Chris

[Colin Summers @MM0OPX]

Look what arrived, look brilliant Unfortunately wont be used as the SO239's wont fit due to variation in ones I measured. Good to use for fit testing. Rev 1.1 will be ordered soon.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

Next steps with my #HermesLite added a 2 amplifier buffer and a #MicroPA100. MicroPA sounds like a starting jet during transmit, so that cries for a new set of fans. Don't like the tx/rx delay in the H2 even with thetis setting at minimum. Unusable for contest really.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

A bit of manual labour to set up a 7m long telephone pole for future Antennas #hamradio #AmateurRadio #shortwave #dx

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

@MM0OPX 😂I taped it to my desk, working fine.
Thanks and keep on posting these things. A lot of people wouldn`t take the risk on these kind of gimmicks (me included) - much appreciated.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

@MM0OPX I am waiting for your mods for a nice, heavy base plate and different paddles 😉😂

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

Changed my 17V spotlight led driver from #Liper to Mean Well APC-8-350. The #Liper COB-5W are creating a significant noise floor #RFI on shortwave up to S9+20. The mean well supply is very quiet, no issues. Quality matters... Avoid #Liper if you can. #QRM #hamradio #amateurradio

[DJ4EL @rapanuiman]

Stay tuned for #DD4U. #IslandsOnTheAir EU-057 #GermanIslandAward O-06 #AmateurRadio #HAMradio #DXpedition #DARC #Ummanz

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

Israeli military, yet again, target an aid convoy for starving children in North Gaza.
It had received green light by the same military.
Israel bans UNRWA, and shoot at WFP and the rest of us - and the US, Germany, UK and other arms providers look upon it all, helplessly.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

#C5T confirmed on #LoTW - Thanks for not messing around and executing a brilliant #DXpedition #hamspirit

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

Details on the 14 times humanitarians were attacked in Gaza despite giving the Israeli military their coordinates and being clearly identified as civilians: https://t.co/iFjKBD8apD

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

@MM0OPX @mm0ndx Any suggestions for one at home? I am searching for one (5W input), but there are a lot of options now with the LDMOS becoming affordable.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

@MM0OPX Exactly that was my feeding idea as well. 2 aluminium bars 500x200x3mm and a spacing of 5mm should end up at 50ohm.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

#Hexbeam 6m-20m. Very happy. Just thinking about adjusting the feeding. Koax jumpers are painful...

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

RF Sampler build in progress. Will inject RF sample into Hermes Lite 2 to get Pure Signal working. #hamradio #puresignal #hermeslite #thetis

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

@MM0OPX Looks great! I tried one clamp but I didn`t consider it possible with the 12.7mm spreaders and 20-6m.
Btw. the spreaders you use seem to be perfect, also considering the length of each one (~1m). Very hard to source outside the UK.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

#Hexbeam Part 4. 20/15/10M wires added. First tests look promising Hexbeam vs Dipole +2S-units on 20M in E5. #hamradio is fun 😃

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

@MM0OPX I am just testing at the moment so I didn't bother with the Balun yet. However, am very happy with the results so far.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

@MM0OPX Yes! I built it very much like yours.👍🏼

This one is a bit more sturdy as the fiberglass is 12.7mm.
It's more heavy than I thought. I might built another more lightweight version based on 11mm.

[Chris @CQDXRadi0]

@Stefano_NVR Main dimensions and approach is taken from K4KIO. For the details I took a lot from #MM0OPX