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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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Science classes and more…

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Rob Smith

It is amazing what is available on line these days. The Khan Academy has been in the news, and I have enjoyed browsing through their lectures. And it’s all available for free! Now, if only they had some of the … Continue reading →

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Received latest batch of bureau QSLs

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Rob Smith

Over the past weekend, I received the latest batch of cards from the bureau.  There were 10 QSL cards from 7 different countries, and one SWL card. One of the club cards from Belgium had a picture of an antenna … Continue reading →

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Bureau QSLs

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Rob Smith

This week, I received an envelope from the W6 QSL bureau. there were a total of 15 cards from Asia, Europe, and South America. On the back of the envelope, it stated I had zero envelopes left.  the labels are … Continue reading →

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