Category: DX Commander

PREVIOUS BUILDS:
https://youtu.be/nbBp42bbELo (3-element version)

I used the following element lengths:
40m: 11.2m (as original spec)
20m: 5.02m (as original spec)
17m: 3.83m
15m: (runs off 40m element)
12m: 2.88m (as original spec)
10m: 2.47m (slight cut)
*NOTE* Without 10m connected, I still got a tune on the CW end of 10m band – strange but true!

I finally found a gap in the weather to put up the shed for all the new coax switches and control gear gear – but it needs some work so make it totally rain proof… Easy fix, I’m sure.

In this video, we pull out the old Coax switching from the antenna field and prepare to bench test 2 x Genius 8×2 4O3A switches together with the 8XAB Switch Matrix box and an OM Module (16 programable relays) as well as their Rotator Genius. The net effect will be 7 Antennas plus another 6 from the RatPak that either station can select as well as 2 rotators that can be controlled – again from either station. But a lot of head-scratching yet to come! Cheers, Callum, M0MCX.

This is to make sure we don’t change antennas while transmitting. Seems easy – but it’s new for me!

Just chillin…

Work all the UK Streamers. Some of us on 20m too – so come on USA, you can do it 🙂

Fitting 3mm Rubber Checkerplate to protect the bottom of the verticals from the lawn mower. Strange but true!

Thanks Hayden! @HamRadioDX I really must do some more early morning DX. This was good fun, beaming VK and ZL (north pole) from UK last November… Then around to 240 degrees for Long-Path VK

The Luba 5000 has a camera… I hacked the stream (although it’s a bit flaky!)

Birds are still singing and the odd aircraft flying over. SOme traffic can be heard between Baslall Commong and Warwick… Other than that, pretty quiet in Warwickshire