smg

Passed!

I'm officially now ZL1SXG

:-)

So after having an interest in Radio for most of my adult life, I have finally got the study guide and doing a cram course with the local NZART club here in Napier and our local colledge (EIT)

If anyone has any good online references, that would be appreciated. I think I have a decent amount of inherent knowledge, however there is still some to learn. (like the rules and regulations).

Well I don’t live far from our local industrial area and there are plenty of hvac companies there. Ask and thou shall receive

BEHOLD!

So, some really un-scientific anecdotal evidence (listening and comparing RSSI / S-Meter levels on various stations, including UTC, 20Mtr HAM, various broadcast bands, its a tight race. The MLA 30 gives a few DB more signal, however I have the gain turned up on it. The Apex whip has an inline galvanic isolation transformer on it, and the noise floor between them both is almost indistinguishable.

I'm quite amazed at the apex 303, and the fact it is a short whip totally passive.

Time to get an antenna switch.

Mounted on the garage roof