The antenna I used with the Youkits TJ2B review is a relatively well known and very well made antenna from a company that caters to QRP and SOTA operators- LNR Precision, made right here in NC. I purchased up one of their antennas a short time ago on a recommendation from a buddy who's big …
Youkits TJ2B
Youkits has made a name for themselves in the inexpensive QRP market with small transceivers that originally were imported in kit configuration and presented fun projects for the amateur operator looking to build something and get on the air. Not breaking the bank, these sets offered a lot in the cost-to-ratio department, and as such, …
Baluns
In the second article Keypounder has generously blessed us with, the issue of Baluns are covered. Baluns are most often (but not always) used as dipole centers to match BALanced antennas to UNbalanced feed line. (see why it's called Balun?) While his article explains the nuts and bolts, in this abstract I'll state that the …
Brand Marketing and Guerrilla Movements
Yahoo News- Effectiveness of ISIS Marketing Take a few moments and read the above article. Ponder on it a bit, and when you're done, read it again, in the context of another guerrilla movement- your own. Or the one you want, at least. You say you want a revolution yeah, well you know- we all …
A neat resource on Microwave in the Field
VK4ZQ Blog Poke around there a bit. The posts themselves are a bit old, but the info is great from the Land down Under. You can definitely start building your own point to point network, with just a Technician license to get you on the air, time, and the right attitude. It's not plug n' …
A SIGINT report from the RNC
Compiled and submitted by an anonymous donor: 2016 RNC Cleveland, Ohio SIGINT The Republican National Convention was held in Cleveland, OH on July 18-21, 2016. Officials began implementing the security zone and closing areas off to traffic on the evening of July 14th. Monitoring of communications began on a periodic basis on 7/14/2016 and continued …
Open Sources 19AUG16
China steps up military aid to Syria The visit may be intended as a diplomatic poke in the eye for the United States amid mounting tensions over Chinese territorial ambitions in the South China Sea, Ms Meidan said. This is important on a number of levels. The PLA has been shipping arms and supplies to …
NVIS Explained, III
Admin Note: This is the third and final section of the article submitted by Keypounder. EZNEC, the preferred antenna modelling method, is referenced. I highly suggest familiarizing yourself with EZNEC for building and modelling antennas for both efficiency and directivity. Included are several practical examples of antennas in the field, which I might add, are similar …
NVIS Explained, II
Admin Note: This is the second part of the article submitted by Keypounder. Topics covered include the layers of the ionosphere and frequency selection characteristics. ******* The Ionosphere We've mentioned the ionosphere, but understanding the basics of ionospheric composition and characteristics is very important to proper NVIS operation, especially when signal security and DF are …
NVIS Explained, I
Administrative note: The following was sent by Keypounder, the nom de plume that should be familiar to a few readers. A longtime radio amateur and communications specialist in his own right, he's generously submitted this article to me, and in my opinion, is among the best I've read on the topic for public consumption. Due …