Recent content by FlyBoy50

I feel your pain because I spent a life time in maintenance moving & dealing with that crap. I spent most of the day filling my outside cellar way with coal because I can't have a inside coal bin. Next project is making new skid shoes for the snow blower because you can't buy replacements for my...

What I found interesting is it was said they are more quite then other antennas but is it directional and need a rotor ? You have any links on making one for 11 meter ? Thanks I always like to learn new things.

Never heard of the delta loop antenna so checked it out on the internet and sounds like a Ham antenna but can it be used on 11 meter also ?

Sounds like me because I live alone & have to do everything myself so to many projects. But some times you find satisfaction when you work close to the radio and can listen. But not complaining because the trade off is I don't listen to a Nag ! LOL

I heard some activity today mostly on my Q6 pro car mobile. Mostly on 38 lsb but this afternoon I heard 37 lsb come alive for the first time in a while. Patience !

Been pretty lousy lately but have heard distant DX that I couldn't understand clearly but today some stuff broke thru clear enough. The leafs are dropping pretty good today and I notice I'm starting to re-gain the UHF channels on my tv that I lose in the summer. Hopping Mother Nature makes me a...

Size doesn't matter because you can always expand with time. What matters is the joy it brings you !

It was spotty here today. I was trapped indoors all day today because of rain from a nor-easter so ran the coal stove to warm the house and ran the radio to listen. I'm hoping once the fall leaves are down the DX will start bouncing again off these bare hills. LOL

I was hearing something yesterday but couldn't make it out. Was nothing but garble not static.

Don't feel alone. Today there wasn't Squat on the radio. Back into the patience mode again. Oh Well !

I heard some action today in the mobile which was refreshing ! Gives you a little enthusiasm for what might be coming.

I did manage to hear the radio put out a little today but most of the time it was a one way convo. Not worth trying.

Don't feel alone, I haven't heard anything in almost a week maybe better on the base or the mobile. That Sun must be laughing at us !

Well at least I know isn't just me. I haven't heard a sole in quite some time now on both the Base station or the Mobile. Just like the bottom just dropped out and nothing left. I hope the fall action gets started soon !

I know what your saying Brother, DX has got worst lately but I did try a little this morning. First the DX 2547, Q6 Pro both spotty. Then I seen one of my Galaxy 979s setting on the shelf and couldn't resist giving it a whirl. I lucked out with it and made a mild Orlando Florida contact with it...