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A Makeshift CQWW Yagi and Other Antenna Musings

ith only a few days to go before the beginning of the 2022 CQ WW SSB contest, I decided to build a 10-meter Moxon from my scrap heap of spare parts (see W3HKK photo). Being a lightweight antenna, I was able to erect it on a 16-foot PVC mast located

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