40m and 20m knackering round and about as usual.
FT8 2021.07.03
And they said “100W is only half point” or something…
FT8 2021.07.02
Windstorm took down my EFHW (one of the plastic ties broke, imagine that). Thankfully, the balun survived without touching the ground and I had to fish it out (yay Decathlon fishing pole, most useful ham tool) from a juniper tree. Put it back up, shortened a little the 80m tail (after the coil) aaand ……(Continue Reading)
FT8 2021.06.29
FT8 2021.06.27
Bring out the big(gish) gun π
FT8 2021.06.06
Took out from storage the old and original uBitx v5, hooked it up to a 10m wire for the fishing pole EFHW and voila!
FT8 2020.12.04
More FT8 monitoring on 40m with a SDR and the balcony corner magloop. Since I’m sure my reception is not that good, the bands must be picking up!
FT8 2020.12.02
Well, the poor magloop isn’t doing too bad on receiving, even if it’s stuck in a balcony corner and blocked by buildings.
Β΅Bitx v5 power testing with the ATU 100
So, after finishing up my ATU 100, it was time to … you know, actually use it. As I got the ATU 100 to pair up with my Β΅Bitx v5, this is what I used to test. Output was into the previously built dummy load, ran two batches of tests: first with 12V into the…(Continue Reading)
Easy 50β¦ 50W dummy load
Well, as I’m pretty much out of radio activity due to cold weather (no more balcony fishing pole) and the magloop build fail, it’s time to catch up on some backlogged projects. One year after getting my ticket, it’s time to build a dummy load ! Now, there are many ways to do this and…(Continue Reading)
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