80 meters is very difficult band to take on the road as a portable dipole (inverted V) due the long wires (40mt), the horizontal space required to erect a dipole and the height at which the dipole needs to be supported.
However, my vehicle HF antenna (Bushcomm Highlander 8 multi tap) covers the 8...
Continue reading...{jcomments off}Update Nov 2014: The Gap Titan has ben sold and replaced by an OCF Dipole in the same location. I found that the elevation of the antenna did not work very well in my situation. Lowering the antenna to <3mt above ground seemed to solve the SWR issues, but unfortunately that location w...
Continue reading...QRP operation conducted from Keegan's Bridge on 8-9 March 2014
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