Tag: hf
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Why an End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Benefits From a Counterpoise
End-fed half-wave antennas are famously simple, but that little counterpoise wire is doing more than you might think. Here is why it helps.
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Installing and Running the YSK-891 Separation Kit
How the YSK-891 separation kit actually installs, and what running the FT-891’s control head away from the main chassis looks like day to day.
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Buying a Used HF Radio: A Model-Agnostic Buyer’s Checklist
A used HF radio can be a genuinely great value or a slow-motion money pit, and the difference usually comes down to how carefully you check it before handing over cash. This checklist applies regardless of which brand or model you’re looking at. Before you meet: research the model’s known issues Every radio model has…
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SD Card Logging and Recording on the IC-7300 Mark II: What It’s Actually For
What the IC-7300 Mark II’s SD card slot actually does beyond firmware and settings backup, and how I use its audio recording feature.