Ham Radio Answers

This turned out to be one weird antenna. It’s an end-fed multi-band antenna that’s best used in a portable environment. I had to get MFJ’s help to figure out what was going on; I provide all this info in the video. This is the summer of antennas! I learn new things every day! (I skipped a number–#88 is coming).

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I’m often asked how to make a dipole. In this video I use materials on hand to build a 40-meter amateur radio dipole. I hung it on the antenna test rig I built this past week, and it works great! Lots of work, though. Although dipoles are available for far less than $100, I made this one for zero!

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I have several wire antennas ready to test, but needed a couple masts. This video describes how I used chain-link-fence top rail together with pulleys and guy rope to set up the “test range.” This is an easy technique you can use to set up a dipole when there are no ready supports.

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Here’s a new approach. For the first time on an Ask Dave video, I’m focusing on an interview! In this case it’s with Ray Nelson, N1MPD, who with his wife own USA Coax (www.usacoax.com, or www.coaxusa.com, or mpddigital). Ray’s an expert on coax and on the many types of connectors available, and his business caters to both amateurs and commercial users. Learn about coax!

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I moved my little QRP Labs Ultimate3 WSPR transmitter from 30 meters to 20 meters, which involved building the kit for the 20 meter low pass filter. Follow along as I step through the process, stopping for a moment to really detail how to wind toroids. It’s now up and works: check for ke0og on wsprnet.org.

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