Listen to a discussion of of a useful antenna building block in the Antenna EnTRAPment! episode of the ARRL The Doctor is in podcast.

“Water is one of the great enemies of coaxial cable, causing severe loss and other issues. The Doctor explains how to keep H2O at bay”¹ in the Keeping Water Out of Coaxial Cables episode of the ARRL The Doctor is in podcast.

An important part of hanging an antenna from a tree is a bearing, or pulley, to eliminate guy line friction and facilitate antenna repairs and adjustments.

The Wouff Hang—whimsically named after the infamous Wouff Hong from Amateur Radio history—is an easy to build bearing made from common PVC water pipe or electrical conduit found at any hardware or home supply store.

Author Roy Lewallen, W7EL, describes construction and use of The Wouff Hang in a well illustrated article which is (a free preview from the October 2019 issue of QST Magazine).

Learn about the wide variety of Coaxial Cable Connectors used by Amateur Radio Stations in this episode of the ARRL The Doctor is in podcast.

Listen to the Doctor discuss the Different Types of Grounds used by Amateur Radio Stations in this episode of the ARRL The Doctor is in podcast.