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80 Meter Full Wave Loop
The full wave loop may be the single best antenna a ham can deploy for multiple band operation.
An SDR Spectrum Analyzer?
If you have shopped for test equipment for ham radio use you know that Oscilloscopes and Spectrum Analyzers are not inexpensive. Spectrum Analyzers can be especially hard to justify. So I was interested by the fact that SDRplay includes free software that will turn it’s SDRduo (And some other models) into a software Spectrum Analyzer….
80m Double Bazooka
I got a Double Bazooka! https://ultimax-antennas.com/store/p4/DOUBLE_BAZOOKA_SINGLE_BAND.html I like it. Here are a few details that may be of interest: I put the antenna up at about 45 feet in a slightly inverted V, which is how the manufacturer recommends for this antenna. This will generally give a more unidirectional pattern and lower the feed-point impedance…
18 Months with an Icom 7610
In February 2020 I ordered an Icom 7610. This article is about what I like, what I don’t like, and my overall opinion on the radio. If you are interested in this radio, you will find some excellent information and resources herein.