by kb9vbr | May 29, 2024 | Product Focus
I take a look at the 13th revised edition and first English translation of Rothammel’s Antenna book and compare is to the new 25th Edition of the ARRL Antenna Book. Which book stands out as the best? Rothammels Antenna Book:...
by kb9vbr | Oct 19, 2023 | Operating Events
How was your ARRL Field Day? Travis, W9HDG and I, deployed deep into the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest of Northern Wisconsin to battle the bugs and rain. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Hear the 15m Moxon antenna in action. This year for Field Day I...
by kb9vbr | Jan 2, 2023 | Operating Events
If there is one ARRL Field Day video to watch, this is the one. I join Travis, W9HDG, out at Black Lake deep in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, WI (POTA K-4533) for a Field Day adventure like none other. We activated using callsign N9CNF. If you’d like...
by Michael Martens | Jun 27, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Every year for ARRL Field Day, we try to mix things up- find a gimmick so to say. This year was no different when my local club, the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association, participated in a joint ARRL Field Day event with the Merrill Amateur Radio Group (MARG) of...
by Michael Martens | Jun 19, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Field Day is the annual emergency preparedness operating event sponsored by the ARRL. Held on the 4th full weekend of June, ARRL Field Day is part contest and part social gathering. Some clubs or groups go whole hog in making contacts and scoring points, while others...
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