CJ - W6AMO

Amateur Radio Operator, mostly CW, Portable Only, #POTA & #SOTA, CW forever!

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

It is indeed. The RLP. Solid paddle.

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

Hands down, the best tactile feel of any non-Begali key I own. 100% worth your money. I had never heard of Richlite, but I'm a huge fan of the feel and ergos of this key #N0SA #CWForever #hamradio #rlp #CW

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

I did some chasing this morning and forgot how awful my noise floor is at home. I really want to setup a loop on the ground antenna for a SDR. I'm waiting for the #airspyranger to come out. Cheers! #sdr #packtenna #cwforever #yaesuft891

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

Anyone on 6M can help me get my #N1CC award on #POTA. #CW on 50.070?!?!

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@ryzerth @lambdaprog @TheStephano I really want the airspy!

[RossRadio @cqcqcqdx]

pounding some brass..

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@N9Ohw That's quite impressive at 3 watts. 73!

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

This is a great video on the engineering involved in antenna towers. https://t.co/gY82Y2lpJR #hamradio #antennas #engineering

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@Dogavich1 I use the Yaesu ATAS. It's grounded to my truck bed. It works amazingly well.

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

Another beautiful activation in the Angeles National Forest, US-4453. I hunted a couple states I didn't have and had a QSO with a JA station. Overall, great morning. #POTA #BegaliExpedition #morsecode #CWforever #QROops

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

Decent weather and the bands were agreeable. I finally got DC. Woohoo! #POTA #CWForever #MorseCode #HamRadio #YaesuATAS

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@Dogavich1 Here you go! https://t.co/EGbKP1CYLF

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

I finally started using PoLo. Very cool app. I activated US-4453 and got into Japan and a P2P at St. Kitts & Nevis KN-0001! The ATAS never lets me down. And the new mount lets me tune down to 30m and 40m now. #truckbedcounterpoise #POTA #CWForever #ATAS120 #TeamTaco #hamradio

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@leftcoasthr I'll try and chase you. I'll be in Angeles National Forest near Castaic Lake activating POTA tomorrow as well.

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

The build is done! The 9:1 was a lot harder than I expected. That's okay, she's all buttoned up and ready for mounting! The goal of this setup is to jump from band to band and chase #CW #POTA & #SOTA from home. 71' of wire and some coax and it'll be ready! #CWForever #hamradio

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

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[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@suyogvyawahare @K3TripleR 49:1 is typically for resonant antennas. 20/40m are an example. 9:1 is for random wire antennas. They're not resonant on any of the ham bands. When coupled with a 10:1 tuner, you can hop from band to band and tune it up. I hope that helps.

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@DavidJKassis All I can say is use lots of clamps when winding. The zip ties do t work as well as rubber coated clamps.

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

This 800W beast of a choke was difficult to wind and look nice. But I got it done. Now I just need to build my 9:1 EFRW. #hamradio #hfkits #DIY #CWForever #commonmodechoke

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@K3TripleR And I don't have the funds or time for the hexbeam that I really want. Not yet. The DNR on the 891 for CW works a dream. So I should be good.

[CJ - W6AMO @Kn6Pqf]

@K3TripleR I'm planning on doing 71-72 feet. That's the most I can do on my lot. That'll give me access to most everything I want. My Mat-Tuner does 10:1. That with my 891 should be a good setup from hunting and chaser POTA/SOTA from home. That's my hope at least. My noise floor sucks.