Antenna design, RF link analysis and other radio services.
Further analysis of the 2025 Appalachian Trail Golden Packet event was performed with revised assumptions. Revisions include: Station #10 at Bovina is atop a tall structure whereas most stations are at a height of 6m default. The link interconnections of Bovina with nearby stations was analyzed a bit more to see how useful this site … Read more
Amateur radio operators put Radio Mobile Deluxe to the test in their annual thousand mile multi-hop VHF packet relay experiment along the Appalachian Trail.
A current project involves analysis of communications along trails during the Northern Virginia Horse Endurance Ride. Of the three annual events, this one, called “No Frills,” requires communication between two checkpoints and a base station. Cell phones are of no use in the valleys. The VHF amateur radio bands are very good at knife edge … Read more
My first antenna project occurred during work in a Fairfax Virginia radio shop as the CB installer. An owner of a hot air balloonist expressed interest in improving his signal from his balloon. He desired something better than his CB HT. The shop owner and I compared ideas and thus began the development of designs … Read more