What in the Sunday is going on?! Listen, there was so much action at the Sunday Pile-Up that we didn’t get to annotate all of it. From Wires-X, Digital modes, computer center improvements, equipment testing and tuning, DX to Australia, radio programming, Elmering, and more, you couldn’t help but use a divination tool [aka water dowsing tool] but to find your way!
Puns aside, another great project at the Playground Amateur Radio Club Pile-Up came by way of Shane, KQ4YXY, who brought in an QRP Antenna! We took the opportunity to go out into the field and use an antenna analyzer to determine its performance and capabilities! This is not a plug for you to go buy one, this is an educational note that sometimes the things you see on the internet are indeed not too good to be true!
Specs:
- HF Antenna Stainless Steel 1/4 WavelengthÂ
- 300w Withstand Voltage Power
- Frequency Range: 14m-30mhz (Very Efficient At 14.270mhz)
- 5M/16.4FT QRP Antenna 14m-30mHz 300W
- Easy To Use And Easy To Carry
Easy setup, easy deployable radios, and great results! This antenna does take up some overhead space and the ground plane is large enough that we suggest an area where no one is going to walk or traverse through. Otherwise performance on the meter is just wonderful for the band ranges listed above! Expect to see this in action as Shane continues to evolve his radio collection and CQ / DX in the very near future!
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