Ham Radio News April 2024

[@GordonHudson]

I worked Samoa, Fiji and Vanuatu on 17m yesterday using grey line. 10w with an attic dipole. It's a good sunspot cycle! GM4SVM

[@M6EastCoastGirl]

Brilliant!

[@9bar7and9bar8]

CW, SSB or FT8 ???

[@jameslarrimore1419]

Newly licensed ham in the US. I learn a lot from your hard work thank you so much

[@watersstanton]

Great to hear!

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

Very much hoping that one of the new license changes coming this year will be allowing intermediate license holders to apply for special event callsigns.

[@OJ71081]

I manage to work a lot of DX on 20m up with a fan dipole at 7m agl. I've worked VK,ZL, ZS, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, China, the middle east, Japan. This is SSB too with 50 (now 100w), the conditions have been terrible though this week unfortunately. Did manage 2x Brazil on 10m today though. Hopefully things will start to pick back up this week though.

[@watersstanton]

Well done. Proves the point. There us certainly no 5 degree radiation on 20m at 7m agl!

[@mahargkp]

Thankyou Peter once again for your hard work and dedication..Love the channel..

[@watersstanton]

Very welcome

[@JoeG24991]

I hear Pete and cal from DX commander are joining forces as 2 musical ham radio operators to release a single?

[@marklambert6769]

thankyou Peter very inspiring as usual.

[@charlieoscar09]

Can you have a word with DX Commander he has been misleading people for years with his 5 degree obsession.

[@shaun8453]

Just what I was thinking

[@wildbill1]

Callum not going to like that 😂

[@dannybleachflower8628]

Says the idiot CBer

[@Rubedo777]

I like watching your channel Peter… as a returning operator ( rebuilding radio room ) I’ve had an awful lot of catching up, your channel and subjects I have found educational and I really like the way you do “lash ups” for want of a description… 🤔 Great news items and subjects to spark the interest. My “ shack “ is almost completed just a few things left weather / health permitting… Will you consider doing something about battery back up for home base and portable for when the internet / power fails. Best wishes to everyone.73. 💙

[@haraldlonn898]

It has to do with the distance and how many hopp you have to do. The angle you have is what you can use. No use to scream when you can not hear, about high power. A high wire fence can work great as reflector. Done that. Thanks for great videos.

[@davidportch8837]

nice update Peter...thanks as always... please be careful with that glass table top and that G clamp....

[@eddiehatherall2154]

Keep them coming Peter they are always interesting 🤙

[@brian.7966]

first :)

[@watersstanton]

Second!

[@travelman8888]

3rd no shame.. thanks for the update

[@Siskiyous6]

I respect you a great deal, but we must remember we are in a solar max period. the lower angle becomes more important in times of poor propagation.

[@petemillis4666]

References?

[@watersstanton]

That sounds like missinformation.

[@M0RMY]

@@petemillis4666 www.arrl.org/files/file/QEX_Next_Issue/May-Jun_2011/QEX_5_11_Siwiak.pdf

[@JohnR_ytbe]

It would be really helpful to have chapters in the video

[@watersstanton]

OK..

[@n0vty873]

As I understand it the 5 degree take off was just a reference for antenna designs and antenna patterns when working with ground mounted verticals. And that is all it is used for.

[@watersstanton]

There is no point in using an angle that where radiation is severely attenuated. Even a Yagi beam at one wavelength above ground has hardly any 5 degree tzdiation.

[@n0vty873]

@@watersstanton It is only related to ground mounted verticals and is simply a reference point for patterns it has NOTHING to do with any other type of antenna. It appears you do not understand the concept of it all. Tring to explain the concept to you is pointless. you will never understand the term theoretical, which is what this is based on.

[@n0vty873]

@@watersstanton No you dont get it

[@M0RMY]

@@watersstanton If the signal is arriving at that angle then that is what you have to deal with. Why is this so hard to grasp? People stack Yagis to do exactly this - alter and receive various AoA of signals. See this month's QST (it's on the front cover). A Yagi at one wave length gives 6.8dB gain at 5 degrees.