Recent content by Blackcat630

Talked to 3820 Smokin1 on 16 lsb. Then rolled up to 40 usb worked 22 Nova Scotia. Also good to talk with BC coyote. Lots of QSB on Sean but when he was up he was 5/7 good sounding station!

Heard a English speaking Mexico station on 16 LSB about an hour ago calling... I tried but no luck. I will be calling on 16 throughout the day. Hopefully I hear some wwdx activity

My 13B2 is currently at 60 ft fed with 1/2 inch hardline. It has truly surpassed my expectations on performance. I do live in the middle of a small town on a corner lot. Houses and noise all around. This is why Im really looking for something with a lower noise design. With the LFA boom length...

Come spring I plan to make some changes to the tower...finally! For about 2 years I've had a Innovantennas 13 el LFA in the box. With work and kids sports I just haven't found the time. I'm making time next year to get it done. It will sit slightly lower on the mast but I'm hopeful the lfa...

https://www.swotrc.net/ActiveSWOTNets.htm Propagation in real time on vhf... https://vhf.dxview.org/ Propagation forecasts https://dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html We are going into winter so dont expect much. High bands are always more active in the spring and summer. Fall sometimes. Summer...

A yagi is definitely a game changer but knowing where to point it and when is huge. I would encourage you to do some research on your area and reach out to other hams. The weak signal niche is kinda small compared to the HF guys but we are passionate about what we do. Plenty of good resources...

I have run a 2 meter ssb activity group (net) on Thursday evenings for the last several years. It started out as a few guys getting together weekly to ragchew. We had no other goal but to make noise on 2m ssb and keep it alive. One of the originals died a few years ago and I've made it a goal to...

I understand the rules and wish to enter the contest.

Nice Q to south Texas this evening..

Dude just blew my mind.

Unfortunately they do now. Back in the Pre-Barjan buy out days they were US made. I had a 636 back in the 90s that was nearly indestructible. I picked up a "red devil" a year ago and wow what a difference. It might look the same but the quality just isn't there anymore... it's a shame..

Had 6,2,222,432 & 1296 going this weekend. Analog only low power class. Managed 66 Qs and 4,545 total points. 30 Qs from rover band runs helped on multipliers! Not as active as June contest and bands were less than stellar for tropo in 9 land but still fun.

Nice find

My little girl is 6 and this is her new jam!

Glad it works for you red. It does look cleaner. I'm not totally against using the front pocket though I think I will try the rear first and see how it works. I've got a plan and I will post my progress in this thread. 73