One of the ham mags had a article about using a tree as a vertical. Don'tremember the issue or what the conclusion was. Must not have been good or guyswould be using it for portable work! 72

- I think the answer here might be, "Yes - but..." Even at QRP power levels, there can be varying amounts of interplay depending on where the tree is touching the antenna along the voltage/current

#199 arrived today – fast, like a greased pig! 73, Mike, KC0KBC

I was thinking about using single pin sockets cut from a female "breakaway" header. I'd just install them in the pcb holes already provided. Here's a link to a source and picture. They're handy for a

Great idea...... The crystals are spaced at .200", but the problem is the "individual crystal" leads are spaced at .200" apart and a dip socket spacing (one side to the other)

Looks like a perfect cloths line. Even though a little high but could work just fine. Might have to try one with some #10 and wooden fence poles with an insulator in the centre and compare it with a

Casey, That's what I'm going to do. X1 will be easy to do. X2-X4 will be a little trickier. I'm going to try to "unitize" them with a second ground bus wire across the top for strength. Each will get

Does it make a difference if the wire is insulated or bare when it touches trees? 73, Todd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ K7TFC / Medford,

While using a switch is pretty much out, has anyone given thought to adding an IC Socket and mounting the Rocks on a DIP Plug (or header)? Then it should be quick and easy to change frequency. And it

Pig rig 192 all inventoried with no missing parts; great board with this kit Diz. Now back to work on the K1... 72/73/Scotty/NUØS Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

My antenna wires touch tree limbs all the time. That shouldn't cause you any problems. 72, Nick, WA5BDU

Thank you Diz Pig Rig #192 is on my work bench today... 72/73/Scotty/NUØS Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

Terry, After getting this note I went over to pre-register Patsy and myself. I forget how we have done this in the past. As I recall the club covers out registration and the motel for two nights

You can use 1/4 watt resistors (plenty of 4k7 at Radio Shack) if you can get the slightly-thicker leads through the pcb holes. You may also have to stand the resistor up. Regarding T2, I think when

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The 40 acre hunt with NK6A and N0UR, Don and Jim, as Foxii will begin Tueday evening (local time) at the same local time as always.. so set your zulu alarm clock to wake the zulu folks at 0100. That

Come on warm wx I wanna try one of these Thanks Bert

Hi started my build on Sunday (10th) but ran into a snag , R2.3.16.26 : 4k7 ohm are missing ! and I have'nt any 1/8w res. in my junk box. And regarding T2 I thought 1 Turn plus 6 more makes not 7

GM Terry, my horiz loop is 20 ft high, and the reflector loop is the same length 140 ft closed wire loop. The reflector loop is just placed under the horiz loop. You can put an air variable capacitor

 GM Walter, is your reflector a loopalso? How high do you place the driven loop? ---------------------------------- I love thisradio stuff ! 72