Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It's the end of February and the CQ WW 160m SSB contest is this weekend. To hopefully boost my station performance, I'm adding a lot more radials to my ground mounted 1/4 wave 160m vertical antenna. Will this improve my transmit and/or receive?
April Update: The results are out. In my Single Operator Low Power category I came 2nd in England, 10th in Europe and 11th in the World.
This is one of many ham/amateur radio related videos on my channel, which is all about simple practical projects and operating, both in the shack and out portable & mobile. If you like what you see, please give it a like 👍🏻 and subscribe to the channel if you're not already, and remember to hit the bell 🔔 so you’re notified of new videos as soon as they're published and you don't miss out.
Thank you for watching 🙂
73 Ian
It's the end of February and the CQ WW 160m SSB contest is this weekend. To hopefully boost my station performance, I'm adding a lot more radials to my ground mounted 1/4 wave 160m vertical antenna. Will this improve my transmit and/or receive?
April Update: The results are out. In my Single Operator Low Power category I came 2nd in England, 10th in Europe and 11th in the World.
This is one of many ham/amateur radio related videos on my channel, which is all about simple practical projects and operating, both in the shack and out portable & mobile. If you like what you see, please give it a like 👍🏻 and subscribe to the channel if you're not already, and remember to hit the bell 🔔 so you’re notified of new videos as soon as they're published and you don't miss out.
Thank you for watching 🙂
73 Ian
