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- Written by: M0PCR
After G7RQD read some interesting articles on the web on hentennas, M0PCR (M6PAR at the time) got together one winter's night in 2010 to try our hand at one. The hentenna was invented by Japanese amateurs, with 'hen' being the Japanese for strange. It is perhaps named so as it is vertically polarised when laid down in what you would have thought was a horizontal plane. Essentially its a full wave loop that is commonly used on the 2m and 6m bands.
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- Written by: M0HVD
David, M0HVD, has put together a simple Morse decoding chart to help those learning the code. The chart is available as a PDF file to download and print.
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- Written by: G0JXX
This antenna design came about following discussions about what antennas to use for the RSGB 21/28MHz contest. Eventually it was decided to go for a loop on each band. This article describes the construction of the 10m version, although the 15m version is similar.
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- Written by: G3SXE
Here in Worthing I have been wondering IF the great man himself, ever visited here. I believe that it has been said somewhere that he came up with a version of the Morse code whilst on a trip across the Atlantic…. But was that trip preceded by a visit to the Worthing, or more appropriately High Salvington, area?
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Paul, G3SXE, describes a project carried out during his recent trip to Florida (W4). He set out to prove the old radio ham saying that anything metal can be made to radiate a signal.
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- Written by: G0XAN
This article describes the construction of a lightweight, ultra-portable 5-element beam antenna for 2m. It provides useful gain and front-to-back ratio whilst packing down to a very portable metre-long package. It is quick and easy to deploy; it is possible to set it up single-handed in less than 15 minutes.