Recent content by DXman

Hey there Wagonmaster - glad to see you here, now you can start learning something....LOL

Well it's too bad Klondike Mike, that we didn't get hooked up last night. I don't know where you were, but I talked into Peace River, Kinkano, Lloydminster area. But no Robin......... Almost forgot, I also talked to Howard again in Yellowknife for a few minutes: 9WR115

My first radio was in 1972. Got it so as to meet more girls - and it did just that!

American Samoa Islands now on .610 usb. Conditions not very good for now, but a few stations making contact. 70DA/0

I go to Amazon first, find my product and then do a good search to find the product from other companies. I have saved several hundreds of $$ by bypassing eBay and Amazon, especially on sales tax. For instance; I purchase a Thermal rifle scope this year through a on line company, I save $204 by...

This is so very true!

Thanks, Mike & everyone else. He wasn't actually doing a activation, just caught him calling CQ. Also now waiting on confirmation.

.......141AT101 - St. Pierre & Miquelon I had never hear anyone from here before, so it was a treat to catch Jean Marc on the 11 meter band here on the W. Coast. Many thanks Jean Marc.

For the last 49 yrs now, I have run a 5 element horizontal beam at 36' (11 meters), my altitude is 24' (7.32 meters) above sea level and the only thing that I would do different would be to go higher. From what I have understood, is that going higher can also give more forward gain (to a certain...

Yesterday was good here. I worked 9 stations from EU and one from the Pacific - Eastern Kiribati. This was the first DX from EU since April, here on the West Coast for me.

It took a long time - but worth it.

Get your Tech license and then you will have some power to use. From what I have always understood was, one can not interfere with radio communications if they are knowingly doing it. I once had a problem with the TV cable emitting a strong signal on 11 meters, I traced it done to a "connection...

Henry gave me my measurements for my 5 element Maco beam several years ago using the gamma and I have been very happy the way it works. The best part is - I don't have to have a amplifier to work DX around the world. So just think how well your beam with do using the gamma match and if you are...

Might be hitting a bird/squirrel etc? Move antenna up closer to the cab. I had my 22" mounted right on the top of my F-150 for 7 yrs or so and never had it break.

You probably have different lengths of coax and maybe different brands that might cause the difference. My /-/-/-/-/ beam has always showed a few watts less than my GP, but I have different brands of feedline and different length also. There can also be other things that can be involved to...