Antennas

Poor Man’s DX Commander (Or Attempt at it)

I built this antenna to have something I can get on 40M, 30M and 20M. I can simply add more if need…

Antennas

K4KIO Hexbeam Build

I’ve purchased a K4KIO Broadband Hexbeam (20m-6m). The below documents my journey. It is currently 10M AGL due to limitations with local…

Antennas

The Hexbeam Cockatoo Dilemma

Amongst the layers of antenna protection, the struggle is real trying to protect the hexbeam from the native parrots. It might be…

Radios

Kenwood TS480HX Firmware Upgrade

Kenwood TS480SAT/HX firmware upgrade I acquired a Kenwood TS480HX 200w model a while back. Nice little radio which surprisingly outputs the full…