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Full Deploy And Test – 80m Inverted L

Full Deploy And Test - 80m Inverted L


We made this element a couple of weeks ago. 5m (about 20-ft) at heighest point coming down to 1m (3-ft) off the ground. 19.5m (64-ft) total length for a tune at 3.7MHz with more than 200kHz bandwidth. If you want say 3.8MHz and above in USA (say), aim for 61-ft. Deploy and test! Callum.

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Morning Ham Radio DX Choices

Morning Ham Radio DX Choices


If you get up really early you can either switch on the radio – or take the dog out. I do both!

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Holiday Portable – Do I Bring Too Much? LOL!!

Holiday Portable - Do I Bring Too Much? LOL!!


This time I brought TS-590SG, 700W Amplifier, 100Ah battery, Victron Charger, DX Commander Expedition, laptop, cameras, interconnects, USB hub, broken coax, Pro 7 headset, spare patch leads and more. I must be bonkers.

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80m Attempt – Inverted L

80m Attempt - Inverted L


Just testing out the 80m Inverted L on holiday in Cornwall. See if you can hear me, better still – call in!

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Ham Radio without a Tower – Must Watch

Ham Radio without a Tower - Must Watch


▶️ Show-And-Tell: I discuss and even ramble(!) about some ideas and strategies how we might achieve some gain, follow the propagation and improve our stations – assumnig we don’t have a tower. This is not a complete discussion, for instance fan-dipoles are not mentioned and some other well known other antenna designs, (G5RV etc) and I also don’t discuss how to multi-band some of these antennas – I have discussed all of that previously. This is really about how to achieve for a) DX and b) daytime low-band 80m/40m (NVIS). Anyway, enjoy!

VIDEOS BRIEFLY MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION
▶️ https://youtu.be/OpM_Q84Fn-I
▶️ https://youtu.be/H9UUfEoiRvw
▶️ https://youtu.be/jDcaltDUKnI
▶️ https://youtu.be/8yvfWIsdP5g
▶️ https://youtu.be/7JsO2EQMI2k
▶️ https://youtu.be/ihljqRMvzT4
▶️ https://youtu.be/8yvfWIsdP5g
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7yRBNMcXCPeOvxLR305kQpx

More videos:
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7zFt6NV9fnnde2lP11fUTQ8 Antenna Modelling
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xtKohJRipVLQ6rxYzRP8eq Tips and Tricks
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xwhA0Msm_bNT4CQ_Bj5D4c Antennas
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7wc6svNLY7IDthw1YCFNq9W Live Streams
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7w9dp9Eqg_UhamrY5Ck3dyX My Stuff
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xvc3rHlpqqCkiBdAzYe8cf Ham Radio Training

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Holiday Portable – Trying out 40m

Holiday Portable - Trying out 40m


King of Spain Contest – This is a CheckLog entry – and just having fun. Feel free to work me and give me a number.. Starting "1" 🙂

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Holiday Portable – Playing in a Contest

Holiday Portable - Playing in a Contest


This is a CheckLog entry – and just having fun. Feel free to work me and give me a number.. Starting "1" 🙂

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Which DX Commander in 2025

Which DX Commander in 2025


In brief:
* 18m Signature (£599): Guys at 2 x levels – think of it as a "low-band" antenna, ideally 80m-15m (but will work on 10m and 12m)
* 12.4m Signature (499): Guys at one level, 6m radius, does all bands 80m through 10m (tunes on 6m)
* 9m Signature: (399) Guyless – comes with a ground post – also 2 x reels DX10
* 10m Classic kit: (£299) Guys low-down. Comes in 2 x variants; 40m or 80m. The 80m kit comes with 2 x reels DX10 (at a discount)
* Rapide: £289 with ground post) Can be guyless with the ground-post option. 40m (or 30m) to 10m.
* Expedition: (£299) Suitcase size: 40m to 10m. No 30m option but can do 80m (and 30m will work on ATU)
* Venture: (£199) Economical: 3 x elements, will tune on all-bands (not 80m.
Shop here: https://dxcommander.com/
EXPEDITION BUILD VIDEO: https://youtu.be/UW1Xv-xvsZ0
Special Deal here: https://youtu.be/fCJdKMshhM0

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DX Commander Inverted L Antenna for 75/80m

DX Commander Inverted L Antenna for 75/80m


80m Inverted L: You could just as easily use a tree as a support – but I used a DX Commander Expedition Antenna and just grafted this on. PS Here’s the deal I was talking about: https://youtu.be/fCJdKMshhM0

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Watching the sun going down in the UK

Watching the sun going down in the UK


Nothing more – nothing less…