Yeah, shortwave seems refreshingly free from the tribulations of transmitting lol. it felt liberating to imagine playing with receive only wackiness. I’ll report back if I have any success.
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2·7 months agoWhy do you need DC to pass through the protector? This is one of the things I don’t understand!
Fair warning, this rabbit hole goes deep … very deep!
I haven’t met a shallow ham hole yet!
laws and requirements for grounding (and associated lighting protection) vary across the globe and within a country
Yes, was curious to get an international picture of practices here…
your best bet is a locally licensed electrician or better yet, one who is also an amateur.
Fair enough, you’ve inspired me to at least ask my club if we have an amateur radio electrician in the area. I do have a pretty simple station, however, so I had planned to do this myself. [edit: grammar fix]
Cool study, good report! Lots of interesting things there, including the variability of the Baofengs.
Yes, seems like the consensus here is towards a separate bruiser that’s not too precious.
I’m not suggesting anything illegal. I think we’re having a misunderstanding based on the different ways this works in the US vs Australia? I’ve edited my question to clarify I’m in the US, where “public service” (being communications support for primarily bike and foot races, where I live) does indeed happen on the amateur VHF/UHF bands.
This is who I volunteer with, for context: https://hpsnc.org/
So what are people writing about? Please share your comments and thoughts.
The ARRL post leaves a lot to be desired; I tried to capture the most basic information about this here:
So for those who were hamming at the time (I was not) what was propagation like after that storm?
Don’t do that, Cat 6 is strictly for microphone cables!
Well, I did it. With the V1 GutterTenna, I picked up MORE stations, including hearing KBS World Radio from a transmitter in Gimje for the first time. But I wouldn’t say the ones I could already hear clearly were any clearer. Good first experiment though, and worth trying again.
#SWL #Shortwave #Antennas