UPPING THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR HT

 Johnny Rauzi shared this video. It is the best presentation on adding a Tiger Tail to your HT that I've seen. The gentleman makes actual measurements and provides useful results. Its worth your time to view his video. 

What's a Tiger Tail? Basically, it's a piece of wire that is attached to the ground side of the antenna connection on a hand held radio to improve the radio's performance.

Tiger Tails: Fact or Fiction

Thanks Johnny for sharing.

UNDERSTANDING THE SOLAR - TERRESTRAIL BANNER

 I added a solar conditions banner in the right column of this blog a few months ago. Understanding what it all means can turn into a significant study and finding a summary that makes sense even harder if you are not a solar scientist. You may find this article helpful. I did.

https://noji.com/hamradio/pdf-ppt/noji/Noji-Article-Band-Conditions-Banner.pdf