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- Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:22 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Best beginner CW transceiver kit to start with
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8357
Re: Best beginner CW transceiver kit to start with
Welcome to ham radio! Maybe try one of the "pixie" type kits to get started. They're not the greatest on receive, but easy to put together and inexepensive. Choose a frequency between 7025 and 7125 to use with the Technician class license. Here's one made byan American company that uses a ...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 2:14 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Compact Field Kit Bag Suggestion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2434
Re: Compact Field Kit Bag Suggestion
Hi George- Outfitting your field kit is as much fun as operating out in the field! Have you considered resizing your flight deck board to fit the pack you want to use? My MTR-3b went through many different versions until I finally settled on one. It has been in this version for 5 years now. I can't ...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2023 Shortwave Station list PDF?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3770
Re: 2023 Shortwave Station list PDF?
I use this online site. You can search by time, station or frequency.
https://m.short-wave.info/
Safe travels!
https://m.short-wave.info/
Safe travels!
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:52 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Selling FT891 to fund a ???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4221
Re: Selling FT891 to fund a ???
I'll add a vote for the SW-3b also. It's been around for a while and proven itself. I would never buy a radio unless it's been out at least a year. See what problems the early adopters have. How does the company do with customer service, etc. An 8 cell "AA" battery pack will run it. No nee...
- Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:29 pm
- Forum: Field Kits and Reports
- Topic: My new all-purpose antenna system
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3991
My new all-purpose antenna system
I started out just wanting a dipole I could use on any band-40 to 10 meters. I wanted it to be light and pack away small because I get tomy outdoor radio sites by bicycle or foot. I used 2 35' lengths of wire. I built winders out of old gift cards to hold them. The winders have "wings" I c...
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:09 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Lion or LiPo4 for 12v power
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4827
Re: Lion or LiPo4 for 12v power
I still haven't made the jump to lithium batteries. My nimh cells don't weigh that much more and I can easily adjust the voltage by adding or subtracting cells. No new charger needed and I can buy alkalines anywhere in a pinch. My current set of batteries just turned 5 years old and still going stro...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:33 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: 9:1 unun 20m
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3068
Re: 9:1 unun 20m
This is my favorite reference for random wire antennas: https://www.hamuniverse.com/randomwireantennalengths.html?fbclid=IwAR24uHu1xiO7ScZ-kBA0VG72bMMEgqQJISW7EJtz_kmaDlt8_LNKUVVQdL0 Here's another with basically the same info: https://udel.edu/~mm/ham/randomWire/ Rule of thumb for "random wire...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: 9v or 12v for sw-3b
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2637
Re: 9v or 12v for sw-3b
I believe the sw-3b will run anything between 8 and 15 volts. 12 volts shouldn't be a problem.
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:37 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Charger for nimh cells with 12v input
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8762
Charger for nimh cells with 12v input
I've been using an old Radio Shack universal charger to keep my nimh "aa" batteries charged. It has been a real workhorse for at least 15 years. But, it is showing it's age. I want to get a backup charger before this one dies. Do you have any recommedations? It must be able to charge from ...
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Diamond HF-20cl as POTA antenna?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3272
Re: Diamond HF-20cl as POTA antenna?
I used to use hamsticks on a tripod or groundstake. I used a quarter-wave counterpoise laid out along the ground. It worked ok but running it on the car always worked better. I figured if I needed more than one counterpoise, I may as well set up a regular dipole, since it would take as much space an...