Walked all of Brown’s Ditch over two days.
AH-705
Using my modified Buddistick Pro and the Icom AH-705 tuner I now have a portable 40m setup. Adding a 32 inch arm bellow the coil in addition to the two 12 inch arms that come with the antenna and replacing the standard whip with a long telescopic whip greatly improves the bandwidth and SWR on… Continue reading AH-705
Coax Switches
This has been on my project list for some time but I needed to wait until I had most of my switches and the coax jumpers needed. I wanted to mount my coax switches on a board that was not attached to the wall so that it can be removed later without leaving holes in… Continue reading Coax Switches
Solar Eclipse
Setup the telescope in the backyard and took some pictures of the eclipse.
K-8325
Activated Millerton Lake State Recreation Area this afternoon on 20m, 10m, then 15m. Ended up doing all FT8 contacts as working stations on sideband with 10w on a Friday afternoon was going to be difficult.
K-0046
Activated K-0046 Kings Canyon National Park for Parks on the Air. I setup my Buddistick for 20m and was operating my IC-705 with external power for 10w of output. I started with sideband then I moved onto FT8 using the SDR-Mobile app on my phone Wi-Fi connected to the radio. This was a test of… Continue reading K-0046
A-99
Installed an A-99 this morning for 10 meters.
Las Vegas
Spent a few nights in Las Vegas for a conference and I took my camera out on one of the nights to get a few shots.
6m HO Loop
Got up early this morning and installed my 6m HO Loop. This antenna has been off the air for more then 10 years; it is good to have it back up on a mast. This is the first antenna I can transmit on with my IC-7300. The next antenna will be a 10m vertical antenna.
El Capitan Climbers
Was passing through Yosemite for work and took my lunch break bellow El Capitan to watch the climbers for a bit. This pair was about halfway up the face.