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On Tuesday 24th August 2010, a bright star in the HAM radio sky, faded and dissapeared for the last time
It is with great sadness I report the passing of Peter Hale, G4OAD.
Peter who was 88 years old when he died, was a true inspiration to man...
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Those that have entered into a discussion with me on this subject would not be surprised to hear my recommendations; Give up gain !!
Many of us live in city locations and have noise from many directions. It does not matter how much gain you have, if the...
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Well, the nice-to-have mails just keep coming and this one came from Chip, K7JA who become well-known in HAM circles after appearing on the Jay Leno show with K6CTW where they went head to head with SMS text messaging to show CW was the fastest text messa...
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I had a real nice surprise when I picked up the mail this morning. Within it was a QSL Card from Frank, 9Y4VU. You can read his comments below:
It is at times like this that all the hard work becomes worthwhile and I just love being a ham. Thanks Frank...
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Today G0VHF/P went live with their 11el LFA Yagi built by G0KSC. the 13.9m LFA (which can be found here: http://www.g0ksc.co.uk/11el-70mhz-low-noise-lfa.html )
Going up! The 11el LFA being tuned before being moved to the top of the mast and raised.
Th...
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The Weekend of 19th/20th June sees the RSGB 6m Trophy and like on many other contest dates, G0VHF sets up their /P operation on the cliffs over looking the North Sea and Walton on the Naze, Essex, UK. However, this year saw a small change in the program a...
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K2LZQ installs 4 x 6m 7el LFA2s for EME
Being a leader rather than a follower means K2LZQ gets to pioneer the best of the best for 6M EME. Unlike many that would opt for antenna brands designed as long ago as the 1980's, Craig K2LZQ decided to take a...
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CT1HZE installs a 10el 6m 50MHz LFA with a massive 17.8m long boom!
After being impressed by his 7el LFA last summer, CT1HZE chose the 10el LFA and boy, what a beast it is! DL8LAQ, CT1HZE and G0KSC took time out to build the Eantennas version of the 10el...
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Graham, G8HVY has built and installed the two 7 element 4m LFA's I designed for him earlier this year and boy, do they look great!! The well-built duo produce in excess of 16dBi when stacked in this formation so without doubt, Graham will be heard well th...
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Andrzej, SP3IYM completed the testing of his 9el OWL 2M antenna this weekend with some excellent results being seen. Like many, Andrzej has become used to beams receiving signals from ALL directions, with the strongest signals coming from the direction in...
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Over the last few days I have received several photos of antennas built recently from hams all over the World. Below are a few of the photos sent with the comments of those having built them. It looks like we are keeping ourselves busy for the coming summ...
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EI7BA built and installed the 8 element 144MHz LFA this week using a new method to mount the elements; Electric fence clips! John's antenna looks super professional on the mast yet costs were kept small by use of the 'cheap' element support clips.
The ...
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G0VHF/P today installed 2 x 7 element LFA Yagis in preparation for the RSGB 4M contest on Sunday 4th April. These antennas are an unpublished design which uses 1/2 inch elements throughout and was specially designed for G8HVY as a 2x stack. Named 4C7HVY, ...
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So far 2 more stations this week have completed their LFA Yagis and seem very happy too! 9Y4VU completed this 7el LFA2 (bent reflector for increased F/B) and OE4VIE finishes his 6el LFA ready for the E season!
The 7el LFA2 for 6m at 9Y4VU
Frank 9Y4VU ...
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The G0KSC 10/6 Dual band Yagis coming to a store near you!
G0KSC and G8FJG build the first of the next generation 10/6 dual band, interlaced Yagis. The above antenna installed on the tower at G8FJG below a 9el 2M LFA and a 22el 70cms LFA.
With the sun...
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'Ham Work Shop' to be fronted by G0KSC
The editors of antenneX, the popular on-line Ham antenna magazine have asked G0KSC to front the Ham Work Shop section each month. Many projects and basic levels of theory are going to be discussed and explored with ...
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ZS5LA builds the first (known) LFA Plus2 YagiZS5LA finished and installed his 10 element Plus2 LFA Yagi on Saturday 6th January 2009 making this the first confirmed LFA Plus2 built. However, not far behind him is John ZS6JON who has almost completed 2 of ...
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The Yagi reborn for 2010 - OWL Yagi is hereChoosing a Yagi can be quite a dilemma for many hams, if an OWA (Optimised Wideband Array) 50 Ohm Yagi is chosen, good bandwidth is the result along with simple feeding arrangements too. Another added bonus is t...
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The new Tripple Reflector LFA Yagi - Best ever G/T per W/L, Period!I have been spending much of my spare time over the last few months developing a new series of LFA yagis for VHF. Others for UHF will follow in due course. The objective from the outset wa...
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Ron, G8FJG proves the LFA low noise characteristic by building one and comparing with his existing DK7ZB 70cms Yagi.Ron built a DK7ZB 16el 70cms Yagi some time back and was very pleased with the results. However, after reading the LFA story within DUBUS m...
