Category: Antennas
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Crafting a choke for High Frequency applications
Recently, during my forays into the world of single-sideband (SSB) communications on my FX-4CR radio, I encountered a peculiar issue. Fellow ham radio operators, unprompted, reached out to report a vague but noticeable problem with my audio quality. Unfortunately, they couldn’t pinpoint the issue clearly, and I was left without a concrete example of the…
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X-Tenna EFHW by KC8YBC
As an enthusiast of creative and innovative craftsmanship, I find browsing Etsy a delightful adventure, discovering the unique creations by talented makers worldwide. During one of these explorations, I stumbled upon a gem for ham radio enthusiasts: the X-Tenna End-Fed Half Wave antenna (v3.0) crafted by Jonathan, KC8YBC. This antenna features a variable ratio transformer…