Hi Dave, It's an HF9V, so not really a "trap" vertical per se. It's perhaps 2 yrs old and still in nice shiny condx. I put it together with copper paste as well and there's still lots on it. I've als
Hi Matt and thanks. I have a number of small, low antennas, and I have swapped antennas and rigs around. Also tried 20m>10m It must be something in the shack or house. (even at the 1watt level.) I ev
Hey Bill, I?ve been on 6m as a serious DXer since Nov 92?about 150 worked on SIX?(QRV HF since the late 70?s)?.There were years I barely ever left the house from mid June to mid July for fear of miss
In 1996, at CY0AA, Sable Island, we were fortunate enough to be loaned the BattleCreek Special. IIRC, all the guys were 4' chunks of rebar and/or L channel steel we pounded into the SAND (100% sand,
At my previous location I tried tapping into my 60' of well casing and found no difference in A/B testing of nearby verticals. Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB ______________________
At the bottom of this email, John, NA6L makes some really good points. I've been HF mobiling for decades and have often been surprised where the best spot was to work the DX. My rig is on 20m CW dail
Can it be an inductive type resistor(s)? I have a bunch in my junkbox, removed from old equipment, but I believe they are wire-wound ceramic types. It would be very easy to put a few together and put
Steve, I don't know why I never thought of that. Very clever. Thanks for the idea ! Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB --Original Message-- From: Steve NR4M [mailto:steve@nr4m.com] Sen
Anyone have one? Need it, or a schematic for same (so I can build one). Got a COM PVS-160, but no control box. Thanks Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB _______________________________
Thanks to the people that contacted me. VE1DT provided what I needed and I will be building my own. Thanks Gerald ! dit dit Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB From: Mike Smith VE9AA [m
Wasn't there a company out there making a 6m Quad called the Killer Bee or something? Anyways, I also owned a Gem Quad once. I overloaded it by adding WARC, 6m and even 40m(with coils) to it. For the
Having been an apprentice electrician in a former life for a few yrs, and having only a 160' run of 4" conduit with wires and hardline I can only offer some partial advice. Take it as offered. -Use m
Hi Folks, Mike VE9AA here. I apologize for the long description and a subsequent question or two. I've read the archives here and on CQ-CONTEST back as far as they go and there is not much data on wi
I just posted a question about wire 4-squares, but this is a separate train of thought. Has anyone used 4-squares on 10m or 15m that could compare it to a low yagi, a vertical or dipole? I can't find
Hi Bill, Your post was very well rec'd. I wish my post (on the same day) about 4-squares in the woods had even a fraction of the responses yours did ! To respond to your trailing question..I use a He
I don't have much respect for folks who break the law and then state it in a public forum.(here and 3830scores) http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01226.html#p10 10.2 Amateur Radio Operat
Hi Wayne, Welcome to the wacky world of 6m. I have built this antenna myself and found it to be an excellent performer. I believe it'll meet your needs. I don't think you really need step down elemen
de Mike VE9AA (long) I've received a few direct emails and also some questions on some of the smaller reflectors and chat pages I belong to, so though I would just post my *experience* with these her
Sorry for the bandwidth guys. Doug, Several times over the past month or so I have rec'd emails from you and always reply. They always bounce back. I am sorry for that - it's beyond my control. I am
Sorry Bryan. That's smtp/pop3 gibberish to me. I would have no way of knowing. I get direct emails from Doug just fine. I just can't seem to get one TO him. I've tried 6 ways from Sunday to no avail