ARLA/CLUSTER: SolderSmoke Podcast 185 Antennas in February!

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Episode 185 of the amateur radio podcast SolderSmoke is now available

In this edition:

Travelogue: 550 feet above Washington DC

Bench reports
- Pete:  Simpleceiver update.  Adventures in Raspberry Pi SDR.
- Bill:  A daring but failed attempt at divide by 2 I&Q.
- Audio Mods on the Hammarlund HQ-100.
- Dual Digital Readout for the AM station.

Special February Antenna Discussion
- Why we build antennas in February.
- Why hams should concentrate on antennas.
- The importance of noodling.
- Pete's beam project.
- Pete's Lazy H.
- The pernicious influence of automatic antenna tuners.
- Bill's Ray Gun Antenna.
- Bill's Moxon and his 160 inverted L.

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