07-06-2024, 08:59 PM
Colin
I might be nearly a couple of thousand KMs north of you but our overnight temp this morning was 6.4C, so that puts a similar lump in doing things outside too.
Tonight I am sitting near our wood heater (/fireplace) in our lounge room just short of 9PM, 22C inside and < 10C outside and still dropping... Similar minimum expected in the morning, and hopefully better than yesterday's 5C at 7AM.
The thought of trying to use my nanoVNA inside on a 6M dipole had not occurred to me, balun or no balun. It really would have to wait until the temp was a little more desirable - like midday-ish - and be ouside in a nominal free-space environment to make any sense !
73 Doug
Next morning PS : 5.4C at 7AM today !
I might be nearly a couple of thousand KMs north of you but our overnight temp this morning was 6.4C, so that puts a similar lump in doing things outside too.
Tonight I am sitting near our wood heater (/fireplace) in our lounge room just short of 9PM, 22C inside and < 10C outside and still dropping... Similar minimum expected in the morning, and hopefully better than yesterday's 5C at 7AM.
The thought of trying to use my nanoVNA inside on a 6M dipole had not occurred to me, balun or no balun. It really would have to wait until the temp was a little more desirable - like midday-ish - and be ouside in a nominal free-space environment to make any sense !
73 Doug
Next morning PS : 5.4C at 7AM today !
Doug VK4ADC @ QG62LG51
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