Ge Group: The band conditions were not very net friendly tonight. I had some friendly competition from the NA sprint and i had to move up to 3.564.5. 40 Meter check in's were: WA9PWP PAUL K3NLT

Wednesday Evening 40 and 80 meter Nets When: Wednesday, 18 March 2020 8:00pm to 9:00pm (GMT-05:00) America/Chicago Where: 40 and 80 Meters Organizer: jomatlock@... Description: The 40 Meter Net

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I have had good luck with 1-5W on 20M with 34' wire up in a tree tuned with a KI6J Tuner that predated the Sota tuner. Use it from my patio when weather n bugs permit, Used it portable from Northern

Check out this site....FANTASTIC insight on building a Type 43 transformer.... https://pa3hho.wordpress.com/end-fed-antennes/multiany-band-end-fed-english/ especially go to the first link on page 1

This is just a reminder that I still have both Hilltoppers for sale. 73 Bobby KB4QNR

Thank you all for your ideas and recommendations, in this thread and all the splintered ones, private and public! My wife had minor sinus surgery, and I work in a hospital, so I've been a bit

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Ron- Without knowing what's in your firmware, I'll comment on those bypass caps to ground at the encoder. When the contacts are in the 'open' state, the caps are being charged to 5V through a pullup

Hoo boy, the joys of programming up a synthesizer for your rig! I've been doing a lot of programming on a Si5351a with I & Q outputs recently but haven't had it actually connected to a receiver much

Hi Folks, I'm sure you folks have fielded this question before, but search results haven't been very fruitful. My rig is a Forty-9er that I have modified to accept a VFO instead of a XTAL. I based the

It is interesting, the hi-per-mite has 8 plastic film caps which in some circles are valued at audio frequencies over other kinds. It’s not clear to me what kind and how much of a difference it

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Hello. I have a couple of Hilltoppers for sale. Both units are already assembled and working properly. I have one 40m and one 20m transceivers. I am asking $80 for each unit of $150 if you would like

What you discovered is a _feature_! The battery power is only connected when the cable is plugged in. That way you can power down the keyer without having to disconnect the battery.

Not sure if there is anyone, in particular, that I should sent this to but I did find a 'bug' in the pc board. Not critical as it was easily fixed but none-the-less should be noted. Problem: the

From the consensus here, I think I'll make myself another full-sized W3EDP End-fed and try that next time I go operate at the park. It'll have to be when the parks are actually OPEN again, as the

I am a big fan of end fed antennas for portable use as well. Even when I am in a wooded area I usually use my 31' or 28' Jackite pole as a support. I attach the wire to the tip, extend the mast to its

Yes...I personally think it makes sense - as I stated 1000’s if hams use Type 43 for matching units....so I can’t believe it is a bad choice...just maybe not as optimal as it can

Jim what shall we use if 43 is no good? I learned a lot from your post and maybe i will just stick with a dipole to keep it ya'll ya'll simple simple I also spent a lot of bench time working with