See the rules at http://radarops.co.za/index.php/radar-rules/ Let us know your plans for this one. Thanks, Greg N4KGL

Short on contacts, but Dennis WA6QKN and I still had fun. Thanks if you tried to hear us. The conditions were very bad on both 40 and 20 meters.. See the blog post at

I always use to love to use the 2m and 70cm SSB and for SATs at home with my stacked pair of "Big Wheel" antennas and 300 plus watts of power =) Easy everyday 400 mile contact and 900 mile contact

Thanks for the comment Pat. Yes, M0UKD's clothes pin element fastening idea works well. Its surprising how tight they grip the elements. If 6mm tubing is used they would be gripped even more

Very nice set up you built Tom =) I really like the "cloths Pin" element attachment =) Really makes it portable =) Listening to the the SAT pass on AO-92 ( GREAT FOOTPRINT ) Saturday on the HT

Hi I recently watched a Utube video by "Radio Prepper" regarding use of 2M SSB. https://youtu.be/LaRsBtT52kc This got me thinking about 2M SSB/CW for RaDAR use. The key point of the video was the

I was operational at my first location ( JO01MT85TS) at 13:25 UTC. I quickly got my first 5 QSOs, on 20m, by 13:56. These were 4 Europeans and N4GNR, Dan, in N.E.Georgia. So it was clear 20m was open

After reading John's (VA3KOT) post on the RaDAR IO group of 26th March I decided to deploy my old 20m, vertically polarised, delta loop thinking it would be an improvement on the permanent horizontal

Gadzooks! Snow almost gone and southern Ontario daytime temperatures above freezing! So I hauled wire, poles and radio into the backyard for a comparison test. These are the antennas I tested: 1.

Hi Tom ...... the same here .... I have two live - in state park rangers ( now Hams ) come by most times they see me out and got em hooked that way 8-) I even go visit when they are off work and

I have a ham friend Dennis that does the RaDAR Challenge with me. I would say sure go ahead and enhance the experience. Thanks, Greg N4KGL

Hi, I'm trying to get some more people in my club interested. I invited another member to go with me, but I don't want him to get bored. Is it OK if he uses my callsign and takes a turn at the

Welcome to RaDAR Tom =) Sounds like you are ready for the challenge coming up in April =) Look forward to making contact =) -- 73's Pat N5VMO

Thanks for the tip Pat!

Use a counterpoise wire on the ground in the opposite direction of the signal direction will be a BIG help in those =) I have used those during Summer FD and they work great in pointing a signal

Of course the downside, as Tom pointed out, is that a Delta Loop takes longer to erect than, for example, an End-Fed wire. That could make it less suitable for a RaDAR exercise. I am also

Hi all, This April's RaDAR challenge will be my first. I've fallen in love with QRP operation. While testing a shorter/lighter wire to use with my 49:1 endfed transformer I made contact with a

I to like loops Tom =) When I had a house I had a 80 meter horizontal loop about 10 meters off the ground fed with 20 meters of ladder line directly into the back of my manual tuner balanced line

I am very fond of delta loops. My home QTH antenna is a horizontal loop for 80m. This is fed by an auto tuner quite some distance away from the shack. The antenna is fed from the atu by open wire

John that looks like a great antenna to use =) I have seen in the past Greg using one and I may give it a try as well =) Hmmm .... a 30 foot push-up pole now with tent rain-fly spreaders =) --