Recently had a nice chat with somebody about my experiences with mobile antennas and here is what I said in my e-mail: What radio are you using? I used to have a Yaesu FT-707 that I pulled out of the mothballs but the VFO wasn’t stable enough any more. Then I bought a second hand…
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MFJ G5RV Junior
As you might have gathered by now, I restarted my ham hobby after being absent for many years. The absence also meant that my antennas were either bent out of shape, or missing some critical parts. Panic stricken I rushed off to my local purveyor, Sam Ford ZS6___ of Radio Accesories in Woodmead waving my…
The Chimney
You know, sometimes when you write a story, an inanimate object takes on a personality of its own and becomes an important part of the story. And in my story of my ham radios, the chimney is becoming an integral part of the story. It is holding up its side, pun intended. This house was…
The Antenna Farm Is Growing
Although the picture is very skew and not a good rendition of the antenna, I built myself a “test” version of the Balanced Termination Folded Dipole (BTFD) as shown on his website by Buck Rogers Sr K4ABT of BUXCOMM. Now before we carry on I need to acknowledge my friend and colleague Bruce Rodrigues who…
Huisbesoek: ZS6UT Ed Willers
I had the privilege of visiting Ed Willers ZS6UT at him temporary QTH in Faerie Glen recently. It is always a privilege to meet one of your fellow hams in person, and Ed was no exception. The background is as follows: You will read about the noise (QRN QRM) at my QTH, and my attempts…
A Nice Suburb But Not For Hams
I live in a slightly older suburb in Johannesburg. I bought this property because the streets and houses are surrounded by trees and we are adjacent to a river where families walk their dogs in the afternoon. When you enter my property from the street you are greeted by green lush trees and shrubs. Oh,…
A Room With A View
This is what I see when I look up from my radio in my shack. This picture speaks a thousand words if you know anything about ham radio. Since the details are going to be a little unclear in this photo taken with my cellphone, can I point out something interesting? Yes, behind that big…
