I thought I should add some photos of what he made. His was a bit more complex with a transformer and bridge rectifier. Mine was more basic & I used a roller inductor but it did the job. I didn't shr
My 8 element HI-Z array array is definitely in woods with a couple trees unfortunately located within 4 or so feet of the elements. How this performs with 160 DX, I'll know better after a few contest
I tried my few "ways" and couldn't find it available. However, if you go to Youtube, there is something that might be what you are looking for. I cut & pasted the titles and got a positive hit. Good
The earlier discussion about Epsom Salts and Beverage grounds got me to thinking about my active antennas and if it might be helpful for my situation. I have 8 antennas (the Hi-Z Pro 8 element), the
Weird condx here for the contest, I could hear plenty of DX but even with a KW, they often couldn't hear me. Sometimes the Rx antenna was less helpful to listen with and other times it was incredibly
Lee & all, My soil is very poor for ground, Where I needed to set the HI-Z 8 element pro up is right on top of a glacial Moraine and the rocks are a barrier to pounding any ground rod in more than a
This chatter has got me thinking about something I have wondered often. Seems like this might be a good place to ask about it. What happens if the other station copies your call or info wrong? Do bot
HI OM, I really appreciated your read and I'm sorry we didn't get to work in the contest. Looking at my log, we never have had a Q yet... but I look forward to it when we do. 73 & Merry Christmas, Ga
It has not been recently but in the past I have heard my signals, it was around the year 1990, I was on CW and I had been a ham about 10 years at the time. I remember hearing a faint mirror of everyt
I've had to miss much of 160 this year. I've had a problem with my leg since a MD applied a tight cast back in 72. It finally came full circle and I've had my right leg amputated 6" below the knee. T
Thank you Rich, I am making good progress I just didn't realize it was going to take so long to get such a long slip in the OR would requiring specialized doctor. What I thought would be weeks turned
Hi there, Last night I found my antennas have survived the winds and storms of the last month and I made a 160M and an 80M Q! Felt good to be able to crutch my way to the shack and more better to fin
Pat, W5WMU, passed on April 6. I met him in 1985 when I moved to New Iberia, LA to start off as a new Chiropractor. I met Pat within weeks of that time and we became good friends who have been in con
Dan, Thank you for this comment regarding Pat, W5WMU. There more than a few here who knew him and several who have even worked from his QTH, and more by far who have known him and benefited from his
Jeff, Thank you so much for the fascinating recap! You explained so much and so very well that it was easy to visualize, just like when reading a good book. Glad you had such an interesting time and
CW is my love, always will be, RTTY is #2. That said, I've decided to give the new modes a go, especially seeing as the software to do so is open source and provided for us to use. Its been a long ti
I'm sorry to hear that, Merv, I knew him albeit not very well. I lived in Ballwin when I was attending Chiropractic college and met him through another SK, Dale Okert, W0MVM who lived in Manchester.
Chuck, I don't have the experience with both that Dennis has but I have had the same beneficial results with the HI-Z 4-8Pro Rx antenna which I'm using 8 active short antennas. Sometimes I can null a
I've been getting up to try for them but they've been showing up later than I expected, after sunrise and as things worked out, I kept missing them. Heard them this morning and clearly, but they soun
Steve, That was a good read. I see there's a lot of replies so I'll send this before reeading them... I too love CW and it is without a doubt my favorite mode. You asked a question and I have used FT