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- Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Field Kits and Reports
- Topic: Bring lots of different types of antennas, just in case
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11387
Bring lots of different types of antennas, just in case
I activated Greenbelt Park (US-0668) on Saturday. By half an hour of operating, I was on my third antenna. I started (or tried to start) with a magloop, but a gust of wind knocked it over and broke the base. I then tried using a very small loaded whip, but after 10 minutes of calling CQ POTA without...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: TR-35 group/forum
- Replies: 35
- Views: 29107
Re: TR-35 group/forum
Thanks. I’m planning to set it relatively low. My trusdx rigs’ sidetone is tied to the overall volume, so when I turn up the volume to dig out a weak signal the Sidetone is painful!
73,
Mike, KL7MJ
73,
Mike, KL7MJ
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:51 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: TR-35 group/forum
- Replies: 35
- Views: 29107
Re: TR-35 group/forum
I know that this thread has been dormant for a while, but after Thomas announced that WA3RNC was shutting down his operation I hurried over and bought a TR35 kit. I'm looking forward to building it and taking it out for POTA activations this spring. Is there a TR35 or Penntek mailing list? I couldn'...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:33 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Is it too hard to start out on HF with QRP?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7422
Re: Is it too hard to start out on HF with QRP?
Power isn't as important as a good antenna and a good rig. When I was first licensed, I floundered for a couple of months with a Johnson Viking Ranger II transmitter and a gigantic blue receiver (I can't remember what make). My antenna was a dipole strung between my house and the house behind us at ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:37 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: What is the difference between QRP Guys and QRP Builder?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4616
Re: What is the difference between QRP Guys and QRP Builder?
What is the part that you need? I have built one of these on my own using parts from the local hardware store. The only tricky part (for me) was drilling the hole in the end caps - you really need a drill press do get the holes straight and centered.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Wet weather antennas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4718
Re: Wet weather antennas
I have an EFRW in my back yard that I run a length of coax out to through the back door. I covered the unun box with a ziplock baggie (poked a small hole in one corner for the wire, and a larger hole in the other corner for the tie off - the radial and the coax come out the open bottom of the baggie...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: What is the difference between QRP Guys and QRP Builder?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4616
What is the difference between QRP Guys and QRP Builder?
I saw a link to qrpbuilder.com on a mailing list. The website and the products look very similar to qrpguys.com
Are the two sites related?
Are the two sites related?
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: KM4CFT Antenna kit 30/17 meters
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7222
Re: KM4CFT Antenna kit 30/17 meters
The real question is, "what is the rest of your system?" What kind of radio are you using, and do you have/plan to have an antenna tuner? Like Brian said, a 17m and 30m are going to play well together on an EFHW unless it's built for 80m (multiples of 3.5 MHz). If you want just a 40/30/17 ...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 7:00 pm
- Forum: Field Kits and Reports
- Topic: Bear Interrupts DX Operation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6190
Re: Bear Interrupts DX Operation
The lesson learned is to always have a partner (who runs slower than you do) watching for bears while you operate!
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Are you a Genuine Radio Collector
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6618
Re: Are you a Genuine Radio Collector
Can we be part of more than one category? I have my older radios gathering dust in the basement, but several newer QRP rigs that I try use as often as I can.