Testing an Antenna
This video from IZ2UUF is definitely worth taking the time to view. It puts visuals on some theory.
Update to Family Ham History
My brother Robert Neufeld (N3AU/Bob) had been looking for the precise date on his novice callsign, which he earned when he was 11 years old. The image below is from a 1964 callbook, showing KN7YBE, Robert J. Neufeld. Another piece of the history is documented!
Tilting My Hustler 6BTV Vertical
It takes some effort to tune this antenna properly, and the ability to tilt it is quite useful. The next three pictures show my poor (or stingy) man’s tilt option, based on a suggestion by my brother Bob, N3AU.
My Rigs
Since I’m actually back on the air, I thought I’d post a couple of notes about where and how. First, here’s a picture of the shack before antenna cables. The Icom rig has two antenna inputs, and one now connects to a Hustler 6BTV vertical, which is tuned adequately on 10/15/20 Meters, but needs some…
Playing with Antennas
I’m active again, and here’s a starting Facebook post:
A Ham’s Night Before Christmas
This is great:
Hello world!
Why KT4B Blogs? I originally designed the header image I’m using for this site when I inherited my father’s callsign. When he passed away, I had an Advanced Class license as KE0OY. I tested for my Extra Class specifically to inherit that callsign. The header image was shown at my computer services company blog for…