Category: DX Commander

Callum gets his own back after Emily plays practical joke!

100W -vs- 200W rig. What is the REAL difference? Let’s do an experiment! Callum.

In this stream, I am attempting to show you in a LIVE format what a contest operator does and what they do. I am entering for FUN only and will supply a check-log. It so happens that both ARRL Field Day contest *and* King of Spain Contest ir running. Let’s have some fun. Callum.

Let’s look at some cheap wire antennas for new amateur radio ops and how to we put them up, what materials do we use and how do we multi-band them? Callum.

Ham Radio Special with TS590SG (100W), DX Commander Expedition and lots of enthusiasm! Join in, see if you can hear me or just enjoy the chat. Using my OWN callsign this time. Callum, M0MCX.

This took me a few years to work out – folding back the end of a dipole or vertical antenna. But I got there in the end. There is no doubt a formula for this, but this is my practical experience. Here is the link to the Linear Loaded Dipole: https://youtu.be/zWFU-VWOSJI

TS-590SG, 100W, DX Commander Expedition, 25 radials x 10 feet (3m) long. Looking for some HF fun.

Setup is TS-590SG, DX Commander Expedition, 100W. 25 small radials at around 3m long each. Bands available: 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 10m and 6m. See if you can hear me or join in the chat. Thanks for the fun!

Let us understand what happens if you have a hill or mountain in the way of your radio signal because I recently published a video showing you what happens if you have a slope going towards the target! This is the other way around. We can calculate the angle between you and the hill and then work out the losses. 73. Callum.
Previous video: https://youtu.be/JZFuOzKY8gg

Easy way of working out how long your dipole should be – and how to fix any errors using a simple calculator. Enjoy. Callum.