueur" when it comes to contests...! However, my mainstay transmitting AND receiving antenna is a 135-degree / 3-element phased inverted "L" a
Good Day All, Mining "...ye olden junque boxxe" here has yielded an undocumented, pre-historic Barker & Williamson type "FC-30" encased filament choke -- I would be most appreciative if I might solic
Good Morning All... ...And many thanks to the SEVEN respondents who took the time to address my query yesterday re. the whys & wherefores of my old Barker & Williamson type "FC-30" filament choke...
On Monday 19th March Bill wrote... not bad also. Since February has 28 days, the 27.5 day cycle should fall on approximately the same calendar dates in March. ** Well, from my personal perspective he
Good Day All, Interesting that I managed to work a "JA8" this morning, 27 days after my "double-header" in this regard last February... The REAL proof of the pudding, however, happens (hopefully) to-
Yipes...! What a thoroughly NASTY reminder this morning that summer is on its way! Not only did I NOT hear any of the "JA" crowd to-day, but even the usual Stateside "big guns" were conspicuous in th
Greetings All, Here's a little official reminder that ol' Sol is on the verge of throwing a bit of a hissy-fit on everyone, starting this Sunday... Perhaps a portend of superior conditions to come, o
On 27th March Charles wrote... me, especially when 75% is the published value for RG-6, though I know the VF of foam cable is higher. Anyone else get similar results when checking this type of cable?
On 28th March, Mike wrote... foam dielectric be avoided for use as phasing lines, the reason being that the VF does not remain constant with time & temperature. He recommended using only solid dielec
On Monday 2nd April, Cris wrote... in diameter) for a phasing line on an TX/RX system. Bad choice. Why? Because the foam from such cables are not design to work on a high RF environment (1KW or more!
Good Day All, Well, that fateful moment that I've been dreading all along is upon me here: yes, it's time to roll up the radials, bag them separately by specific antenna & tuning capacitor enclosure,
On Tuesday 24th April, Gary wrote... web site... ** Hi Gary, Although I played in the contest to the tune of about 400+ QSOs, I didn't enter it because I was right in the midst of a VERY steep (for m
On 23rd May, Mike wrote... connectors, or some other connector? ** Hi Mike, Back about a year ago, or more, there was a "The Doctor Is In" segment of QST magazine that described a way to utilize stan