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- Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:43 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Portable 10M Yagi ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9106
Re: Portable 10M Yagi ?
Andrew - Couple of things: Have never worked a contest QRP....so wanted to maximize the gain. For POTA 20M CW with 50 watts, I use a Chameleon 17ft whip on a "magic carpet" AL screen wire ground (no coil)...and have great results. Sometimes put the same whip on a MagMount on the 4Runner, a...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:52 am
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Portable 10M Yagi ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9106
Re: Portable 10M Yagi ?
Jim - Tnx, will check it out. That's a new antenna to me.
73 de K4RLC Bob
73 de K4RLC Bob
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:30 am
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Portable 10M Yagi ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9106
Portable 10M Yagi ?
Hi all, The ARRL 10 Meter contest is in a few weeks. I am thinking about entering as QRP Portable/POTA. Usually I run a vertical ant, but wonder how easy/hard it would be to build a portable 10M Yagi for the CW bands - to use with my KX2? Would it be worth it...this is for a POTA and not SOTA. Does ...
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Travel to Europe with KX3 questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11918
Re: Travel to Europe with KX3 questions
Slowy working on a "Field Trip to Greece" report for Thomas. Half our group got COVID, including my YL, so things have been moving pretty slow. I got some weird Asia Minor virus that's persistent. Anyway, trip was totally worth it.
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Travel to Europe with KX3 questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11918
Re: Travel to Europe with KX3 questions
-Just got back from a great trip to Greece with the KX1 and AX1 - short answer: no problems with international travel. Most scrutiny was here at the Raleigh Durham airport where TSA pulled my backpack with radio equipment apart and examined everything. TSA even swabbed the KX2 kit for explosives ! T...
- Tue Aug 22, 2023 2:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CW Morse SP4 paddle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10199
Re: CW Morse SP4 paddle
Hey Douglas - Vy nice key collection. What is the key that is 2nd from right, the one with orangish quadrants ? Interested in that one. TNX K4RLC Bob
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Travel to Europe with KX3 questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11918
Re: Travel to Europe with KX3 questions
Here is the link to the official TSA website for policies on batteries, an instructive read: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all?combine=batteries&page=2 Had the KX2 in the Caribbean, flying thru Miami and no problems. Most interesting was taking the KX1, with extra w...
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 2:22 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Wire type & dealer ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3346
Re: Wire type & dealer ?
Thanks to all for the great information.
I'll follow up. Sounds like it's good to order a large spool,
and experiment with it.
Best,
Bob K4RLC
I'll follow up. Sounds like it's good to order a large spool,
and experiment with it.
Best,
Bob K4RLC
- Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:48 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Wire type & dealer ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3346
Wire type & dealer ?
Vy SRI if this has been discussed before - didn't come up in search. Have used a portable packable vertical for SOTA ops (MP-1), as like to hang out on exposed rock faces. Just built a QrpGuys transfomer/balun for a no-tune EFHW. Want to use lightest wire possible, but not something that will snap o...