| Topic |
Author |
Posted On |
| 2 Meter Slot-Cube Antenna (QST Jan 2019) |
K1AWC |
on 15/7/22 |
| after over 3 years of weekly use, the only thing I found needed was to clean up the contact points and added a hole to drain water out of the tubes. Not sure how it gets in there but it has a way out now. When i see the SWR go up, it is time to clean up the contact points for the cable connections. |
| Lets reach out to older hams in Nursing Homes |
N0HWJ |
on 3/3/21 |
| There is a ham operator that had a 'medical Issue' and has been confined to a nursing home to recover. One of the members of our club took the initiative to set him up on a DMR radio and it made a world of difference in his recovery, not to mention the increase in his strength by keying the mic. Names withheld to protect their privacy. |
| ZS6BKW build |
jimvw57 |
on 30/12/20 |
| Been working well using an auto tuner, my latest issue was a squirrel that for some reason liked to chew through the cord holding up one end. We had a discussion and my flying pliers won. no more problems with that rodent!! |
| ZS6BKW build |
jimvw57 |
on 14/12/20 |
| Ok, so it occurred to me that I did not measure the length of the ladder line, and it was much longer than I thought. I cut it back to the recommended length, straightened it out and antenna is now working as it should. Measure twice, cut once... Thanks!!! |
| ZS6BKW build |
jimvw57 |
on 13/12/20 |
Ok so I am working on building this antenna, got both wires at the correct length, added the ladder line and coax, the tuning is off the scale. It may be possible the ladder line is too long, it had tape on it saying it was 39 ft long but that may not be right. Seems a lot longer than that. also I have a looped up section as it seems too long, does that affect my swr readings?
I can only get it roughly 25-30 ft off the ground due to location problems. Could this be causing issues too? Trying to learn as I go... |
