This is my current antenna setup. An end fed half wave. Feedpoint at about 3,6 meter sloping up to 5 meters in the open field. Happy ham.
Cloudlog Aurora
Peter 2M0SQL has released Cloudlog Aurora being the misssing link between several desktop applications and Cloudlog. Because of that there is no need anymore for Log2.
Log2 will be removed from this site.
Travel case for Rigexpert Stick 230
Something that really was bothering me was the fact that the Rigexpert Stick 230 was not protected while traveling to a POTA spot. I came across this protective case for an electric toothbrush at Alie Express. The Rigexpert Stick fits nicely in the hard shell case. There is even room for some small connectors or cable.
Guying ring for POTA use
I tend to use a 7 meter fishing pole from Decathlon as antenna mast when being out in the field for POTA or WWFF. Until today I was using a parasol herring as base pin for the mast. Today I finished this project consisting of a guying ring with a 32 mm hole in the middle and three additional holes for guy lines. This ring slides over the second part of the pole and thus resting on the first part. Guying it of to three places with lines and pegs and you are good to go. The item is made of a piece of cutting board bought at the Action for € 0.69. The guy lines and pegs were bought at Gamma.
Altogether this is lighter solution for travelling.
Some additional photo’s:
Log2 Interface between various HAM programs and Cloudlog and/or E-qsl
I decided to go public with this program that i built for personal use. It’s basically an UDP listener. Once packets are received they will be directed to Cloudlog and/or E-qsl. No support will be given on the program. Go to the Log2 download page.
EFHW 49:1 UNUN
I came across a 49:1 UNUN design by OMØET which was very appealing. I decided to go to the nearest DIY shop and buy me some materials to build one myself. The priciest part was the toroid which I bought at Ferrite-shop.nl for still a reasonable price. Altogether the transformer costed about € 15,00. Not bad compared to prices in various webshops. Next on will be a 9:1 UNUN for EFLW. Same design will apply. A big thank you to Pavol, OMØET.