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W5VO

Member for 9 years, 11 months
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w5vo.net
Arkansas

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17 Questions

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42 votes

7 answers

46k views

Using a balun with a resonant dipole

asked Nov 4, 2013 at 23:02

10 votes

2 answers

407 views

How do I find a frequency to call CQ on during a contest?

asked Dec 16, 2013 at 16:58

10 votes

2 answers

7k views

How can I calibrate a SWR meter?

asked Mar 24, 2014 at 23:55

9 votes

1 answer

212 views

Antenna modeling on non-uniform terrain

asked Oct 31, 2013 at 1:11

8 votes

1 answer

202 views

How do I maintain my frequency during a contest?

asked Dec 16, 2013 at 17:08

8 votes

3 answers

711 views

Morse Code Key Grease

asked Mar 9, 2014 at 5:33

8 votes

1 answer

186 views

Identifying regulations for interfering stations

asked Apr 19, 2014 at 2:06

7 votes

1 answer

157 views

Efficient BPSK31 amplification

asked Jul 11, 2014 at 0:54

6 votes

2 answers

321 views

Replacing hand-wound inductors with store-bought versions

asked Jul 20, 2014 at 7:15

6 votes

1 answer

1k views

Resonant RF Transformer Substitution

asked Aug 1, 2014 at 19:35

6 votes

2 answers

258 views

How do I keep the bomb squad from winning a foxhunt?

asked Sep 16, 2014 at 6:28

6 votes

2 answers

141 views

During a radio contest, how do I determine if a station is "too faint" to be worth trying to contact?

asked Dec 16, 2013 at 20:34

5 votes

4 answers

1k views

Is string trimmer line suitable for supporting antennas?

asked Nov 4, 2013 at 1:21

5 votes

1 answer

195 views

Can a 1A Field Day station qualify for the "Alternate Power" bonus?

asked Jul 7, 2014 at 20:45

4 votes

2 answers

115 views

How do I evaluate the features and performance of radios?

asked Oct 22, 2013 at 20:33

3 votes

2 answers

233 views

Setting up an HF Schedule

asked Feb 4, 2015 at 18:55

2 votes

1 answer

747 views

Tuning an antenna with a SWR meter that relies on output power

asked Nov 15, 2013 at 17:04