15:25 I use the fold back trick too, but I learned from DX commander that the 3rd harmonic comes down at a different rate, so if you have a 40/15m vertical you can tune both bands independently on the same piece of wire.
very good show ! Rudi is great ! Poor Jeem can't hit the end streem button this time LOL . I dip MAG wire slowly in a solder pot. My easy way to strip and tin wire . Makes a weird smell . 10/11 meters can be a bit odd at times. Some think NVIS because of very short skip. What is really happening is Tropospheric ducting and or speritic E. causing a short skip . It happens on 10/11/6 meters . You can get short and long skip at same time on 10 meters as well. I got Boston NY to NYC NY on 10 meters FT8 that way. Even a Long Island NY voice on 10 meters. Many get confused and call that NVIS . This can be done at solar min as well. 73
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15:25 I use the fold back trick too, but I learned from DX commander that the 3rd harmonic comes down at a different rate, so if you have a 40/15m vertical you can tune both bands independently on the same piece of wire.
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very good show ! Rudi is great ! Poor Jeem can't hit the end streem button this time LOL . I dip MAG wire slowly in a solder pot. My easy way to strip and tin wire . Makes a weird smell . 10/11 meters can be a bit odd at times. Some think NVIS because of very short skip. What is really happening is Tropospheric ducting and or speritic E. causing a short skip . It happens on 10/11/6 meters . You can get short and long skip at same time on 10 meters as well. I got Boston NY to NYC NY on 10 meters FT8 that way. Even a Long Island NY voice on 10 meters. Many get confused and call that NVIS . This can be done at solar min as well. 73
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