Ham Radio . Magnum Experimentum
Antennas, experiments, engineering and other articles of interest to radio folks.
If you have been reading this web site you will recall I have paid much attention to the 43 foot antenna manufactured by DX Engineering and Zero Five Antennas.
After much simulation and trading the benefits against pitfalls, I purchased the DX Engineering 43 foot antenna kit with the balun.
However, a shiny aluminum antenna in the back yard would attract the kind attention I just don’t need. Research on the Internet reveals several solutions including:
A viewer asks about coax losses associated with using the “tuner required” 43 foot vertical antenna.
This is a bit silly of a post for an amateur radio web site.
However, I just had to toot the horn of one company who has consistently provided great service. That company is DX Engineering.
Hello all,
I wonder if any of you had your display unit for your Kenwood TM-G707 2/440 transceiver go blank and reboot even while the radio operates just fine.
If I move the wire with respect to the control head in a certain position this happens.
Is this just a case of dirty contacts between the little cable adapter and the control head or have any of you seen the wire in the cable actually break?
Ham Question: Does anyone know where Bob can find a manual for Yaesu c508a?
If you might be wondering if there is a difference between older and newer Radial Plate kits from DX Engineering there is… for the better, but there was a catch…
Here is a step by step approach for an amateur radio vertical antenna mount using only a hole, gravel and a piece of plumbing pipe. Included is a story about know-it-all relatives.