My suspicion is that the government saved tax dollars tearing it down this way. What's sad is that we are no longer interested in telling our story to the world through SW radio. Yeah, I know, "Da I
"fuggedabout "decent rx antennas"???? Jim, I think the two things are both necessary. We need to encourage then to get on, but emphasize the need for RX antennas. Without them, 160 is a hard sell.
Well, I run 600 watts to a 40 up/90 horizontal "T" with about 30 radials and I can operate on 160 m with my "audiophile" stereo system on. No probs. 73 Kevin K3OX -- Original Message -- I say that we
Is there really a "no contest" zone in the European rules on 75 meters? Or is this just by custom? What they really need is a "no crank and crackpot" zone, but I digress... 73 Kevin K3OX -- Original
A second for the RTR-1. Well built and reliable. 73 Kevin K3OX I use the DX-Engineering RTR-1 which is the easiest and best solution IHMO. It even provides protection by locking the RX portion out on
I hope hams are not becoming strictly black box users. I also hope that there isn't a parallel being made between a licensed ham buying a piece of amateur equipment and some dude buying a Smartphone.
I think it's interesting that someone would give up an activity they enjoy because someone else does something they don't happen to approve of. This is just not limited to radio, I don't know how man
Well, my system here at K3OX is a "T" with a 40 ft vertical section and a 90 ft flat top. It sort of worked OK when I first put it up, but it works much more OK after about 32 random (to fit my 4 0 x
If you want to read about the early days of DXing and another super antenna farm, get a copy of "Don Wallace W6AM" by N6AW. Really fascinating to read about his antenna exploits and about long delete
And this is easy to say when you have 5 acres in a semi-rural area, hi hi. As it happens, I do not use a remote RX (it shows!). But at my QTH I can barely fit a K9AY (though it's compromised by masts
Errr... if the rules specify RAC sections (just like it specifies ARRL sections in the US) and VE9, VE1 and VY2 are one RAC section rather than three RAC sections, it sounds like your beef w ould be
Anyone have any info? I have a 4 el unit but can only (maybe) accommodate a 3el triangle on my property. W hat would have to be done to the controller box etc.? 73 Kevin K3OX -- Original Message -- S
Traditionally, the 80 meter dipole example you sited was the typical improvisation guys used to get on 160. How well it worked depended on how long and vertical the feedline was and a lot of luck, ba
I was licensed long enough ago that I have seen a ton of changes in Ham Radio, all of which were purported to make Ham Radio "easy " and make the previous generation of Hams feel that their accompli
I went to H ome D epot and bought a 23 ft extendable paint extens ion pole. It's been up for 8 years so far. The K9AY guys it just fine. Cheap, easy and available. Kevin K3OX _________________ Search
But don't go via Duluth, Bunky... 73 Kevin K3OX -- Original Message -- Someone needed directions to Bouvet: Go south to to Tierra del Fuego and turn left. Watch for it on the right. https://www.goog
I should say, don't go via Duluth, Bucko... From Firesign Theater: BABE: Hey, Ralph! That's great fidelity on that FM! Nice tone! RALPH: You haven't heard nothing yet. I've got right here in this car
Just as a note , most of the DX operations on 6 meters moved to FT8 because of the short, almost momentary nature of many 6 meter DX openings. But w hen the band supports longer prop ag ation period
On my small lot (130 ft by 50 ft, but it does have a house on it, hi hi) about the only half decent and flexible RX antenna I can manage is a K9AY. And it definitely helps most of the time, useful on
It already has them. Mixed is mixed (all modes including FT8, RTTY, SSB, AM, CW, etc), CW is CW, Phone is AM, SSB and FM, Digital is all digital machine modes (RTTY, FT8/4, JT65 etc). So if you are o