Amateur Radio Roll Call

[George Scott]

I like ham...

You had to be the one to say it

 

[Rod]

Ordered a 4 band OCF dipole, should have it up next week. While my last dipole was configured in a V, I'm going to see if it makes much difference as a flat top, not inverted. I know inverted allows for omni-directional, however the two fed ends if setup flat should give me excellent coverage into Canada, Alaska, PacNW, Arctic and other end would be Caribbean, So. America, Africa. Haven't done this before, however this configuration should increase DX due to take off angle of signal. Stay tuned.

 

[CigarStone]

I like ham...

With swiss, horseradish, and mustard.

ETA: On rye!

 

[MaytagMan]

Since I'm a Tech, I wanted to give HF a whirl before anything else. I had a QT80 10m radio I had bought a while ago in anticipation of this and finally got things set up... I think lol. Have a vertical EFHW up a fiberglass telescoping mast down into a 49:1, wound an air core choke and then ran the coax (M&P Hyperflex 5) to the radio. Did some tuning with a NanoVNA and have the SWR at about 1.20-1.25:1 across the SSB portion where I'm allowed to transmit.

Of course conditions are crap now so I dont hear anything and my calls are unanswered. I'm assuming all is well since I know that I have everything hooked up properly and my SWR is good lolol! I'll keep at it and see what if anything happens.

 

[Eqwhipped]

I was a citizen band radio user for so long. Had a group in my home town we'd get on every morning. I used to run a 2 driving 4 kicker tuned perfectly.

Lately I have been looking into a 10 meter hand held and licensing. We shall see, I already have a lot of hobbies.

 

[George Scott]

Since I'm a Tech, I wanted to give HF a whirl before anything else. I had a QT80 10m radio I had bought a while ago in anticipation of this and finally got things set up... I think lol. Have a vertical EFHW up a fiberglass telescoping mast down into a 49:1, wound an air core choke and then ran the coax (M&P Hyperflex 5) to the radio. Did some tuning with a NanoVNA and have the SWR at about 1.20-1.25:1 across the SSB portion where I'm allowed to transmit.

Of course conditions are crap now so I dont hear anything and my calls are unanswered. I'm assuming all is well since I know that I have everything hooked up properly and my SWR is good lolol! I'll keep at it and see what if anything happens.

I'm hoping to have my new antenna setup this week. When I do I'll reach out and we can try to make contact!