by kb9vbr | Aug 22, 2022 | Parks on the Air
For the Winter 2022 Support your Parks Weekend, I do a little road trip around North Central Wisconsin and put three parks on the air: Ice Age National Scenic Trail K-4238, Peters Marsh Wildlife Area K-4321, and Ackley Wildlife Area K-4266. What a whirlwind day with...
by kb9vbr | Aug 3, 2022 | Parks on the Air
It’s New Year’s Eve I take a trip up our local hill to activate Rib Mountain State Park in North Central Wisconsin (POTA K-1473). The weather was nice, the views awesome, but the noise on 40m; not so much. I do return QSL, if you made a contact with me and...
by kb9vbr | Jun 30, 2022 | Antennas
A viewer asks: Why J-Pole antennas for ham radio? I mean it’s a cool design and all, but some people swear by them. What advantages do they have? Lower take-off angle? Gain? Joe and I share some insight on why the J-Pole is such a popular antenna for VHF/UHF...
by kb9vbr | Jun 21, 2022 | Operating Events
Recently our amateur radio club held a fox hunt. This one really had me stumped. Build it: Tape Measure Beam (Yagi) antennahttps://youtu.be/BmHoQrDfw-0 Fox Hunt Signal Attenuator (MFJ-762)https://mfjenterprises.com/products/mfj-762 Like what you see? You can leave me...
by kb9vbr | Jun 17, 2022 | Product Focus
I take a look at the Rigexpert AA-2000 Zoom antenna analyzer capable of measuring frequencies between .1 – 2000 Mhz Display modes: SWR, return loss, R, X, Z, L, C, Magnitude, and Phase Angle at a single frequency, SWR chart (100 points). SWR chart at fixed HAM...
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