AA6E QSL designs
AA6E will QSL (confirm contact or SWL reception) 100% on request. You may send your card direct or via the QSL Bureau. You may also QSL via the Logbook of the World (LOTW) (preferred), eQSL, or QRZ.com.
Direct:
Martin Ewing, AA6E
88 Notch Hill Rd Apt 247
North Branford, CT 06471
USA
Antenna Notes
Antennas are part of every radio amateur's life. Here are some of my notes on antennas.
- SteppIR Beam. The SteppIR antenna here has been a mainstay for ~14 years. It is a 3-element yagi-type antenna that is tunable between about 14 and 54 MHz. Mine runs at about 40 ft above ground level with a Yaesu G-1000DXA rotator. Frequency tracking is automated through a serial connection to the Flex 6500 transceiver.
- SteppIR Maintenance. Like any mechanism, the SteppIR needs occasional maintenance. Click here for information on a current set of problems at AA6E -- and their resolution (mostly).
Transition, May, 2019: Because we are moving to a new QTH (Evergreen Woods), the antennas at our Branford QTH have been removed. Hopefully, some new ones will sprout at the new location before long.