by kb9vbr | May 25, 2026 | Activation Log
I’ve showcased the Rybakov antenna on this channel more than a few times. I really enjoy this antenna because it has great upper band performance, and with the use of a wide ranging tuner, can operate on just about every other band. The namesake antenna Rybakov,...
by kb9vbr | May 7, 2026 | Activation Log
In my short list of antennas that everyone should carry in their portable antenna kit, the end fed half wave makes it into the top three. It has a couple of distinct advantages for portable use. As a wire antenna, the feed point is on one end, and it can be deployed...
by kb9vbr | Apr 29, 2026 | Activation Log
If you are in the market for a new home, you are going to run into some type of restrictive covenant that could limit your ham radio operation. It’s a fact of life, especially if the house is in a suburban development or planned community. We can yell and scream...
by kb9vbr | Feb 4, 2026 | Activation Log
I’ve been doing Winter Field Day, give or take, for about 10 years. There’s been a couple years when I had other things going on and couldn’t participate, and one year the where there was so much snow that we couldn’t get into the cabin we were...
by kb9vbr | Jan 28, 2026 | Activation Log
Between Christmas and New Years typically affords us a bit of down time and this video is our third annual holiday POTA rove. Putting a string of new parks together is getting a bit more difficult as we’ve pretty much done everything within an hours drive of...
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