Amateur Radio

Antennas

Refurbished HF Vertical—Working ATNOs Again

Recently, I’ve taken a renewed interest in HF operations. At first, my motivation was to set up an antenna for the ARRL Frequency Measuring...
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VHF-UHF

VHF Ham Radio Gatherings 2023: CS-VHF Conference and Six Meter BBQ

I had a blast this year attending the Central States VHF Conference in late July and the Six Meter BBQ in late September. Both...
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Antennas

Trading 8-Element Quad for 9-Element Yagi on Two-Meters

I’m antenna swapping once more here at K5ND. You may have seen my article on EZNEC Modeling as I investigated options for upgrading from...
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Antennas

EZNEC Antenna Modeling — Always Learning Something New

Goal: Determine how a 2-meter 8-element Quad stacks up against the alternatives. As you may recall, I recently added a 2-meter 8-element Cubex Quad to...
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Radio Contesting

ARRL September 2023 VHF Contest — Fantastic Late Es Opening

I enjoyed the 2023 edition of the ARRL September VHF Contest. I set a personal record for the number of QSOs and the total...
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Radio Contesting

CQ WW VHF Contest 2023

The CQ WW VHF Contest 2023 edition did not match the incredible conditions experienced during the June VHF contest. Saturday was pretty slow, but...
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