Recent content by BC Coyote

Not quite a heatwave here, but it is a beautiful sunny day on the BC coast. 17 C right now, which is 62 F or thereabouts. I did hear that snow fell on some of the mountain passes in the interior last night.

It is somewhat directional off the sides of the horizontal part, but not as directional as I thought it would be. No rotor.....I have it strung between two fir trees. It is indeed a very quiet antenna, especially compared to my A99. I found the basic design for it on a ham website and then...

Absolutely. Mine has been my primary DX antenna ever since I put it up. It massively outperforms my Antron-99 on DX contacts. Needs to be up nice and high to work properly. The horizontal top of mine is around 35 feet above ground.

A fantastic couple weeks for me for DX! I had 271DA/0 in the Republic of Nauru at the end of September, and a few minutes ago I made contact with Peter 144AT/DX on Easter Island. 27.510 USB with just 65 watts and my delta loop. Country number 92 for me.....Only 8 more to go to reach 100...

Success! Just had a brief QSO with Peter 144AT/DX on 27.510 USB. Easter Island has been on my wanted list for a very long time. A huge thank you, once again, to DXMan for the tipoff! Didn't even have an amp hooked up; 65 watts and a single wire delta loop antenna. The thrill of radio...

Had 144AT/DX down in the noise for a little while on 510. Gone again now. I threw my numbers out there a few times but no luck yet! Hopefully conditions will improve as the day goes on.

It's been hopping up here for a couple of days now. Super strong signals from Texas, Gulf coast, Florida area along with plenty from the east coast. Been a bit too busy with work to spend time on the radio though! Edit to add: Right after I posted this I had a pipeline to Indiana and talked...

As Enine said, it still won't work. Perpetual energy is a myth.....you can't get something from nothing. Basic physics gets in the way! :)

The OP hasn't been seen on this forum for nearly ten years, so you are unlikely to get a reply! Just sayin'.............

Proving yet again that some people are real suckers LOL! Spending $1700 on a 4 watt radio is just insane! :ROFLMAO:

Good DX conditions today. Had a great QSO with 53 Codeman from right here on the forum! Great to meet you on the radio Codeman, you sounded fantastic up here!

Congratulations! That's a great contact! It's been hit and miss out here on the west coast, but thanks to a tip from DXMan, I did snag 271DA/0 from the Republic of Nauru a couple of nights ago, and we've had several strong openings to the southeast U.S. recently. Right now I have Florida -...

Thanks for the tip Larry! I was able to make contact with Darran 271DA/0 just now! 5 by 9 both ways. Nauru is a new division for me.

It is? Not gone here.......just heard 79 from Hawaii and 22 from Oz about ten minutes ago. Not super strong signals, but they are there.

The usual suspects from Australia and Hawaii in there for a couple of hours late afternoon. Chatted with 465 on the east coast of Oz for a while, but otherwise pretty quiet, especially compared to the wild conditions last Monday!