
Welcome to the 400th Ask Dave video! Ken, VE7ZY, is having trouble with an 80m dipole mounted very closely to the roof flashing. He is seeking other alternatives. We look at hamsticks, loops, and screwdrivers as alternatives for such low frequencies
Antenna
K8XS – JK Antennas Stack [ Video ]
K8XS – JK Antennas, JK802 (2el-80M), JK2040 Grande (5el-20M/4el-40M Full-size), JK304 (4el-30M) Stack on a 180Ft LUSO Tower. Read more
RigExpert AA-55 ZOOM Option Bluetooth is coming
“Dear Partners & Customers, As a rule, unexpected discoveries of the modern world take place at the intersection of technologies. We implant… Read more
How High should my Dipole Antenna be?
Dipole Antennas – the Effect of Height Above Ground I frequently hear the question: how high should my dipole be? Or alternatively, will my dipo… Read more
Spiderbeam 30-17-12m HD (WARC)
The Heavy Duty Spiderbeam is a specially reinforced version, optimized for permanent installation at home (see chapter 4 of our construction guide PDF… Read more
Moonraker Ltd Whizz Loops 13-428
Moonraker Ltd Whizz Loops are compact QRP portable loops that are perfect for attaching directly to your ft-817 or other QRP transceiver. These nifty,… Read more
Review
Chameleon MPAS vs Wolf River Silver Bullet – Ham Radio Q&A
“I spent the weekend camping and testing a couple of antennas: the Chameleon MPAS 2 vertical and the Wolf River Coils Silver Bullet 1000. Both a… Read more
Equipment
The WiNRADiO WR-G39DDCi ‘EXCELSIOR’ High-performance HF/VHF/UHF/SHF SDR
WiNRADiO Overview The WiNRADiO WR-G39DDCi ‘EXCELSIOR’ is a high-performance HF/VHF/UHF/SHF software-defined receiver with a frequency rang… Read more
ATEX PTT Solution Available for ICOM IC-F3202DEX and F4202DEX series of ATEX radios
Icom are now able to provide a high quality ATEX approved PTT Headset that is approved to work with the IC-F3202DEX and F4202DEX series of ATEX radios… Read more
Yaesu FT DX 3000
The Yaesu FT DX 3000 – Building on the YAESU FT DX Heritage The FT DX 3000 is member of the long line of top performing YAESU FT DX Series of tr… Read more
SUPERSTAR CRT SS-6900N – 28 and 27 MHz
Superstar CRT SS-6900N Product Description Superstar SS-6900N Modes: AM/FM/USB/CW/PA Frequencies: 28-29.7 Mhz Modes: AM/FM/USB/CW/PA OUTPOWER: 12 W A… Read more
Spiderbeam 26m fiberglass pole ( 85ft )
This pole is built very similar to our well proven 12m and 18m fiberglass poles, and carefully designed to maintain low weight and perfect bala… Read more
News
March 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. This is the Marc… Read more
ARISS USA Gets IRS 501(c)(3) Recognition
ARISS-USA, a Maryland nonprofit corporation, has earned recognition from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Section 501(c)(3) charitable, scie… Read more
Contests on QO-100 allowed
Updated band plan valid: from 4 April 2021 Contest Zone (CW and SSB) Uplink area 2400.370 – 2400.490 MHz Downlink area 10489.870 – 10489.990 MHz Of co… Read more
How to use an automatic antenna tuner with a Yaesu FT-891 (LDG Z11 Pro II)
How to use an automatic antenna tuner with the Yaesu FT-891. In this video I show you the steps to set up and configure the LDG Z11 Pro II auto tuner… Read more
Online Comm Academy 2021 is set for April 10 – 11
The 2021 Comm Academy April 10 – 11 is 2 days of training, talks, and information on emergency communications and amateur radio. This year’… Read more
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