Hi All Here's a DON'T for the TIPS memory bank. Over the ARRL weekend especially on Sunday I found getting anything like a rate going on 15m near impossible. I occasionally noticed the beam headings
Hi Steve For 80 & 40 a couple of simple horizontal dipoles or inverted Vee's are always a good low cost start to get things going. Hang the centers from 3" PVC or metal pipe fastened to tower top to
Hi All I agree with an Autotune amp it likely not quick enough (if its motor driven), but with a preset amp using relays or actuators with about 100mSec total switching time i.e. disable Amp TX , ena
HI Brian and All Well on 160 you can never have too many antennas , they all work some of the time! !!!! I have several varieties of radiators , some work. some are like a wet piece of string BUT in
Don't forget stubs have to work into YOUR antenna impedance not a perfect 50 Ohm load..So Test with care yes you can set up with a Network Analyzer but you might be disappointed. Always check with st
Hi Tony I'd first check with WWV at 10MHz that the reference oscillator is on frequency But it may be nothing more than the SHIFT setting being off to check 1 Set the WIDTH to fully CLOCKWISE 2 Set B
My comments on this one whilst the noise, noise, noise, noise, noise is still ringing in my ears 1 It was after all CONTEST 2 What are slow times in NA are very busy elsewhere 3 Several European Stat
Hi All If anyone is looking for several pairs of headphones for MultiOp or Clubs etc take a look at http://www.bswonline.com Especially http://www.bswonline.com/prod_item.asp?item=HD202PKG Broadcast
Hi David I use a homebrew attenuator with a MF259B or a AEA HF Analyst as a generator when outside or for quick checks. Inside I use a signal generator HP606 or HP8640. An older GDO with a crystal te
Hi Steve Take a look at NCJ for nov/dec 2003 Just to get this one going 1 The Radio MUST be reliable , waterproof coffee proof Pepsi and Coke proof and CAT/DOG proof. 2 I Suggest finding a LOANER /de
For controlling cable, runs around the shack there are some items are reasonably priced and some rather expensive but very clean approaches, this is some thing I've tried or seen. An Internet search
The stock numbers given on this subject don't seem too bad But users experience seem to warrant a closer look LOSS dB Ratio Power For 100 W IN -0.10 0.98 97.72 -0.25 0.94 94.41 -0.35 0.92 92.26 -0.45
Hi Marty Re thin Heliax as others noted the jacket is thin and can be nicked however another problem is it can be bent to too small a radius if you are not careful. Lay the lengths out or spool from
I also read that with interest BUT does it allow true two radio mode i.e. Rx on radio 2 whilst TX on radio1 Its does say (my underlining) ""Instant Two Radio Mode" allows ORION to instantly QSY betwe
Follow up on this topic from Ten Tec is "Not if it is full duplex. While transmitting, the opposite receiver will mute. You can instantaneously transmit on the 'sub' frequency and the other receiver
Hi Jamie If you need Kenwood connector pin outs a good location is at http://ftp.kenwood.net/Amateur/Connectors/?plain Peter Barron Ve3pn@igs.net Hello all! I have just finished a DVK (the K6XX one)