Who is Hiram Percy Maxim?
Hiram Percy Maxim (September 2, 1869 – February 17, 1936) was an American radio pioneer and inventor, and co-founder (with Clarence D. Tuska) of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Hiram Percy Maxim is credited with inventing and selling the first commercially successful firearm silencer, and also with developing mufflers for internal combustion engines. He created the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) in 1914 as… Read more »
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Antenna Feedline Optimal Length for Resonance
Updated 4-18-2024 I recently discovered a YouTube video that shows how to cut an antenna’s feedline length to achieve resonance (See below). I then discovered that there are many such erroneous YouTube videos telling you that you can use “jumpers” to improve your antenna performance. There are no benefits to these practices! But this begs the question… Why? On the… Read more »
April Meeting: EZNEC Antenna Segments Made Easy
More on EZNEC at the April 2024 club meeting. Have you dabbled with EZNEC antenna modeling software (or any of the other free NEC derived antenna modeling software applications) and found it just did not work out for you? Join the crowd. At the April meeting of the Chelsea Amateur Radio Club, Wesley Cardone (N8QM) will give a third presentation… Read more »
In Person Club Meeting
Deep Dive J-Pole Computer Model
EZNEC J-Pole Modeling (and Deep-Dive)
A Qualitative Presentation At last month’s meeting (February 2024), we introduced the free EZNEC antenna modeling software. It was a very introduction-oriented presentation that explained what it was all about. For the March 2024 meeting (Tuesday, March 12th), we will be presenting concepts relating to what EZNEC software demands from you, the user. That is, what ratios in wire lengths… Read more »
Optimize the Hustler 4-BPV HF Antenna
With the help of Jim Grissom (WD8RFW), we embarked upon an ambitious program to consider if his HF vertical, 4-band, antenna could be optimized. Whether it is actually optimized or not is somewhat irrelevant although it is known that our task will optimize the antenna for its 40 meter band. Our task to to see if we can shift the… Read more »
Attention–ARPSC
The Michigan Amateur Radio Public Service Corp (Washtenaw County) is having a meeting this Wednesday, February 28, 2024, from 7 to 9 pm at 7265 N Ann Arbor St, Saline, Mich. Also note that this year’s Skywarn Class is on Saturday, March 9th, from 10 am to 11:30 at Pioneer High School, 601 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor. Click here… Read more »