thicker wire isn't much benefit if any for radials. You can find some surplus CAT-5 wire on ebay, I bought over a mile of it for about $70. If you're looking for uninsulated wire you can find some pr
It was at QSO #8 I think it was when I moved the monitor to be more ergonomic with the radio, HI-Z triangular controller & key when I looked and the computer was dead. Power to the cord so it's eithe
I'm using a K3 with pretty much all the bells & whistles sans FM & 2 meters. It's calibrated "perfectly" with WWV and I know it's on frequency that's displayed. I was S&P for all but the early daylig
I worked K7KU during the test Dec 3 @ 02:30 Definitely strong in CT Gary KA1J _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
By no means any shadow of a record but I just had a CW QSO on TB with N3LCW/QRP in Md & me in CT; about 300 miles apart. The band was absent of signals till down at the bottom, there he was calling C
I figure someone here knows the answer, I want to put better connectors on my flooded RG-6/U coax going to my Hi-Z triangular assembly. I bought a used tool like this off fleabay http://tinyurl.com/7
Thank you so much for the replies. As was suggested, maybe my coax & connectors aren't suited for each other though my coax is indeed RG8 and my connectors are for RG8. It seems like my coax is thinn
Thanks so much to all who replied, I didn't know to get a different model of connector, the twist on kind from Radio Shack I had used with this cable seemed to fit just fine so I thought one size fit
Hi Eddy, While I agree 100% with you, sadly this is nothing new. You only need to look back to Hiram Maxim's "rotten QRM" and the Wouf Hong to see the longevity of this RF Graffiti. I'm guessing that
Ooooooooo... I smell a lot of kit building in the future! Gary - KA1J _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
I agree. What I don't understand is how people don't understand that "UP" means transmit up in freq. Yes, some forget to switch Xmit freq & call on the DX who is saying "UP 3". Got it... but when the
What a surprise to hear Antarctica last night. Apparently the band has some nice unexpected gems to be found on it here in Connecticut. Gary KA1J _______________________________________________ UR RS
Thanks to some off list replies My logging program (which means me as well) is apparently incorrect and this is a south shetland Q. Though I liked the idea of it being Antarctica as my father as a yo
I consider myself fortunate to have been able to work them on TB. I just returned home from a three day outing and I indeed have them in the bag for TB. I was only able to hear them Friday morning an
I have the Hi-Z 3 Element Triangular Array and need to make something different than what I made before. I earlier used 2" PVC with a smaller diameter PVC section on top and I ran the wire inside. Th
Thank you all for the many off-list and on list replies. It seems like one of the most affordable methods is to use the fiberglass insertable poles sold on ebay so I just ordered two dozen of them in
I just received the shipment of fiberglass extendible poles today and before I replace my droopy old PVC verticals for the HI-Z 3 ele array. I'm wondering if anyone has experimented with the length o
I'm fortunate to have a nice radial assembly of aprox 50 130' radials & half of them on a salt marsh with the rest over boggy ground. Unfortunately I have no way to put up a pulley system with relief
They're back with a vengeance! I've never heard so many of them as I have recently. I live in CT & right on the water but this is unbelievable. It's 13:04Z / 9AM and they were over S9 an hour ago. No
Sigh... Well at least my K3 won't be "opened up" by the factory to be an economical Marine radio. I did though chop & diode mod my old TR-7 (I bought new) to be that so I could access the WARC bands