This is a project of an easy to build dual band (UHF and VHF) j-pole antenna done with a common TV twin lead and some coax cable. Original PDF document can be downloaded here
Category: Equipment
Amateur radio equipment reviews. Based on my direct experience or taken from other sources
Eco Antenne SK
World-wide famous antenna manufacturer has closed it’s business on 1st decembrer 2010. This is what I’ve learned by some hams, that have been in touch with Mr. Sergio Berutti formerly Eco Antenne owner. Causes are not public domain, but everyone suspect has been due to economic factors. Eco Antenne, has affirmed in the market for…
A Mobile Antenna Farm
Last week at the Scandicci Flea Market I saw this unique mobile antenna farm. The mobile VHF UHF Arrays are mounted on a Ford Focus roof. Of course I could not ignore 6 antennas on the same car !
Genesis 3020 SDR vs Yaesu FT-950
This evening at our local Club Station, ARI Firenze, we had a special event on SDR technology and in particular a Genesis SDR has been presented and tested with behind our club main radio the Yaesu FT-950. At the event there were aproximately 20 persons, everyone almost interested and curious. We were not able to…
IC-02E Restored
I’ve recently recovered from my latest house moving boxes, my old IC-02E. After a quick cleaning i’ve decided to use it for local VHF freqency montoring. When I bought it, ten years ago, it was a second hand radio, but was my first VHF transceiver. I decided then to demote it to a cluster dedicated…
First experience with an SDR
Tonight I’ve been invited by Franco I5XFD to setup one of his recent toys. A PMSDR Software Defined Radio transceiver. Franco asked my help to setup the Winrad software, having just finished to assemble the PMSDR Kit. This SDR comes in a disassembled kit, and is very small as you can see from the picture….
PM2000AM : New SWR meter on the way
A new Power Meter is arriving in my shack. I was looking for an accurate and readable SWR Meter for my station, that could cover HF and six meters band, and could support 1,5 – 2 KW. Budget limitations prohibites high level Array Solutions Power master or Bird Technologies Bird wattmeter, while limited distribution of…
The winner is: GAP Titan DX
After evaluating HF vertical antennas I’ve finally choosen and ordered my new vertical hf antenna. Gap Titan DX is the choosen one. According to characteristics and price the Titan resulted the one with the best price / performance ratio. I ordered at Wimo (german ham radio dealer) and it arrived in 3 days via UPS….
HF Multiband vertical antenna selection
After a long research on antenna makers websites I’ve produced a quick reference chart to compare most popular HF multiband vertical antennas. This table will help me on choosing my next vertical antenna. Populatrity of antennas has been decided by visiting eham reviews, qrz.com forums, and other local ham radio communities. Price comparison has been…
Kenwood TH-F7E vs ICOM IC-E90
I’m currently evaluating these two handheld transceivers and before to buy one I’ve tried to understand pros and cons of both rtx. I will summarize here the work of my last two days, since I’ve not found any usefull review that could compare these two portable transceivers. Following comparison is the result of third party…