For this 2019 Field Day project, I wanted to build a 40 Meter inverted V dipole antenna that could be easily deployed in the field. It was designed and tuned for a target frequency of 7.237 Mhz. Using the formula 468 / 7.237=64.66 total length. I added 4′ for connection winds and a little slack […]
While I did not compete for points in this years Winter Field Day, I did take advantage of the event to test out some of my off-grid radio operation gear. I operated from the comfort of my home (1HKS) but did not use any commercial power source to power my Icom 7300 radio. Since I […]
Anybody living in Kansas knows that with all the May flowers comes an increased chance for severe weather. Large hail, damaging winds, and an occasional tornado can be pretty common. As I’m writing this, tornado warnings are being posted across western Kansas as thunderstorms fire up in the afternoon. All this weather is headed in […]
Springtime in Kansas brings more than just flowers… it also brings those nasty spring thunderstorms, dangerous lightning, and sometimes accompanied by tornadoes. Since I would be disconnecting my outdoor antenna during those severe thunderstorms, I wanted some kind of alternative antenna I could use to monitor local ham frequencies… keeping in touch with storm spotters […]