The CQ World Wide WPX Contest was this weekend! In preparation I built a temporary Double Bazooka Dipole oriented East West in an inverted V for the 20m band. The antenna was not perfect, one end was almost touching my garage roof and the height was only 8m or so above the ground, you can see more about […]

Today I decided to take part in the South America 10m Contest… Why? Because it’s a great opportunity to build a custom setup targeted both at a specific geography and band. The South America 10m contest runs for 24 hours on the 10m band (28.3-29.3Mhz for SSB). The purpose is to encourage radio amateurs from […]