Well, field day was an utter failure for me. I couldn’t seem to get my antennas set properly to even hear anyone , nevermind being heard. No matter what I did no one came in. But that’s all part of the fun, trying to find out what went wrong and what changes to make. Experimentation…
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No Contact
So this weekend was a bust. Between Saturday speeding by so fast and bad weather on Sunday Not much got done. I didn’t hear anyone on 6 meters so I took it up to 40 meters. I heard someone in North Dakota, another in New Mexico but was soon pulled away to watch the HBO…
Auto Tuner -Update
So the weekend came and went and I barely had any time to really work with the Auto Tuner. I did get it set up and am hoping to give 6 meters a shot this coming weekend. I’ve seen some reports of people having luck on 6 meters and figured I’d take a shot at…
Contact
So I’ve been playing around with the Buddistick and the yoyo Vee -3 band antenna. I’ve been able to hear several 40-meter transmissions using the Buddistick but after several attempts haven’t been able to make contact. I decided to give the yoyo Vee a try. I’m bound by HOA restrictions, living in a Townhouse condo.…
Antenna Update
Both antennas arrived Wednesday. I’ve played around a bit with the buddistick but haven’t unpacked the Yoyo Vee adjustable dipole. I haven’t had the time to setup the Buddistick and get it properly configured for use. I’m hoping to get it set up tonight, though it’s been quite windy out today. We’ll see. I don’t…
Station Update
The TYT TF 9800 and the Yaesu FT 2980 were returned and the Yaesu FT 857D is being setup. I’m waiting on a couple of antennas, a YoYo Vee 3 band and Buddistick adjustable vertical. I’ve acquired Ham Radio Deluxe software and connected the 857D to my computer. The Ham Radio Deluxe software allows me…