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SFI:70 SN:16 A:10 K:3Event: ARRL 10m contestSection: Single Operator mixed low assistedLogger: N1MM+ / FLdigi / CWskimmerStation: Icom IC-706 MK2G 100WAntenna: HF5B @14m aglAnd time consuming it was. It was bad yesterday but it was even worse today. I did my best but only a few contacts were made, most of them with dutch stations… via…

We’ve reduced printed circuit board design to practice so much that we hardly give a thought to the details anymore. It’s so easy to bang out a design, send it to a fab house, and have ten boards in your hands in no time at all. All the design complexities are largely hidden from us,… via…

[Mare] has a visual guide and simple instructions for making DIY mini helical 868 MHz antennas for LoRa applications. 868 MHz is a license-free band in Europe, and this method yields a perfectly serviceable antenna that’s useful where space is constrained. A metric 5 mm drill bit makes a convenient core.The process is simple and well-documented,……