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The QRP Myth

Posted by Richard Newstead on 20th Feb 2017

If you look around on the ham radio sites on the internet, you cannot fail to notice that QRP operating is very popular. There are good reasons for that; it's easy to build QRP gear and it is generall … read more

Chameleon P-Loop Measurements

Posted by Richard Newstead on 18th Feb 2017

The Chameleon P-Loop is a popular commercial small transmitting loop antenna. I have bought two to use for propagation experiments using two WSPRlite antenna test systems.  The … read more

HF Amplifiers for Portable Operating

Posted by Richard Newstead on 26th Feb 2016

I covered this topic in a newsletter sent on 26 Feb 2016. Note that if clicking after this date, offers will likely have expired! Click here to read it.Be sure to sign up to our newsletter to rec … read more

Baluns: do you need one?

Posted by Richard Newstead on 11th Feb 2016

This article was published in the first SOTABEAMS newsletter of 2016. If you find it useful, you may want to sign up to our newsletter!73 Richard G3CWI … read more

The Inverted Vee

Posted by Richard Newstead on 11th Feb 2016

The inverted Vee is a great antenna. I published this short article in the January 2016 SOTABEAMS newsletter.73 Richard G3CWI