I worked 157 zones on all bands (434 countries) and had ZERO zone 2 contacts. I heard N6BV work VE2UA on 160M in an obvious move from another band but VE2UA diasppeared after the QSO. 73, Tom N4KG SO
One possible explanation of the poor 80M propagation from the East and Southeast is sporadic E. A large sporadic E cloud over the east coast would produce increased path loss without showing up in th
Push-up Mast as a Low Band Vertical Antenna - de N4KG Back in 1970 I used a 50 ft push-up mast with a 10 ft TV mast extension as a support for an 80M inverted vee fed with open wire line. At the top,
ARRL 160M CONTEST "SPOILERS" de N4KG After years of not participating in this two night, mostly USA / NA contest, I started dabling hunt and call style Friday evening, without a real objective. After
Optimum Heights (once again!) de N4KG For FLAT ground, generally, you need a HIGH AND LOW antenna to cover ALL the angles that the ionosphere will support. I find that my 40 ft high antennas beat out
A short boom LP won't come close to a 3 or 4 element monobander on any band. Also, NO SINGLE antenna (height) will cover ALL the angles supported by the ionosphere. It is a good idea to have a small