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Agreed. For his situation it would probably be better to use a multi-band vertical. Later on a pair of phased verticals would provide some directivity, but that comes at a cost as they're not practical for multi-band use requiring changes to the physical spacing between the verticals for...

The bold text is incorrect. Assuming that the dipole is horizontal, it is the pattern that is more vertical, not the polarization. The polarization is always parallel to the plane of the elements of the dipole but the pattern can be distorted by other objects in the near field (the basis of a...

A modification must provide value to me or it is not done. Some are worthwhile from a performance standpoint. For example, I modified my ALS-600 amplifier years ago to use a faster and much more quiet relay from AD5X. I also added the 10m kit. I had modified my FT-920 with kits from Inrad...

I see I'm listed now. Thanks, Tim.

I doubt over insuring it will do much good. The carrier will likely research the item and determine its value and then likely pay you the amount of the insurance you bought or the value of the item, whichever is less. I sent a TS-850 I bought in late '97 to Clif when, after having it a few...

Congrats!

I have had our own 450 MHz repeater set up on our farm for 20+ years. As I am also employed as a radio tech, I've been able to source various stuff and build the system up over the years. It is duly licensed in the Part 90 industrial pool. My understanding is that the FCC will not license...

So far my X50-NA is working very well. It has been up a bit over four months and is the first and only Diamond product I've purchased in the nearly 33 years that I've been licensed. It's always possible that some manufacturing defect gets past QA and out into the field. In that case one...

Luck is what results when preparation meets opportunity.

I just tossed my hat into the ring. Not sure why I didn't do it sooner. :whistle:

I grew up listening to C.W. McCall. Even saw him perform between games of a day/night doubleheader in August(?) 1978 at then Royals Stadium in Kansas City. Everyone got tee-shirts with his likeness, sponsored by Midland. Later we bought Radio Shack CBs for the farm. A few years ago I...

While MFJ gets a lot of flak, some of it deserved, in this case they got it right. For the frequency range that most are likely to use an analyzer the part about adding or subtracting feedline is largely true. As we get into the upper UHF range where losses become considerable due to line...

@rabbiporkchop He wasn't quoting anyone with that line. He was using the vernacular that became prominent sometime in the late 20th Century. I've never understood how one can "fool" an inanimate object. Does putting fuel system cleaner into the tank "fool" the engine into running better...

I stopped reading when the phrase, "fool the transmitter", was used. Once someone utters that phrase, their technical credibility is shot with me.

I wholeheartedly agree! But doesn't it seem as though that's what recent recruitment efforts have been of late? That's the kind of thing I'd like to see us get away from. I just want to figure out how we can put ourselves out there. Our club president does maintain a club page on Face Book...

From DARA themselves: The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) regrets to inform our many vendors, visitors and stakeholders that, unfortunately, HARA has announced the closing of their facility. We have begun execution of our contingency plan to move Hamvention® 2017 to a new home. DARA...

I doubt it as most all ARRL publications are paper only. Exceptions are the Handbook and a few others that include a CD with the full text in a PDF. I know that ebook formats have been requested, but so far ARRL has been slow to provide them.

Actually, the government doesn't get a dime for amateur radio licensing these days. The exam fee is split between the volunteer examiner team and the Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) both of which are private concerns. Even vanity callsigns no longer incur an FCC fee as of almost a year...

I chat on repeaters and on 160m the most. Every so often on other bands. I actually like a group as the group members can bounce things off each other. Some groups are a free for all--whoever keys the mic first might win. :D Other groups keep a strict round table format where the...

Besides the Antenna Book, ARRL also offers a couple of tomes on wire antennas.