(I had intended to finish writing this contest report and post it back in September, but work continued to be ridiculously busy and I forgot about it.)
Late August was the 2nd running of the WW Digi contest, using only the FT4 and FT8 modes. It’s a 24-hour contest and last year I only operated about 7 hours, making 68 QSOs. This year I wanted to make a more serious effort. The contest ran from 5am local time on Saturday to 5am on Sunday. Continue reading
I simply have no way to put up any sort of “normal” antenna for 40 meters and below, and thus I’ve been using small transmitting loops (STLs, or “magnetic loops”). These work okay and can be deployed from my patio.
I happened to see that CQ magazine has posted the results from the February 160-meter SSB contest and I won my category in my state! Continue reading
Wow, it’s been more than a year since I last posted here!! Until recently, I haven’t done a lot of radio-related stuff in that time, just the occasional contest, and continuing to work on my Arduino-based magnetic loop antenna tuner. Continue reading
It’s been quite a while, but I’ve finally posted another video. This is an update to my previous 6-meter Yagi series. I got good use out of that antenna, but I decided to build a smaller 6-meter Yagi, dropping one element, and using a shorter non-hinged boom. Also, I designed it so that it is easier to put up and take down. The eventual followup to this video will show some operating during the ARRL June VHF contest using this antenna, on both FT8 and SSB.
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