March 2024 – W9KDG

Base Operations

March 13, 2024 W9KDG

Passed the Technician Exam March, 09 2020. Passed the General Exam January 16, 2021. Passed the Extra Exam May 09, 2022. Have always been fascinated by radio, Its technology, the propagation. I really liked doing the night shift on AM broadcast Stations. My background is from Commercial Broadcast. Spent the first 25 years managing Commercial Broadcast…

Four Band Inverted V(17, 20, 30, and 40m)

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 W9KDG

Successful Build! Summit 45′. 1:1 Balun(Balun Designs 1115s) 1.2 Vswr 47-56 Ohms Center Point bands. Have made contacts in: Australia, Canada) South Korea, Spain, Italy, Asiatic Russia, Japan Israel, Saudi, Greece, Poland, Norway, Arabia(Running 100 Watts) SSB Phone and FT8 4″ PVC Tube 5″X5″X 1/2″ Propylene 8 Bolts Nuts Washers #10 Solid Wire 2ea 1/2″…

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