Hi Mike . . . There is a caveat hidden among all the suggestions you'll get about HF mobile antennas and that is the potential risk to your vehicle's electronic systems from exposure to strong RF fiel

Before buying any antenna analyzer you intend to use in the field, make sure the screen is legible in bright sunlight. Many, advertised for the outdoors, are not. 73, Kent K9ZTV Virus-free. www.avg.co

Caution . . . In a casual conversation with one of my town's most prominent and charitable Catholic families, I asked if they had attended Easter services at their church last week, now that things ha

Eugene ... Send them an email with any questions you may have to registration@... 73, Kent K9ZTV

April 10th, 8:30 a.m. K9ZTV

Eugene ... That is a receiver-only tuner so don’t try transmitting through it. I suspect you merely adjust all the knobs for maximum noise. The current model has a “C” after it and only 4 knobs, but I

Don’t overlook the possibility of donating them to school libraries, especially middle (junior high) schools. 73, Kent K9ZTV

Terry . . . 1) The cut number for zero is a T. It should never be used in a call sign. It has relevance in CW contests and occasionally in QSOs but, in my opinion, all cut numbers should be used spari

As of 8:07 a.m. yesterday (Friday), the 800-677-6906 number WAS active. I gave the lady my name and confirmation number, she quoted the last four-digits of my credit card which I confirmed, and she sa

As Jack suggests, CLEAN but do not abrade, file, or in any other way damage the silvering on those contacts. 73, Kent K9ZTV

Hi Larry ... Number for Skeeter Hunt, please: N0SS Two ops: Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Bill Gerth, W4RK Missouri

Be careful of these. Not because they aren't excellent speakers, which they are. At last count I have six for use at Field Day, Frankenstein, Boy Scout doings, QRP Sprints, etc. They were the speaker

I understand your thinking, but nothing would need to be changed. Just add, after the CST time and date, parentheses containing the GMT time and date. That’s what the ARRL does. GMT/UTC exists to redu

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John, you missed his point. The date for the Sprint changes to Monday, February 11th, when you give it in UTC. 73, Kent K9ZTV

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Probably a good opportunity to remind all new-comers (who probably know regulations better than old-timers) that the FCC's jurisdiction encompasses only American radio activities and frequencies. Wint

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Don't give up so quickly on 80-meters, although trying to work it with 5-watts does test the mettle of the operator. Last Wednesday, Paul Smith (Kansas) reported that Bill Dekl (Oklahoma), a distance

Bob, Nothing has changed. “R” still means “received okay.” Kent K9ZTV

Negative. It has nothing to do with brevity of sending. CW ops use “R” for a decimal because it’s been considered as such for at least a hundred years, and because a period is intellectually different

Too bad the Murania won’t be tuning-in the warm memories of Dick Biondi, Wolfman Jack, Franklin McCormick, KDKA’s Party Line, Brother Jessup and his “Healin’ Handkerchief” and the like. Maybe they’re

Too bad the Murania won’t be tuning-in the warm memories of Dick Biondi, Wolfman Jack, Franklin McCormick, KDKA’s Party Line, Brother Jessup and his “Healin’ Handkerchief” and the like. Maybe they’re