Testing a New Mag Mount
On those occasions when I do an activation with my (far) better half’s car, I have been using my...
Category: Antenna
AI Analysis of Logs for Antenna Directionality
Where is this dang thing pointing?Wire antennas generally have directionality broadside to the antenna but multi-band antennas have “lobes”...
The Weather Was Cold – 40M Was Hot
I drove out to French Creek State Park (US-1355, KFF-1355) for an early morning activation. While I was there,...
Hanging Out on the Higher Bands
I have always spent a fair amount of my HF operating time on the 40M and 30M bands, with...
The KH1 Meets the 19-Foot Vertical
For several years my homebrew 19-foot vertical was my go-to portable antenna. Over the past two years, I’ve been...
via Hackaday: Random Wire Antenna Uses No Wire
Ideally, if you are going to transmit, you want a properly-tuned resonant antenna. But, sometimes,…
via Hackaday: Few Things Are Cheaper than This Antenna
As far as hobbies go, ham radio tends to be on the more expensive side….
via Hackaday: Silent Antenna Tuning
If you want to deliver the maximum power to a load — say from a…
via Hackaday: What’s Your SWR? Are You Sure?
If you are involved in any sort of radio transmission, you probably have at least…
via Hackaday: Is That Antenna Allowed? The Real Deal on the FCCs OTARD Rule
The Hackaday comments section is generally a lively place. At its best, it’s an endless…
via Hackaday: A Simple But Effective Receiving Loop Antenna
There’s a joke in the world of radio that all you need for a HF…
via Hackaday: Hidden Gutter Antenna Keeps HOA Happy
The United States and a few other countries have an astounding array of homeowners’ associations…
via HACKADAY: You’ve Got The Portable Radio, Now What About The Antenna?
There’s an old saying in the amateur radio community that when it comes to antennas…
via HACKADAY: An Antenna to Throw You for a Loop
It is one of Murphy’s laws, we think, that you can’t get great things when…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1323 – Full Version
Release Date: July 6, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1323 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Via the ARRL: ARRL and Momobeam Introduce Dual-band Beam Antenna for 6- and 10-Meters
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has a new product to help radio amateurs…
via HACKADAY: Passive Diplexer Makes One Antenna Act Like Two
Stay in the amateur radio hobby long enough and you might end up with quite…
via HACKADAY: Peeking Underground With Giant Flying Antennas
Helicopters are perhaps at their coolest when they’re being used as flying cranes — from…
via HACKADAY: Radio Frequency Burns, Flying a Kite, and You
Most hams can tell you that it’s possible to get a nasty RF burn if…
Ohio NVIS Day 2024
Ohio NVIS Day takes place April 27th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern. The purpose…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1303 – Full Version
Release Date: February 17, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1303 – Truncated 1 hour version
This is a 1 hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur…
via HACKADAY: HF In Small Spaces
Generally, the biggest problem a new ham radio operator will come across when starting out…
via HACKADAY: No Dish? Try a Portable Weave Helix Antenna
When you think of satellite communications, you probably think of a dish. But that’s…