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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...

You shouldn't have any problems with the steel guy lines being U R going horizontal with the beam. I have run metal lines on my horizontal 5 element for over 45 yrs now (with insulators and without) and never notice any difference. But I am going to replace a couple of them with the Mastrand...

I have also been talking with Mike and his dad for many and many years. Sure sorry for the lose, I will miss that great radio operator for sure........

Excellent there Mike - but don't forget the "snowshoes" & "traps" hanging on the wall........

I have had a couple close encounters with the Alaska brown bear in the years pass. The first run in took place at a fishing village at False Pass, Alaska (1977), I was walking back to the cannery on the board walk around 12:00 am, when I was confronted with a female and her cub. It scared the...

In the mail today was a new contact from Singapore - it is a tri-fold card, and a good designed card I must add.

I was lucky to make there also, but it was last year and the operator was using a #501 or #504 for the activation. This year has been really hard to make it to the African continent, not as good as the previous cycle. Did hear yesterday that 258 div was on for a few min's, (Tristan Da Cunha &...

If you haven't yet made this DXCC on 11 meters, then now is your chance. 249DA/0 27.580 usb - split 27.585 usb Cook Islands

It's amazing how they work so fast, but I think it's more amazing how anyone can figure out how build the machine in first place!