Building the 6 Meter Moxon Antenna

by | Jun 11, 2014 | Antennas

As the late spring and summer months heat up, six meters comes alive. Known as the Magic Band, the six meter band can be mysterious, unpredictable, and downright fun. You never quite know when the band will open and where it will take you. Every year our club’s...

Build the 2.4Ghz Waveguide Cantenna Antenna

by | May 12, 2014 | Amateur Radio

This article is a little bit of a departure for me. Typically I write about VHF/UHF communications, but I’m dipping my feet into the microwaves and have thrust headfirst into the world of Broadband-Hamnet. Broadband-Hamnet, formally known at HSMM ham radio, is a...

Amateur Radio Antenna Connectors

by | Apr 4, 2014 | Getting started

I’ve always said that ham radio would be so much more fun if it weren’t for all the wires and connectors. It always seems that there is always a cable coming loose, causing the whole mess not to work. But connectors are an important component of ham radio,...

Antenna Gain Explained

by | Mar 28, 2014 | Antennas

I’m gonna take a confusing subject and hopefully demystify it. Antenna Gain is a popular subject amongst hams. We talk about gain all the time, we’ll compare antenna systems and apply values to as how impressive they are by their gain figures. But what...