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Introduction Portable operators pick which antenna to use for a wide variety of reasons. Performance is often high on the list but it's by no means the only factor. This experiment compares the t … read more

As a teenager back in the 1970s I spent a lot of time building HF antennas with a couple of friends. One, James G4EZN, lived on a farm and that was the centre of our activities. All sorts of antennas … read more

IntroductionPortable operators pick which antenna to use for a wide variety of reasons. Performance is often high on the list but it's by no means the only factor. This experiment compares the transmi … read more

I have been looking around for a suitable site for testing antennas using WSPRlite and DXplorer. I wanted somewhere that I could use a reference antenna and an antenna-under-test. The s … read more

It seems that more and more US amateurs are restricted in their activities by regulations imposed by Home Owner Associations (HOAs) that do not allow external antennas. It is hardly surprising there … read more