Re: [BVARC] EFHW?

2023-10-08 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
that I would suggest one of the DX Commander antenna's.You can set these up in the back yerd and odds are you wont see it from the street.. Rudy Ackerman 281 460 7384 On Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 08:20:39 PM CDT, Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote:

Re: [BVARC] EFHW?

2023-10-08 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
ch is more than enough for many of us. Venkata Appala On Oct 7, 2023, at 8:20 PM, Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote:  Hi everyone, Like many hams, I live in a HOA restricted subdivision, so a permanent HF antenna is not practical. I have been

[BVARC] EFHW?

2023-10-07 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
Hi everyone, Like many hams, I live in a HOA restricted subdivision, so a permanent HF antenna is not practical. I have been thinking for a while about EFHW as a temporary antenna which I can set up and take down quickly. My question has probably been asked many times so please

[BVARC] Simpson communications tester model 440

2023-04-21 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
Folks, I received a Simpson model 440 communications tester (photo attached) from another ham but without a manual or any other data. Does anyone have any information on it especially its operating frequency range? I would like to find out if it can be used at 2m. I tried to use

Re: [BVARC] Simpson communications tester model 440

2023-04-21 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
, 2023 at 2:27 PM Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote: Folks, I received a Simpson model 440 communications tester (photo attached) from another ham but without a manual or any other data. Does anyone have any information on it especially its ope

[BVARC] Any experience with My Go2 Antenna?

2023-05-05 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
Hello everyone, Has anyone used or is currently using My Go2 HF portable antenna (80m to 6m) from TN07 Engineering? If so, would you mind sharing your experience? In addition to being portable and quickly deployable, it is advertised as a HOA-friendly stealth HF antenna

Re: [BVARC] Recommendation for noise suppression?

2024-01-14 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
John - the attached file was a JPG file. You should be able to open it using a built-in viewer (Windows, Mac, or Linux). 73, Amal - KT5AC -Original Message- From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Denison via BVARC Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2024 8:36 PM To: Amal C. Phadke via BVARC Cc: John

Re: [BVARC] Recommendation for noise suppression?

2024-01-14 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
Thanks a bunch for the quick replies. Through a truly bizarre coincidence, I can confirm (99.9% certainty) that the RF noise was from my neighbor’s outdoor soffit lighting. What happened was, a few minutes after I sent my original email about the noise, I went back to my shack to check the

Re: [BVARC] computer help PLEASE

2024-04-24 Thread Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
JP, Cables like these will work. Note that these cables are unidirectional, which means HDMI/DisplaPort at the computer end to VGA monitor only and not VGA port at the computer to HDMI/DisplayPort monitor. If you already have VGA to VGA cables, then you will need HDMI (male) to