Month: May 2017

70 MHz Cumulative #3

M0SNB was active in the 70 MHz contest, using a PU12 push-up mast and Icom 7100 + linear amplifier. The Expert 1.3KFA delivered 160w on 70 MHz into the innovantenna 3/3 (50 and 70 MHz) beam. The contest ran from 3 till 5 local, and we managed to work 39 stations. The best DX was into […]

1/4 wave vertical on 80 m

The plan was to put up an 18 meter, 60 ft spider beam roach pole and operate a 1/4 wave on 3.7 MHz. I purchased both the 12 m and 18 m roach poles from Spiderbeam with the intention of using them to support inverted V antennas and verticals. I’ve used the 12 m on […]