I ordered a taller antenna for the top of my car, 👀
the new antenna is 38 inches (~96.5 cm), it's somewhat flexible and folds down if needed, which is a plus
unfortunately, DX Engineering didn't have the specific one I wanted in stock here, so it has been ordered
I just saw in a video from Salty Walt (K4OGO) a new EFHW Design from #DXEngineering. They call it the TWIG and it reminds me somehow a bit to my 221-UnUn 😂 but what do I know... What do you thing? #hamradio #pota
I know DX Engineering is also in Ohio, but damn they ship fast!
(at least for things bought at Hamvention!)
I ordered some parts over the weekend at Hamvention on Saturday.
The four parts all arrived TODAY by 12 PM! 🤯
freaky fast!
#Hamvention #Hamvention2025 #DXEngineering #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #hamr
@n8dmt @kb6nu
It doesn't help that whatever technology sits behind #DXEngineering search box really sucks.
Search "20 meters 4 square" & get 23 results. Most of those results have nothing to do with any of those terms except "meters".
@f1sls 23 and 33+
23 for sealing wire and connector.
33+ to protect the 23 tape.
When you have air inside box you can have moisture inside.
I put plastic dip to protect.
You can try a electrical Magic gel inside the box (I never using this with radio équipements)
So. A few years ago, I ordered three 6BTV Hustler antennas from #dxengineering. Eventually, months later, they were finally shipped, via #fedex.
It seems that I was not alone with atrocious #fedex experience. Troy Hunt (yes, that Troy Hunt) had an almost identical experience with #fedex and import duties:
https://www.troyhunt.com/thanks-fedex-this-is-why-we-keep-getting-phished/
Yes, at the time I did write to #dxengineering with my experience. I haven't ordered from them since.
I've been getting a lot of those "your parcel couldn't be delivered" phishing attacks lately and if you're a human with a phone, you probably have been too. Just as a brief reminder, they look like this: These get through all the technical controls that exist at my telco and
Good deal on a bundle of 4 HamSticks... at #GigaParts
But do they have the tri-magnet mag mount I'll need for running a HamStick on the roof of the Tahoe at 80MPH?
No, they do not. In fact they say they ain't even gonna backorder 'em. Dammit.
OK, so go to #DxEngineering to see if they've got the triple-mag-mount. Yes, they do.
But do they have a bundle of 4 #HamSticks ? No, they do not.
I swear, sometimes you pricks are in cahoots.
Preparing for the #EclipseTrip is getting to me.
So I got an #RTSystems USB-63 cable from #DXEngineering and I've just run "./usbPortCheckerThingy.sh" in one shell window before plugging it in, and again in an adjacent shell window after, so I could see what to change in the #CQRLOG settings for #rigctl.
THE HOPE is that rigctl will use one cable, flrig will use the other, and they will peacefully coexist.
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