Sunday 25/02/24 “Fix It”

Or arriving at the driveway chain, it was apparent something wasn’t quite right – one end of the chain was on the ground and the other end wasn’t padlocked to the eye bolt. It was soon evident that someone had forcefully tried to open some of the padlocks leaving one… [Read More]

Sunday 11/02/24

An early start for a bit of antenna testing. Dave, Zl1DL, tried a loop on ground (LoG) antenna with a 32dB amplifier added behind the balun. With a 20m long loop, noise level (as an indication of signal strength) was noticeably low on 80m & 40m. The loop was doubled… [Read More]

Sunday 04/02/24 – “Harry’s Magic Show”

Another great Auckland summer’s day saw around 10 turn up and the weather was just the ticket for a bit of antenna testing. Harry tested and trimmed, educated and entertained on the subject of antennas, in the shade of the trees in the carpark. One never ceases to be be… [Read More]