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Picked up a SDRPlay RSP1b, and trying it out with a few configurations. RSP1b on mac with SDRconnect which works fine, but the features are so basic it just doesnt have much use. So moving on to Windows 10 and … Continue reading →

I ordered a Palomar 40m Sky Loop that was supposed to come with 144ft of wire, but they sent me 114ft. So I decided to make it a 40m OCF Dipole since it only needs 66ft. I cut the wire … Continue reading →

Wow, what a difference getting the Comet CHA250HD mounted away from the house made.  It dropped the noise level and improved listening by 3-4S units.  It is now very competitive with the G5RV jr, and beats the G5RVjr on 10m … Continue reading →

I got out my 20m dipole and thought I’d try to convert it into a 10m sky loop. I had to add about 3ft to the end of the dipole, and join it together to get it to tune to … Continue reading →

I had a G5RV Jr in my box, but it need to be repaired. I installed 15.6′ of new ladder line and 1:1 balun. I checked the SWR with my NanoVNA-H4 and found it has low enough SWR at 2.1@ 28.275Mhz … Continue reading →

Picked up a Yaesu FTM-200DR VHF/UHF, so I can try out YFM/C4FM digital mode and Wires-X. Also got a pi-star MMDVM hotspot board  to put on my Raspberry Pi 3B. Removed the resister to activate MARS bands so I can … Continue reading →

Just picked up a Comet CHA-250HD, and Yaesu FT-710 and will be on WSJT-X. Checked SWR with my NanoVNA-H4 Vector Network Analyzer Youtube video show the radiation pattern of the CHA250HD, and has gain on 15m, and loss on all the … Continue reading →

Well, the temporary G5RV was such a success, I decided to make a more permanent install with 14 gauge wire.  I found out that the reason my original G5RV resonance was off, was i needed to tune the 300Ohm feed … Continue reading →

I put up the G5RV up on the 27ft pole, which puts it 20 ft above the DX-CC. Resonance is off, maybe the wire stretched, I probably should put up the 14 gauge wire. Here is the current resonances: 3.673Mhz … Continue reading →

I decided to make a cheap full size G5RV, using 31 ft of Radio Shack 300 Ohm foam core twinlead (100ft = $20), which is alot better then what was on the RadioWavz G5RV that I used to have that … Continue reading →