John, AD8IQ, has a question. Which is more important in an antenna system, the lowest SWR or the 50 ohm impedance? Watch to learn which one I hink is better to have.
Antenna
Topband: Webinar – Waller Flag RX Antenna 101 – How to Construct a WF
“Join us for a webinar on Feb 16, 2017 at 9:00 PM EST Register now! – https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7735767269616129539 JC N4I... Read more
Amateur Radio Tower Stand – KG0ZZ’s
A close up view of my ham radio tower and tower stand. The tower is five sections of Rohn 25-G tower. The top section is 8 feet long making the... Read more
RigExpert AA-55 ZOOM Option Bluetooth is coming
“Dear Partners & Customers, As a rule, unexpected discoveries of the modern world take place at the intersection of technologies. We implant... Read more
DxGlider52: Ultimate DX-Contest Tribander 18 elements ~ 52ft boom
18 elements ~ 52ft boom ~ Amazing! WA3FET has done it again! The aptly named DX Glider is the Ultimate Triband Yagi. No compromise monoband pe... Read more
C31XR-JK Tribander 10/15/20m – Re-Designed, Optimized & Improved
The C31XR-JK (Tribander) has been re-designed, optimized & Improved from the very popular Force 12 Tribander of all times for contesters and Dx... Read more
DX Engineering Skylark Dual-Band Yagi Antenna DXE-2X7
Antenna, Beam, Skylark, Duoband Yagi, 17 and 12 meters, 90 mph Wind Rating, 16 ft. Boom Length, Each HF Beam Antenna Type:Yagi HF Beam Antenn... Read more
Phasing Antennas for Directionality
Jared, N0SPC, is the only ham in his country, and he has a question regarding phasing. He wants to know if he can use a phased array of mobile whips t... Read more
JK402-PICCOLO 2 Elements on 40M / 18 Foot Boom
The JK402P (Piccolo) is a 18Ft boom 2 element 40m Yagi that has excellent gain and F/R. The elements are loaded Capacitively & Inductively which... Read more
Review
COMET CAA 500 Antenna Analyser Review
This is a high performance Antenna Analyser, designed particularly for ham radio. The Japanese quality shows through. We will have it back in stock sh... Read more
MFJ-2104 Octopus Antenna, Four Dipoles of Fun!
Mix and match any four HF/VHF/UHF bands. Example: screw in 80,40,20 meter hamsticks and a dual band 2M/440 MHz whip (two on each band) on opposite sid... Read more
RFinder Android Radio First Test !
RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory is a database of Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide. We have 60.000 repeaters in 170+ countries. We h... Read more
WiMo PICOAPRSLITE – APRS Transceiver Module
APRS Transceiver Module, Temperature and Air Pressure Sensor, Micro USB Port, Status LED, Each Read more
LEO BODNAR GPSDO With the Adalm Pluto SDR
Here we take a look at how we use the Leo Bodnar GPSDO Mini with the Adalm Pluto to fix any frequency drift. Mini Low Jitter Precision GPSDO Reference... Read more
The Humble Barrel Connector
The Humble Barrel Connector Read more
MFJ-1708SDR review – Share your antenna between your transceiver and an SDR
“With all the low-cost performance SDR available these days, we can have a lot of fun experimenting with it. But we need antenna, with the MFJ-1... Read more
Safely connect several HF radios with mulltiple antennas
“In this video I present the protection measures used in my amateur radio station to be able to connect several HF radios with several antennas.... Read more
Equipment
PiHPSDR Controller – Apache Labs
The PiHPSDR Controller is a stand-alone interface for the ANAN/OpenHPSDR Hermes SDRs, it is ideal for mobile applications and for users who prefer phy... Read more
![PRE-RELEASE INFORMATION – IC 9700 [ ENGLISH ]](https://qrznow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/icom_ic9700-265x168.jpg)
PRE-RELEASE INFORMATION – IC 9700 [ ENGLISH ]
IC 9700 – 144, 430/440, 1200 MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER Read more
ICOM LC-192 for IC-705
Making your field operation more fun and convenient with the LC-192, the IC-705’s utility backpack. The IC-705 fits perfectly in the optional LC-192 m... Read more
SDR Cube Transceiver
SDR Cube Transceiver Portable, standalone SDR transceiver for SSB, CW and AM using embedded digital signal processingwith a Softrock as the RF front e... Read more
SW-3B QRP CW transceiver
QRP CW transceiver Description Dimensions: 104*71*25mm (excluding the protruding part such as knob) Weight: 180g. Operating voltage: 8-15VDC. Operatin... Read more
Elecraft KX3 GoBox
As I was contacted by a few HAMs where to get “my” box I would like to give you a little parts-overview. Unfortunately I`m not able to manufacture thi... Read more
Ailunce HS2 HF VHF UHF SDR Transceiver
HS2 is an ultra-portable full-frequency full-mode SDR radio. Receive frequency coverage 300K~1.6GHZ. The built-in network port can realize remote oper... Read more
The post Resonant Frequency Often Not Lowest SWR appeared first on QRZ NOW - Ham Radio News.
