BERU Commonwealth CW contest, 11th/12th March. Good condx forecast for HF Bands. Great contest for both serious and casual participants. Low band antennas with 80m switched 2ele/ omnidirectional array. Homebrew Bandpass filters for SO2R with automatic band switching. EDZ antenna for 20m, with good performance on 15m and 10m also. Any questions or suggestions please contact me via vk6lw.kev@gmail.com www.instagram.com/vk6lw

BERU Commonwealth CW contest, 11th/12th March. Good condx forecast for HF Bands. Great contest for both serious and casual participants. Low band antennas with 80m switched 2ele/ omnidirectional array. Homebrew Bandpass filters for SO2R with automatic band switching. EDZ antenna for 20m, with good performance on 15m and 10m also. Any questions or suggestions please contact me via vk6lw.kev@gmail.com <a href="http://www.instagram.com/vk6lw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/vk6lw</a>

BERU Commonwealth CW Contest 2023. Low band DX antennas, Bandpass filters. EDZ antenna 

Perspective from VK6 of the CQWW CW 2022 contest. Comments on high scores, conditions, TX and RX antennas I used along with observations on how to maximise 2BSIQ/SO2R operation from VK6. Any questions or comments please email to me vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

CQWW CW 2022, wrap up, conditions, antennas, 2BSIQ and SO2R operation from Kevin VK6T

Headphones, everyone has a favourite pair. There is so much choice now in comparison to when Steve and I first got started back in the early 70’s. In this episode we discuss our shared experiences and compare some models that we have found to be the best performers for HF DX, Contests and CW. Let us know about your choice of headphones and what features work for you. Send to vk6lw.kev@gmail.com and we can include your comments or questions in a future Headphone podcast episode.

What are the best Headphones for Contests, DX and CW? Kev VK6LW & Steve VK6VZ discuss and compare. 

WPX CW 2022, wrap up, band conditions, activity and top scores. With comments from a VK6 perspective. Preview of UK and EU field day CW contest this coming weekend. Any questions or comments please email to vk6lw.kev@gmail.com and if you enjoy these podcasts please share with your friends or local club

WPX CW 2022 wrap up, UK and EU field day preview 

In this episode I preview the upcoming WPX CW contest, this is a great contest especially with current improved HF band conditions. Use diversity reception with separate RX antennas, this works well in stereo mode if you have a sub receiver. X beam tri band HF antenna developments building and testing with only a single mast support, 4 directions with gain and F/B and just one feedline . I’ll be using VK6T this weekend during the contest. If you enjoy these podcasts then please share with your friends or local club. Any questions or comments you can contact me via email vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

WPX CW contest preview, band conditions, receive antennas with diversity reception for contests. 

Remote

Steve VE6WZ has built a great remote station, 10 acres of land on a hilltop about 100 km from Calgary. He describes the setup and operation of the station along with details of the development of his transmit and receive antennas and the outstanding results achieved on the low bands from this fabulous radio location. A tremendous amount of thought and work has gone into this station. Steve also has a You Tube channel and this is definitively worth exploring, just search for VE6WZ. If you enjoy these podcasts maybe share with your friends or the local Radio Club. It helps with the rankings and of course that also means more people will find my podcasts. Any questions or comments just email me at vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

Kevin VK6LW is joined by Steve VE6WZ for a chat about Steves’ remote station project near Calgary. 

Mike G3VYI visits Gozo and operates as 9H6YI, Don G3XTT goes to The Gambia as C56DF and Colin travels to Cayman as ZF2CA. Listen to their travel adventures and fun they had in the BERU contest. Any questions or comments about Amateur Radio Topics podcast please contact me: vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

‘Travellers Tales’ from BERU, Commonwealth CW Contest 2022

Review and discussion of the recent BERU Commonwealth CW Contest. Conditions on LF and HF, report on various antennas we used and tested both for TX and RX. Merits of SO2R in this contest, activity, HQ stations and travellers.

BERU , Commonwealth CW Contest 2022, post contest wrap up with Kevin VK6LW and Steve VK6VZ

I’m joined by Steve, VK6VZ for a preview and discussion of the upcoming Commonwealth CW Contest (BERU) this weekend, 12th/13th March. Join us for some insights and to find out more about this long running DX contest with a difference. One of my favourite contests. Any comments or questions please contact me vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

Commonwealth CW Contest (BERU) preview and discussion by Kev VK6LW/VK6T and Steve VK6VZ/VL6T

CQWW CW report, TX and RX Antenna review. Band Condx from VK6 during and after contest. SO2R with VK6T contest call. Any comments or questions please email to vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

Amateur Radio Topics, Xmas 2021, CQWW CW report, Antenna performance, Band Condx. 

Amateur Radio Topics, CW contests, TX and RX antenna design, antenna modelling, SO2R, discussions and ideaswww.instagram.com/vk6lwvk6lw.kev@gmail.com

CQWW CW preview, Antenna modelling and rebuild, HF Rx antennas for SO2R contesting. 40m 2 ele, switched wire beam. I will be using VK6T in CQWW. Any questions or comments please email to vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

CQWW CW, Antenna projects, SO2R, New VK contest call signs 

In this episode I’m joined by Steve VK6VZ and we discuss the Extended Double Zepp, 2 Half Waves in Phase and simple Parasitic Wire Arrays, all of which provide gain over a dipole or a vertical. With some theory combined with our on air experiences using these antennas on the HF bands. If you have any questions about today’s podcast please email to vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

Amateur Radio Topics. Kevin VK6LW and Steve VK6VZ discuss the merits of various wire antennas 

Wire Beams for receive and transmit. SO2R with RX bandpass filters. Single mast beam for 40m with relay switched elements. Commonwealth contest. WPX CW contest. IC 7610 Screen problem. Tower and new shack project.

Amateur Radio Topics, July 2021

CQWW CW contest, SO2R operation, improved HF band conditions. Improvements to LF and HF antennas, new directional 160 and 80 m antenna. RX antenna options

CQWW CW contest, SO2R, HF condx 

Summary of recent WPX CW, Rx antennas for HF bands, SO2R training and contest setup. 160m season and antenna evaluation. IC7610 and TS590.

WPX CW contest, RX Ant, SO2R, 160m

Summary of the recent 160m CW contest. Band conditions from VK6.

CQ 160m CW contest report

Preview of CQ 160m CW contest this weekend. A perspective from VK6, this is a great opportunity to work some DX on Topband as activity levels should be very good.

CQ 160m CW contest

CQWW CW condx and report. Low Band condx and antenna experiments and performance. SO2R setup, upcoming Commonwealth Contest.

CQWW CW, Low Band News, SO2R, Commonwealth Contest

LF Antenna Design with results of on air Tests on 160 and 80m. Upcoming CQ WW CW contest, HF Band conditions.

LF Antenna Tests, CQ CW Contest, Band Conditions from VK6

I visit the Ham Radio Show, Friedrichshafen, located in beautiful Lake Constance region. Fantastic 3 Day event for anyone interested in any aspect of Ham Radio. A great opportunity to try out the latest gear and find bargains in the massive flea market. WAE CW contest this weekend and general comment on band conditions from VK6

Friedrichshafen Ham Radio Show 2019. WAE CW contest this weekend, VK6 band conditions

Amateur Radio Topics, CW contests, TX and RX antenna design, antenna modelling, SO2R, discussions and ideas<br><a href="http://www.instagram.com/vk6lw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/vk6lw</a><br>vk6lw.kev@gmail.com

Amateur Radio Topics by VK6LW/VK6T 

Characteristics of popular multiband antennas such as the G5RV and ZS6BKW with ideas for installation, feedlines and matching.

Amateur Radio Topics Episode 3

Intro • Feedlines and matching the antenna

Amateur Radio Topics Episode 2

SWR, how important is a low SWR on the HF bands? Loss figures for SWR discussed.

Amateur Radio Topics, SWR facts and figures for the HF bands

Antenna design and modelling tools. Antenna analyser equipment for testing, optimisation and adjustment

Amateur Radio Topics Episode 4

Construction and practical ideas for HF fixed wire beams with reversible switching coax feed system.

Amateur Radio Topics, HF wire beams and directional switching systems 

Review of the recent WPX CW contest, band conditions with antenna transmit and receive performance.

Amateur Radio Topics, WPX CW contest

Overview of Quad type antennas for the HF bands. Configuration, feeding and matching the antenna. Comparison with a dipole antenna. Advantages on receive.

Amateur Radio Topics Episode 5

Spiderbeam on air tests, antenna feed systems, fixed wire beams on 40m, contests reviewed

Amateur Radio Topics Episode 7, Spiderbeam tests and results, recent contests

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