Wanted to reply that I've tried most of the ideas out there. I've recently got a NanoVNA to do a bit better evaluations than my diode based swr analyzers. I've had tons of fun trying stuff, and was go

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 preoccup

Spring is right around the corner, so i'm looking at my current portable antenna options. Does anyone have any advice on easily deployable portable antennas? I've had minimal luck with my homebrew EFH

You're right - numbers can be very slippery things. Influenza numbers (number infected, mortality rate, etc) are all based on the CDC and WHO anticipated numbers - not those who are confirmed by testi

I don't want to dog-pile on the hysteria (and social turmoil) of COVID-19, but: In the last 30 days, China's infection rates have plateaued, and most are returning to work. Johns Hopkins has a wonderf

EMRFD is really the only answer. Pretty sure they're ceasing publication on it, again (I think I read that on one of the Groups.io's I'm on). Carr's book is excellent as well. For real basics, I actua

I have a Monoprice Maker Select V2. It's a pretty decent printer, and I picked it up for around $250 USD. For the price, it's quite amazing. I'm quite happy with what I define as "Functional Prints" -

Please see attached. ~Josh W0ODJ

Not sure that I'd use it often... But my 80, 80a, and 30 need a sibling... -Josh W0ODJ

I completely agree. What I can tell you, is that if you are a bit handy, I had some of these pcbs made: https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/k6bez-antenna-analyzer.html. They work pretty good, but it is

If you mean New Bloomfield, send them my way. (Not a Missouri native, so I don't know if there is a Bloomfield and a New Bloomfield). Woodjrx at Gmail dot com. I'm in Holt's Summit, and pass through e