Category Archives: Antenna Party

Brad, Eric and myself spent some time installing a dipole for 20-10m operation at Eric’s house on Sunday. Take a look at these guys. {httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMJ75UYyFnQ}

Ok, so I decided to try and tear apart this CD44 rotor that was so graciously given to me. Rotors are expensive. I’ll buy you another beer the next time I see ya! (and work on the crank up radio … Continue reading →

I think most of us had a chance to view Neil’s buddipole that he purchased at Dayton and used to make a couple of QSOs with. I know I admired the quality, the fact that it didn’t weigh a ton … Continue reading →

The following info was sent to me by Budd, W3FF to assist in tuning the buddistick vertical portable antenna. They are posted here for anyone who may need information on tuning the antenna properly. Here are some Buddistick settings for … Continue reading →

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A few weeks back I caught a nice band opening on 6 meters, and actually loaded up my G5RV and worked a couple of guys in Mississippi and Florida. Then I ended up switching over to my Diamond V2000A vertical … Continue reading →

After a bad experience with a commercial G5RV product, I decided to take the high road and put up a homebrew version. AI4FO was kind enough to do the initial work for me. He cut some stranded insulated wire to … Continue reading →

We had the good fortune to be able to talk back to the shack while at the Dayton Hamvention this year, with KD4GIE back in VA at the helm. In the photo below, N4NI, KD4ACG, KD4BPZ and KG4SNN work to … Continue reading →

I decided to construct a G5RV myself and found it was extremely easy and has offered good results. The formula is easy too, so it makes for a fun Saturday or Sunday project. For the wire the formula is: 492 … Continue reading →