Here’s my perspective from the West Coast, looking at what we do that may be different from the tactics of contest stations located further East.
Read MoreThe cost and environmental impact of paper QSL cards makes this aspect of ham radio part of our history, not our future.
Read MoreHere’s a great 80M antenna: a pair of raised 1/4-wave (68′) verticals in the pine woods, using Christman phasing, and capable of firing in either of two directions. Mine aim east and west.
Read MoreThis may be the cheapest, lowest, no-radials-required, no fancy networks, way to get great gain on 40M. If you have some rope, trees, junkbox wire, a couple of DPDT relays, and some coax laying around, you have all it takes to build this antenna.
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