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What have I been up to?

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • October 20, 2023
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All the way back in July when I last posted, I definitely had a ton of stuff to update on. I guess now I have […]

  • Amateur Radio

I built a form for the concrete base for my new tower

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • June 27, 2017
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Last summer I purchased a 48ft aluminium tower and an antenna rotor. This year I purchased a tri-band yagi to put on top of it. […]

  • Amateur Radio

End of the year update

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • December 28, 2016
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Wow it has been a while since I’ve posted anything. I guess it’s time for a bit of an update. The most important thing is that […]

  • Amateur Radio

Welcome to 2016 – My Ham Goals For The Year

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • January 4, 2016
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Happy New Year! Now that 2015 has come to a close and we have a whole new year ahead of us, I’ve decided to set […]

  • Amateur Radio

70 cm Crucifix Antenna

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • January 30, 2015
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So I recently decided that I to build a new antenna for my 70 cm rig to replace the dual band magnet mount that I […]

  • Amateur Radio

Happy New Year!

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • January 6, 2015
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I guess it’s been quite some time since I’ve posted. The last time was way back in July. A few things have changed since then. […]

  • Amateur Radio

Working some DX with an old Atlas 210x

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • July 29, 2014
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I’m fortunate enough to belong to a club that is willing to lend out spare gear to those of us who are a bit underfunded. […]

  • Amateur Radio

Starting the new year with some new gear!

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • February 19, 2014
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The last few weeks have almost been like a second Christmas for me. I’ve picked up a bunch of new radio gear and I’m now […]

  • Amateur Radio

The antennas are up!

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • July 23, 2013
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It took longer than expected to finish my “Saturday evening project” but none the less the mast is up and so are the antennas. As […]

  • Amateur Radio

A Saturday evening project

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • July 7, 2013
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Now that I have set up all my VHF, UHF, and Packet gear, I’ve come to realize that I need to make a better effort […]

  • Amateur Radio

VHF Packet Racket

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • June 13, 2013
  • 3

Packet radio has been something I have always wanted to get in to. When I first got licensed, back in the late 90s, we had […]

  • Amateur Radio

Getting excited for spring weather!

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • February 27, 2013
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With the spring fast approaching, I am finally getting excited. This means that I will finally be able to put up my old 80m inverted […]

  • Amateur Radio

How to build a 2m antenna from a coffee can!

  • Dennis, VE1XT
  • January 25, 2013
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I love watching KG0ZZ’s (Dave Tadlock) antenna videos (he covers other topics as well). He comes up with some pretty neat concoctions. Here are a couple […]

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Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communications. - Wikipedia

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