Author Archives: Rob Smith

SDR

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Rob Smith

Last night, I enjoyed tuning around on the 20 meter band from a website in Romania. It was interesting to hear the opening from here in California into Europe from the European side.  WebSDR is an excellent place to find … Continue reading →

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40 meter dipole is back on the air

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Rob Smith

After some thinking, I decided to just re-connect the same dipole for 40 meters.  It took less than 30 minutes, and was the easiest solution.  Once it was up, the SWR was checked and it looked fine across the entire … Continue reading →

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40 Meter Antenna

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Rob Smith

I need to re-connect my 40 meter dipole antenna, but am thinking about something doing different. I was not pleased with the dipole’s performance. Perhaps a long wire that could be tuned to 80, 40 and 30 meters would work … Continue reading →

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@W6GRV

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Rob Smith

So as to stay current with the latest methods of communication, I signed up for a twitter account. I am amazed at the amount of content being exchanged via social media. Not long ago, business needed to have a web … Continue reading →

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New Roof

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Rob Smith

The Roofing Project began on July 5, 2012, and the new roof was finished on Friday, July 13, 2012. Next job will be to re-connect the 40 meter dipole. [nggallery id=7]  

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