Monthly Archives: September 2012

I ended up building a Yagi DualBand from an old TV Antenna I was inspired by the videos at: http://amateurradio.bz/tri-band_yagi.html Since I had a 80″ boom I decided to create my own custom measurements, I used 440Mhz and 146Mhz on a … Continue reading →

I put up the Elk Log Periodic Dualband 2m/70cm antenna up on the roof at work, and wow! I can now hit repeaters in Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, and San Diego.  I have also been able to hear SO-50 and AO-27 … Continue reading →

Just picked up a Elk  Dual Band Five element log periodic antenna from HRO.  So far it’s looking like it’s working. I’m hitting some far away repeaters.  I’m going to get it setup on the  tripod and antenna rotator and … Continue reading →

I moved to Brea, CA in September 2011.  Since I’ve moved to the new location, I haven’t done much on the air.  I have actually down sized my gear a bunch and only have 2 radios now, FT-857D HF/VHF/UHF at … Continue reading →