W7YV Ham Radio

1. General Information This page provides an inventory and description of the antennas here at the W7YV shack and those used in the field. Revisions: 04/30/2017 JRH Initial creation 02/21/2025 JRH Update after 7 year hiatus. 2. Antenna Demarcation Point At my home shack, I have a  steel box, about 14" x 14" x 6" is mounted to the north wall of the house.. My shack is immediately across that outside wall. At the bottom of the box is a 2" conduit, about 3 feet long, that carries numerous coax from the box to a thru-wall conduit connector into the house. Coaxes are carried through the wall into the shack. 3. Home Shack Antennas 3.1 Overview Figure 3.1 shows the overall antenna diagram for all antennas at the Robinwood QTH. Figure 3.1 Overall Antenna Diagram 3.1  DX Commander CLASSIC 2 Plus 80m HF Multi-Band Vertical Antennas CLASSIC2-80 This antenna was ordered 2/20/2025. It will replace my Loop Skywire.  https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxc-c...

  This post describes a QRP Field Kit that I am cobbling together. The idea is to take the kit into the field, string up an antenna, and work the bands at QRP 5 watts. Revisions 02/21/2025 Initial publication. Specs and design still being developed.  Specifications The design shall be "grab and go." This means it must be fully operational without adding any extra gear. Self contained in a carrier that can be picked up and carried off. Operable from 80 M to 10 M using a tuner Power output: 5 W into a 50 ohm load Modulation: transmit CW, receive CW and SSB Antenna shall be an 80 end fed wire antenna with breakaway connections for 40, 30, 20, 15, and 10 Meters. Kit shall contain means to recharge device batteries. A voice recorder shall be provided with proper cabling to record audio from the RX. Noise cancelling headphones shall be provided with Bluetooth connectivity for future applications. Design Description Component Description Youkits HB1B Radio T...

 I ran across these concepts today - something I had never heard of. My initial reaction was "BS!" But, after a bit of study, I learned a few things. Here are some links to my finding.  See  https://www.perplexity.ai/ search/i-have-10m-vertical- antenna-ex-MVTjMR.qRn. CuqzgeTHv0w#0 Everhardt claims no ground plane is needed. This article speaks to my objections:  https://www. wearecb.com/ngp-no-ground- plane/ . See, also,  https://www.wearecb.com/ cb-antenna-ground-plane.html . Why have I never heard of that? Real hams don't use that stuff!

I sold an ICOM 756 Pro and an Kenwood TS-830S tonight for a respectable sum. So, what do I do with the money?? First off, I am going to put up an 80 Vertical. See:  https://w7yv.blogspot.com/p/80-meter-vertical-all-band-antenna.html I pulled the trigger on this antenna tonight. $420 w/free shipping. WooHoo I will need some help, methinks, getting this antenna up. I have no worries on that front. Folks in the ham radio community are very helpful. I am documenting progress at  https://w7yv.blogspot.com/p/80-meter-vertical-all-band-antenna.html

It has been nearly 8 years since I've posted here. When my wife died in 2017, I slowly drifted away from the hobby. For whatever reason, my interest has returned. This is my first post in a longtime.