New Dipole with Common-mode Choke
After doing quite a bit of research I found that my “ugly balun” wasn’t helping me very much on the bands I primarily use. I was still getting quite a bit of RF back...
Category: Base Setup
VHF/UHF Go-Box in Detail
Last week I posted a few pictures of my completed VHF/UHF Go-Box so now I’d like to explain more about it and the reasoning behind my choices. My design requirements for the go-box have developed...
Echolink Findings – Memory Bug
Since I’ve had the Echolink relay up and running for a few months now I’ve found a few things out over this time. One being that the Echolink software is very much more demanding...
TYT TH-9800 Mic Pinout
I’ve been thinking about the possibility of using a different mic with my TYT TH-9800 Quad Band Transceivers for a while now since the main issue I have with the radio is how hot the...
FT-450D has Arrived!
After a month delay due to the strike in the port of Long Beach my first HF rig, a Yaesu FT-450D, has finally arrived! As long as the weather allows it I’ll be putting...
Portable Radio Go-Box – Part 1: Planning
Lately I’ve been throwing ideas around about building a radio go-box of sorts but I keep running into the same two problems, cost of buying extra radios just for the go-box and size limitations...
New Antenna Mast
I set out today with the intentions of simply adding a 3-element yagi to my existing mediocre antenna mast just to ensure I can get into one of my local repeaters until warmer weather...
