Description: Blog on radio amateur (ham) stuff. Includes info on /P activities like WWFF and WCA COTA activations, building projects and (radio) experiments.
Info on my radio amateur activities (like WWFF nature park activation), background to my station and general ham radio info (propagation, portable gear, etc.).
There is always a need for another antenna. If this does not sound like a self evident truth you are probably reading the wrong blog.
For a while I had been contemplating building a new 6m beam. I have the DK7ZB multiband beam for 2-4-6 meters. When I made it, I thought it would be a nice addition covering these three bands. In practice however I found I don't really use the 2m and 4m bands and therefore have an overly complex antenna with 7 elements while only using it as a 2 element 6m beam. To make it transportable I have to remove (parts of) the 4m and 6m elements. With the 2m elements the antenna is rather bulky to transport.