Uncle Phil is 72 today. Born in Tracy, MN in 1941; yup a war baby! 72 all, Unc Phil, W0XI

Subscribing to the conventional "thinking" that more wire in the air is mo betta, Joe, I employ End Fed Half Wave antennas. I use a Jacktite 31' collapsible mast to erect EFHWs for the bands needed

W3EDP as origonally described in 1936. Wayne - KC0PMH -- http://www.qsl.net/kc0pmh/ Under construction but please visit anyway. QRP - EFFICIENCY AND SKILL, NOT POWER. I'm British by birth but

Like Larry, W2LJ I use the PAR EndFEDZ 40, 20, 10 but the Buddistick was a bit more expensive than I wanted to pay so I built a take apart vertical using some thick wall aircraft hydraulic tubing

When I am near the car, I use a Buddistick on a magmount on the roof of my Jeep. Away from the car, either a PAR ENDFEDZ 40/20/10 or a NorCal Doublet Buddistick and the ENDFEDZ

Emergency Amateur Radio Club END FED 6–40 Meter Multiband HF Antenna Several friends have built or bought these end fed antennas for 40-6 Meters and used them with very good success. Mine is

My all time favorite portable antenna is a 3/8 WL wire at the lowest band, hooked to a tuner and 1/4 WL radial laying on the ground. It keeps the max radiation a quarter WL from the far end and ground

Hello, I picked up a mint condition Lafayette Radio 6/2 meter VFO, with output between 8.000 and about 8.500 mHz. ( Fed through frequency multiplier stages to get to 50 or 144 MHz ) Stability is

Yep it loads up fine but I have yet to actually use it; my dummy load loads up great as well so we will see... can't be any worse than the random wire antenna... 72/Scotty/NU0S Sent from my Verizon

Super Antenna with enhancements, longer base and longer top whip section This one always does a good job 20 meters up and OK on 40. I've also used it as a mobile antenna on 40 SSB Vertical 10 ft

Hi Scotty, You better make yourself an opportunity to check out that backup for the backup antenna. One of my daughters married Murphy and if you don't check it out then the Murph will get you when

PAC-12. Light..portable..fast setup..quick to tune...use a deluxe tenna dipper to tune it..have fun! I use it on 40-20-30-17-15. 73 de K0NEB Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

Buddipole with or without military whips and 12 foot mast works great. Very portable and easy to set up. I use it mostly in a vertical configuration with counterpoise wire. I also carry a long wire

I am a bonafide antenna nut and love to try 'em all. Much depends on the type of portable work you mean... picnic table beside your car? backpack? hotel or beach site? However, here's

I'd like to hear from "Portable QRP'ers" on the subject of Antennas used out in the field. 1. What Antenna you use? 2. What Antenna works best for you? 3. Dimensions of that Antenna? I'm just

No longer available. Tnx Geo/W2BPI

We often know so little about the folks we work on the air and meet on websites. Some of my local ham friends were truly amazing folks. It is nice when someone remembers a lost friend as you

I got word today (still Thursday in my mind...) that Ben Pfeiffer, KA8LLE, has passed away. Ben loved QRP and introduced me to the 4sqrp group. In recent years, he got his greatest thrills from

Hi Chris, What you say below was true but, the USPS does now have tracking. For example, I recently ordered a power supply from a company in New Jersey. I was able to track the package to my