The Buckmaster OCF dipole is 135 ft long but requires a messenger cable for support. It allows hanging with some "slack" to allow for wind and removing a lot of stress from the wire. It covers 80/75,

I like these EFHW antennas https://myantennas.com/ Built like tanks and no tuner required for normal bands. WARC bands with tuner, but a built in rig tuner can cover it because the swr isn't crazy.

I have an optimized G5RV that I cannot use due to the HOA where I now live. It was up two years in carnation but is in good condition. More details of you are interested Dan. KA7GPP.

I have had real good luck with the Buckmaster OCF Dipole. It's a multi-band OCF Dipole. Comes in various lengths for 20, 40, 80 and 160 meters. Also comes in two flavours - 300 watts and 3000

I've had a G5RV up for less than 18 months. In the winds last night the wires basically pulled apart at the one end where the wire and rope meet. I think that there was a loop there, but I don't

Hello everyone. Happy New Year again. I wanted to pass on some information for those who couldn't attend the meeting, and some reminders for those who were in attendance. 1. Howard, WA1HEM, has taken

Yes but it would still be nice to have one out here someday -- Thanks, Rowland

Kirkland is local.

We need to think about having one of these locally -- Thanks, Rowland

Hello all, It's time to start planning for this year's April Ham test. If you are interested in participating, or have suggestions to the process, please join us at the Duvall Fire Station. Thursday,

Thanks Robin. This looks like a good course. Seems like they need a bigger classroom, though as its oversold ☹

http://www.oregonaces.org/ (I took this course a few years ago. Recommended training.) Kirkland ARES is sponsoring an ACES Basic course. The course fee is $25 per student at the door and includes

HNY All! I just wrote my $20 check for my SnoVARC renewal for 2020. The membership form is simplified. I printed out a stack. Please bring your checkbook to tomorrow night's meeting and fill out the

Happy New Year!! There has been some confusion lately with my emails. I am having serious issues with the present ISP I am using. So from now on use the following email for me.

Howard, I always need to order any toroid core, never found a local source I could trust. Many hams order from Mouser for consistent quality. You can also order on line from Amazon which has about

Bah humbug! Vetco only has small, unknown composition, toroid cores. 😢 -- ************************* Howard E. Mahran WA1HEM (425) 864 - 5104 *************************

It is being discussed now Thanks, Rowland

If there were a Cascadia earthquake would formal, or semi-permanent, ad hoc connections be made between HF operators between major cities like Seattle and Portland or SNOvarc and Seattle or Portland,

Thanks Rowland! And Lou - My wallet has the same tendency :-) *********************************** Howard Mahran WA1HEM@... (425) 864-5104 *********************************** --

If you go into vetco watch yor wallet. Mine likes to empty itself, lol Sent from ProtonMail mobile