HF link dipole designed for 52 MHz, 28 MHz, 14 MHz and 7 MHz
In recent months 7 MHz NVIS propagation has taken a fall off the propagation-cliff to be replaced by its 5 MHz and 3.5 MHz siblings. As the sun’s natural 11-year solar cycle moves closer to a solar minimum, radio amateurs are experiencing a change in the MUF. Since January this year the NVIS frequency…
What can a SOTA fanatic do with a broken plastic coat hanger? Good question you ask! During a recent visit to Melbourne I broke the hook section of a plastic coat hanger, which at the time I cursed as I didn’t have a spare. For some bizarre reason I threw the broken coat hanger in…
Mount McDonald VK1/AC-048 789 metrs ASL, Cotter Dam Catchment Sunday 29 March 2015. I have two homebrew SOTA multi-band link dipoles, my spare lightweight antenna has a 6m link. Yesterday I modified my primary antenna to include a 6m link with a center frequency of 51.150 MHz. I tested the antenna on 52.2 MHz using…
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