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 Michael Martens | Feb 7, 2017 | Ham Radio Q and A
I enjoy searching for hidden transmitters. I did my first fox hunt more than 15 years ago and built a tape measure yagi antenna for that purpose. That antenna served me well and not only sniffed out hidden transmitters, but also located an individual causing...
by Michael Martens | Jun 13, 2013 | Antennas
Are you looking for an inexpensive way to mount your J-Pole antenna or other lightweight amateur radio antenna? The Digital Broadcast Satellite (DBS) dish antenna mounts are a great way to mount your antenna to a house, mast, tower. And the best part is with a little...
by Michael Martens | Apr 18, 2013 | Amateur Radio, Antennas
The most common use of my J-Pole and Slim Jim antennas is for FM operation on the VHF and UHF amateur radio bands. Typically FM simplex and repeaters use antennas that are vertically polarized. J-Poles, being vertically oriented are also vertically polarized, which...
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