Category: DX Commander

I’m getting rid of all this wire (it’s gone now already!). If you want 2nd reserve in case Aaron can’t make it, leave a comment 🙂

Not all PL259s are the same. The newer designs are a superior design and accurate. Anyway, I nearly cock this up. Perhaps rate me out of 10! Callum.

It really doesn’t matter to me, but you can make the hobby more pleasurable by following some basic rules of the road and chosing to follow some best practices. Find a role-model that you enjoy listening to, don’t fall into the trap of taking short cuts. On the other hand, this is not life-or-death! Callum, M0MCX.

The TS-590SG is a lovely radio. I felt it needed more accuracy on the higher HF bands, which could have been calibrated I suppose without this TCXO but at least now I am cock-on when it comes to frequency accuracy. Also the military looking side plates are a cool addition. Looking forward to getting out and about with this and seeing how it performs.

Here are the side-plates: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325234490051

Regards, Callum.

They both work differently. A dipole will generally produce excellent gain perpendicular to the dipole element and a vertical will display an all-around-gain. BUT it all depends on the frequency and the height above ground. Let’s take off the covers and find out. Callum, M0MCX.

This is my 2nd blast on the IOTA contest. I failed to do an over-night 40m/80m. So I have failed! Islands on the Air is called IOTA and this weekend is the IOTA contest where anyone can contact anyone else. Island staions give their Island number. I am entering the 12-hour section with 400W and using N1MM as my logging software. Join in and see what you can do yourself! 73, Callum. PS – I have switched on 1-min Live-Chat Sub mandatory – only to stop the bots spamming the Live Chat.

Islands on the Air is called IOTA and this weekend is the IOTA contest where anyone can contact anyone else. Island staions give their Island number. So it’s a contest. I’m of the opinion that I might as well join in because it’s only 24-hours. I am entering the 12-hour section with 400W and using N1MM as my logging software. Join in and see what you can do yourself! 73, Callum.

Today we’ll try 40m, 20m and maybe 15m and 10m. Join in the live-chat, see if you can hear me and heck, call in if you can! I love my RF Fridays. The more the merrier 🙂 Using callsign M0XXT (Club callsign) and transmitting at around 300W with TS990s, Acom 2000 and DX Commander Signature 12.4. Logging is N1MM+ (select DX as the contest). 73, Callum.

I was "conned" into buying an ATU as a "junior" ham radio operator. Why? Because I didn’t know any different. Unless you are running balanced feeder, I suggest giving it a miss until you can’t actually live without one. Callum, M0MCX.

There is a very good reason why I enter some contests, it’s all about self-training, working under pressure and understanding my equipment (and me) better. What do you think? Callum.

How to enter a contest: https://youtu.be/CGK_T77JLZw