Now that we are pretty well situated in our new house, I decided it was time to give some serious consideration to what I was going to do in the HF antenna department. Given my reading of the CC&Rs, a full-on 135-foot dipole just wasn’t going to be in the cards, no matter how much… Read More Episode IV (A New Antenna)
Well, after a frantic and exhausting weekend, we’re finally moved in to the new QTH. I’m happy to report that the actual moving part of the move went almost exactly as planned. But (as usual) I underestimated the time it would take to clean the old place. We still managed to get all of our… Read More A Home of Our Own
As I mentioned on the Avnet Spartan-3A Eval Kit Google Group, I’ve created a C program that will allow you to configure the FPGA via your Linux box. I don’t have a lot of time to elaborate on how to use this program, but the basic steps are listed below. These instructions assume that you… Read More Configuring the Avnet Spartan-3A Eval Board on Linux (Alpha)
The big move is nearly here and I’m getting excited now. I’d say at least 2/3 of our belongings are packed away (not to mention the large amount of stuff that we threw out/donated to Goodwill). Nearly the entire second floor is packed, save for our bed, a small amount of clothes, and a few… Read More So Close Now…
I couldn’t help but think of Rooster & Peanut when I saw this.
Since the ham shack is now mostly packed up in cardboard boxes and plastic totes, the only ham radio activity that I’ve been working on lately is research on antenna options for the new QTH. I’ll have a fairly good-sized lot at the new QTH with tall trees on opposite corners. The problem is that… Read More Stealth Antenna Options
A brief update to let you know that I expect that posting here will be fairly light for the next few weeks while we gear up for our big move. I don’t think that I will have the time for much more experimentation or ham radio stuff in general. I’ve already started packing away some… Read More I’m Not Dead Yet, Part II
If there was a more stressful time of my life (at least that I voluntarily put myself into) than the last few days, I would be hard pressed to remember it. Negotiaions on the new house have been very tense, and by yesterday I honestly thought we were going to have to walk away from… Read More More Ups and Downs
This weekend, two of the first wave of Willamette builders posted some photos of their completed rigs to the qrp-l.org mailing list. I present to you some of these great pictures with the permission of the builders. First up is the excellent work of Chris Howard, W0EP. Chris placed his finshed rig in a very… Read More Some Beautiful Builds