Pills of Technique

“Pills of Technique”: The Vertical Ground Plane – Go Vertical, Go Far!

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• 10m
• DIY
• Ground Plane
• Pills of Technique
• Solar Cycle
• Vertical Antenna

“Pills of Technique”: The Vertical Ground Plane – Go Vertical, Go Far!

IK0VVE 2 February 2026

If you don’t have two tall trees for a...

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“Pills of Technique”: Ionospheric Propagation – Why does the signal travel so far?

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• HF
• Ionosphere
• Pills of Technique
• Solar Cycle

“Pills of Technique”: Ionospheric Propagation – Why does the signal travel so far?

IK0VVE 26 January 2026

You have your antenna, your cable, and your radio....

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“Pills of Technique”: Coaxial Cables – Don’t waste your Watts!

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• Attenuation
• Coaxial Cable
• Pills of Technique
• RG-213
• RG-58

“Pills of Technique”: Coaxial Cables – Don’t waste your Watts!

IK0VVE 19 January 2026

You built the dipole, you added the Balun, and...

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“Pills of Technique”: Understanding SWR – Is your antenna resonant?

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• antenna
• DIY
• Pills of Technique
• SWR
• TX antenna

“Pills of Technique”: Understanding SWR – Is your antenna resonant?

IK0VVE 12 January 2026

After building your dipole and adding a Balun, it’s...

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“Pills of Technique”: The Balun – The Bridge for your Antenna

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• antenna
• Balun
• DIY
• Pills of Technique
• TX antenna

“Pills of Technique”: The Balun – The Bridge for your Antenna

IK0VVE 5 January 2026

Welcome to “Pills of Technique”. In the previous post...

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“Pills of Technique”: The dipole antenna Part-2, let´s make it.

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• antenna
• Dipole
• Pills of Technique

“Pills of Technique”: The dipole antenna Part-2, let´s make it.

IK0VVE 27 June 2024

Welcome to “Pills of Technique”. These posts are dedicated...

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“Pills of Technique”: The dipole antenna Part-1

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• antenna
• Dipole
• Pills of Technique

“Pills of Technique”: The dipole antenna Part-1

IK0VVE 20 June 2024

Welcome to “Pills of Technique”. These posts are dedicated...

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