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I just looked at the blocks in the yagi picture.....check out any industrial hydraulic hose biz in your area. The block clamps are available at most hydraulic shops.....used as pipe supports etc. come in many sizes...cheaper that radio suppliers.

The bottom right photo seems to be the freqency the antenna is closest to resonant on...28.005. X=4 seems to be the best tune in your pictures. Great post I've wanted to try a moxon this may push me over the edge :thumbup1:

Good one! Mobile Dx operation is the best......

Robb .... That is a great visual display of what a flare pointed towards earth will do. I read about one flare so strong back in the days of telegraph communication(1800's) some lines were set ablaze and some operators reported seeing "ball lightning" come into the shack and off the ends of the...

Good one guys! That is a rare one for sure. Not sure if these are the same operators working the ham bands a few days back? Rare one on any band.

Good luck

I run QRP mostly but would like to find an amp to use on Dx pileups? Something like is used on channel 6, I heard a bunch of splatter a couple weeks back on 10 mtrs...went looking for it and found my hero, "Mista" on channel 6. He was about 500 miles away....keying over the lowly "Duce" who is a...

Rare one !! Great contact,

Well the bands have slowed down.....I did not contest this weekend, but did hear many Dx operators. Must have been 100 Japanese on 10 last nite, today around noon I was still hearing Scandinavia and EU contest stations. Some rare ones on the clusters....hope you guys did well., Anyone get the...

Many good dx stations on this evening and thru the weekend working the contest. 73 and Good Dx

Great !! They are on 10 meters as well....I've not been able to get thru but have heard them a couple times. Pile up on 10 is a mess. I still hope to get them will be a new one for me.

10 was open all day to Europe, Canada, South America and then added the pacific and Japan this afternoon. Many good calls heard today on 10....12 was not so good here. I never hear the pirate stations from Mexico? They must bounce over me.....I do hear many Spanish stations from central/South...

At 1000pm his local time England was 57 into Texas...I might try a few contacts this evening...he was working NY to Ca. Many Eastern European station on here today around noon...Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Ukraine ....maybe I'll get Vietnam for a new one.... As info Togo Africa 5V7 will be...

Wavrider good one! Pileups are bad on the rare ones. I tried to work Vietnam this morning, the calls went on for 15-20 seconds after the station called qrz? At times he had worked his next Qso Before the callers stopped! Several stateside guys called repeatedly non stop! Very poor ops. The guy...

9m2idj 28460 Xv5hs. 28560 Working into USA good luck huge pile ups

Weak here but ? Who knows might get him....good luck On 12 meters as well....

Thanks Mark will do it again. 73

Anyone on 28490?? At this time?

Vk4aap your 5-7 into Texas now.

I'll try from time driveway? 38 lsb and then if no contact I'll qsy to 28490 at 01:15 UTC:D