The NZ4O CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest Propagation Forecast has been published on Thursday 02/26/2009 at 1900 UTC, valid 2200 UTC Friday 01/27/2009 through 2200 UTC Sunday 03/01/2009 at http://www.kn4lf.c
The NZ4O 2009 ARRL International SSB DX Contest Radiowave Propagation Forecast has been published on Thursday 03/05/2009 at 1800 UTC, valid 0000 UTC Saturday 03/07/2009 through 2359 UTC Sunday 03/08/
In 2001 I think it was PY3CEJ drilled 1/4 wave straight down into the ground and placed the other half of the antenna in it. He put in a concrete pillar and mounted the 1/4 wave tower to that. The an
The NZ4O 2009 CQ Worldwide SSB Contest Radiowave Propagation Forecast has been published on Thursday 03/26/2009 at 1600 UTC, valid 0000 UTC Saturday 03/28/2009 through 2359 UTC Sunday 03/29/2009 at h
Robert I use a simple outdoor receive loop for 160 meter operation that I mounted on a rotator and have had good results with it since 2004. I have a website about the antenna at http://www.kn4lf.com
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:05:25 -0400
Around ten or so years ago K4TR and I did allot of experimenting with a long (3/8-1/2 wave) T vertical on 160 meters. We found that not did one not have to extend the radials further as the highest c
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:19:10 -0400
The NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast #2009-34 has been published on Friday 09/25/2009 at 0000 UTC, valid 0000 UTC Saturday 09/26/2009 through 2359 UTC Friday 10/02/2009
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:22:19 -0400
The NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast #2009-37 has been published on Thursday 10/15/2009 at 1800 UTC, valid 0000 UTC Saturday 10/17/2009 through 2359 UTC Friday 10/23/20
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:10:30 -0400
I'm all for RTTY contests on 160 meters. CW and SSB contests occur on 160 meters so why not digital?! I've been a regular operator on 160 meters for 20 years and have watched the band go from crowded
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:51:28 -0400
I live on a suburban city lot of just under 1/2 acre with a high QRN level. My transmit antenna is a 1/4 wave coaxial inverted L with a 40 foot vertical section. My receive antenna is an 8 foot diame
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:04:01 -0500
I have experienced the tuner upper quite allot as of late. What get's me is that sometimes the tuner upper tries to work the DX that he is QRMing while tuning up. Another negative trend that I see mo
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:57:21 -0500
Ed over the years I have experimented with 3/8-1/2 wave inverted L's/T's on 160 meters with success. I published a website about it at http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o9.htm . 73 & GUD DX, Thomas F. Gi
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:10:52 -0500
Pete I have been using a coaxial receive loop on 160 meters since 2003. Between 1998-2003 I lived on three acres in the country with no powerline or any other local QRN. I was able to listen to DX on
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 15:42:29 -0500
I've always used #12-14 stranded double covered house wire for ground radials as it's very durable. It held up well under frost heaving in Colorado. I put my first set of radials down using this type
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:34:27 -0500
Posted Wednesday December 10, 2009 at http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o4.htm After sixteen days with no sunspot activity a new solar cycle 24 sunspot group has emerged in the NE quadrant of the sun nea
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:07:02 -0500
The NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast #2009-39 has been published on Friday 12/11/2009 at 1400 UTC, valid 0000 UTC Saturday 12/12/2009 through 2359 UTC Friday 12/18/2009
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:02:19 -0500
The NZ4O 2010 CQ 160 Meter CW Contest Propagation Forecast has been published at 0000 UTC on Friday 01/29/2009, valid 2200 UTC Friday 01/29/2010 through 2159 UTC Sunday 01/31/2009 at http://www.wcflu
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:05:09 -0400
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o5.htm 19.) Long Delayed Echo (LDE)- A fairly common propagation mechanism by which an RF transmitted signal returns to the sender within 1.25-5 seconds and in rare cas
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:56:22 -0400
I have an KD9SV 160 meter receive antenna preamp that I want to use on an experimental beverage on ground. The question I have is will the remote antenna tuner socket of the Icom IC-756 Pro III safel
Author: "Thomas F. Giella NZ4O" <nz4o@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:17:18 -0400
160 & 80 Meter 1/4 Wave Fan Inverted L Antenna http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o16.htm 73 & GUD DX, Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O Lakeland, FL, USA nz4o@tampabay.rr.com NZ4O Amateur & SWL Autobiography: http: