Fixing the J-Pole antenna
The J antenna (aka J-Pole Antenna) is herewith fixed… or invalidated depending on your point of view.
Link analysis for AT amateur radio packet event – tackling the Bovina question
Assessing the utility of including the Bovina station in the packet radio chain to see if it is necessary for a successful radio relay circuit.
Link analysis for AT amateur radio packet event
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.
VA Horse Endurance Ride – No Frills
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
Balloon CB Antenna
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