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by Andrew (grayhat)
Sun Jul 13, 2025 8:54 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: WSPRSONDE
Replies: 0
Views: 526

WSPRSONDE

Wanna help with WSPR and propagation research ? If so, please, have a look here https://turnislandsystems.com/host-a-hamsci-wsprsonde-also-turn-island-systems-in-qst/ "The HamSCI package will include the WSPRSONDE, a 9-Band Filter-Combiner, a Bodnar GPSDO, an 80-10 meter end-fed halfwave antenn...
by Andrew (grayhat)
Wed Jun 25, 2025 7:32 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: Svalbaard islands activation
Replies: 1
Views: 42334

Re: Svalbaard islands activation

worth a try :)
by Andrew (grayhat)
Wed Jun 25, 2025 7:27 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: Svalbaard islands activation
Replies: 1
Views: 42334

Svalbaard islands activation

next July

https://www.mdxc.support/jw0v/

Vlad OK2WX, will be active as jw0v from Svalbard from 14 to 23 july 2025, 160-6 m, CW/SSB/FT8. QSL via I8KHC
by Andrew (grayhat)
Fri May 16, 2025 8:10 am
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: HOA antenna
Replies: 0
Views: 10533

HOA antenna

in practice it's invisible and. being a loop. it also helps taming the QRM https://www.kk5jy.net/porch-loop/ if one doesn' t feel comfortable in winding the voltage BalUn, the NooElec 9:1 v2 will fit, just ensure to use low loss coax (e.g. RG6, avoid the RG58 !) and add 10 or more snap on ferrite ri...
by Andrew (grayhat)
Thu May 01, 2025 2:11 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: RF building blocks
Replies: 3
Views: 36757

Re: RF building blocks

then one may add some filters https://gpio.com/collections/notch-filters between the antenna and the LNA in EU or at Least in Italy one may want this https://gpio.com/collections/notch-filters/products/fm-notch-filter-88-108mhz-excellent-rejection-85db to keep commercial FM from.saturating the LNA a...
by Andrew (grayhat)
Sun Apr 27, 2025 4:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another directional RX loop
Replies: 17
Views: 560566

Re: Another directional RX loop

13dka wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:46 am Can't wait to make and try one of those! (Will take a while tho.) :mrgreen:
tried it, works as described, less gain than the SULA but much easier to carry around and for permanent setups more resistant to winds
by Andrew (grayhat)
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:28 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: RF building blocks
Replies: 3
Views: 36757

Re: RF building blocks

an example

https://gpio.com/collections/low-noise- ... -30db-gain

the LNA above should fit pretty well the SULA loop
by Andrew (grayhat)
Wed Apr 02, 2025 1:23 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: RF building blocks
Replies: 3
Views: 36757

RF building blocks

Preamplifiers (LNAs), low/high/bandpass/notch filters, Bias-T units and other RF "building blocks"

https://gpio.com/

HTH
by Andrew (grayhat)
Fri Mar 21, 2025 10:08 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: Maximize dipole performance
Replies: 1
Views: 36266

Re: Maximize dipole performance

https://practicalantennas.com/designs/v ... s/5eights/

and the above deals with vertical antennas
by Andrew (grayhat)
Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:46 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: Maximize dipole performance
Replies: 1
Views: 36266

Maximize dipole performance

Also applies to other horizontally polarized antennas

https://www.voacap.com/2023/antennas/sq ... of-dipole/