Tag: KH7AL/KH9
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Vertical Dipole Array (VDA) Test
7 February 2025 Not too long ago someone contacted me and recommended I try out a “VDA”. I have heard of a lot of different kind of antennas but this I had not heard of. I didn’t look too far into it as I assumed it might be a little more time consuming to dial… Read more
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Dupe Day on 12m
3 February 2025, PM edition I went back on 12m this evening to explore the ether and make new friends far from Wake Island. Tonight went very well in some regards and left room for improvement in others. Where things went well was in the decent propagation. While there was some QSB to deal with,… Read more
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A Slow Start On 10 Meters
3 February 2025 Eager to get back on 10 meters today I went out to Pirates Cove well before my 0800z proposed start time. There was a decent swell producing nice big waves that were crashing on the reef about 200 yards off shore. As they crested you could see the seaspray blowing right to… Read more
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Over 4,000 Contacts and Counting
27 January 2025 I was recently persuaded to give 20m a try in the afternoon here. As you may have noticed I enjoy operating in the mornings or evenings to avoid the heat of the day. I do also like learning how the bands perform at different times of day so this was officially now… Read more
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20 Watts and a Wire
26 January 2025 I was eager to get back on 12m Sunday evening (Wake time) to see what it had in store. The past several outings were nothing less than amazing for propagation. I setup at Pirates Cove around 0630z and quickly realized I had forgot my logbook back in my room. Luckily it is… Read more
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12 Meter QSO Anyone?
I have received many question and requests about 12 meters over the past couple months. Well, today I did something about it. I get it. People hunt DX. Then they hunt rare DX by band. So, with some spare parts and wire I made a 12 meter dipole after work. Once hoisted and in the air… Read more
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A 10 Meter Marathon
13 January 2025 Wow. Just wow! Today was a personal record for the number of ham contacts in a continuous run. 10 meters just kept delivering today. Once I set up my gear this morning I found N6HU calling CQ at a POTA park in California and figured that was a good sign for the… Read more
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Ham Under the Stars
5 January 2025 Well, on my Sunday night I set out to try 15m. It was a beautiful evening. Just a light notherly breeze off the ocean. As the stars really began to shine I turned on my radio around 0800z with hopes for favorable band conditions. They were marginal at best. That made the… Read more
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Don’t Always Trust the Band Report
2 Jan 2025 With it being New Year’s day for North and South America and a half-work day for me I set my alarm with aspirations to play radio first thing in the morning. I woke up with plans to get on 10m. A quick check of the band report showed “poor” conditions on all… Read more
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Happy New Year!
31 December 2024 In just over the past 24 hours (my Sunday night through Monday night) I logged 590 contacts, in about 6 hours of time on the air. That was an exciting adventure and definitely a mental exercise. Speaking of mental exercise, I noticed with all this practice copying more unique callsigns than I… Read more