Secrets of Microwave SOTA, and an Antenna Test Quest

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Sofas on the Air

Mark and Ara

7 episodes

6 days ago

Ham radio talk about Summits on the Air... but from a sofa. There are sometimes guests, and beverages.

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Ham radio talk about Summits on the Air... but from a sofa. There are sometimes guests, and beverages.

Hobbies

Leisure

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Secrets of Microwave SOTA, and an Antenna Test Quest | Sofas on the Air Ep. 4

Sofas on the Air

1 hour 36 minutes 51 seconds

3 months ago

Secrets of Microwave SOTA, and an Antenna Test Quest | Sofas on the Air Ep. 4

Devin W6DVN visits the Sofa to share his expertise in ultralight microwave SOTA activations... including how to build the gear! Mark nerds out a bit over a Quansheng CW mod, and Ara gets into his never-ending quest to better understand the behavior of real-world antennas.Patreon: Want to help us fly SOTA icons out for in-person interviews, and support our audio upgrades? We believe strongly that in-person chats are more fun!https://www.patreon.com/c/SofasOnTheAir__SHOW NOTES__Coffee choice: "Process Pairing - Colombia Black Condor" from Backyard Beans Coffee Company

https://backyardbeans.com/products/process-pairing-colombia-black-condor

Quansheng Radio:

https://amzn.to/45f4pXH (mod'able for CW)Quansheng

IJV Firmware Mod:

https://domox.org/home.htmlCorrection: feed horn from Rochester not Syracusehttps://rvhfg.org/wpr/w1ghz-dual-band-dish-feed/__Chapters__0:00 Hi Devin!

2:01 Coffee tasting

5:49 Devin loves microwaves

49:15 Mark's new CW radio

60:05 Ara's antenna test challenge

87:39 New microphones!

91:05 Thanks to our Patreon supporter!__THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS__Umesh KK6TXI - audio Elmering, and outro musicDi KO6BTM - audio engineeringNote: Amazon links are affiliate links