Category Archives: From the Shack

Making a coax feedthrough window for my shack

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Stephen Trier

One problem every ham faces is how to get his signal from inside, where the radios are, to outside, where the antennas are. A while back, I prototyped replacing a screen in my basement windows with a feedthrough panel. The … Continue reading →

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Cleveland has had wind gusts of over 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) today, and my antenna is still up. Hopefully that bodes well for the coming winter.

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Stephen Trier | Comments Off

It’s antenna time!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Stephen Trier

For years, I’ve been a ham without an antenna. My excuse, while I worked in academia, was that I could use the university club station any time, but in truth, I’ve always been the kind of ham who goes through … Continue reading →

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