Contemplating the Existential Flights of Man
I’ve been trying to install a 60m add on kit to my Hustler 6BTV vertical antenna.
Unfortunately, tunning it to the 60m band is next to impossible and the antenna’s 40m SWR is quite a way off.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks to the help of my friends, new radio, and plenty of BIC (Butt in Chair) time, I made the most contacts in this year’s Field Day 2019! A good time was had by all! Looking forward to next year!
I made my first QSO on the new antenna this morning (20m)!
Here is the output from the antenna analyzer! Some adjustments in the lower bands will be required, but it is looking much better than I expected.
I’ve been in the process of installing a new Hustler 6-BTV HF antenna I purchased from DX Engineering. It is replacing a used Cushcraft R7 that I’ve had for 7 years.
The antenna itself is up and guyed. Now I just need to install ground radials and tune it up!
Sorry, No status on the NTP Servers this week. I’ve been at my friend’s place participating in the 2016 American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day.
What is Field Day?
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