by kb9vbr | Sep 27, 2023 | Antennas
The Moxon is an 2 element Yagi style antenna that boasts of a low takeoff angle and high front/back signal to noise ratio. The 15 meter Black Widow Moxon is an excellent antenna for Field Day or other events were a lightweight, portable antenna is ideal. Follow along...
by kb9vbr | May 31, 2023 | Antennas
Can a non resonant antenna be efficient? It sure can. I show you how to build a non resonant random wire antenna with a 9:1 transformer. You may be quite familiar with the end fed half wave antenna. That’s a very popular and common antenna that consists of resonant...
by kb9vbr | Mar 6, 2023 | Ham Radio Q and A
Dave, KZ9V, visits the shack and demonstrates his $1.00 morse code key. Like what you see? You can leave me a tip:https://www.paypal.me/kb9vbr Become a patron! Unlock exclusive content at: https://www.patreon.com/kb9vbrantennas Support Ham Radio Q&A by shopping at...
by kb9vbr | Dec 29, 2022 | HF
Dave, KZ9V stops by the shack, and share with us his memory keyer remote control box he built for the Yaesu FT-891 Schematic for FT-891 remote control box: http://ok1dx.cz/constructions/keypad/keypad.html Yaesu FT-891 Voice Memory Keyer: https://youtu.be/sdwSVqUMiOw...
by kb9vbr | Sep 29, 2020 | Antennas
One of the most common and ubiquitous antennas for amateur radio is the simple dipole antenna. And for good reason‚ dipole antennas are easy to build and are proven performers. The ARRL antenna book says this about dipole antennas: The dipole is a fundamental form of...
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