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You Can Tune a Piece of Coax, but you Can't Tune a Fish... Cutting and Building Phasing Cables
I just recently put out two videos on building phasing cables; one was for the York County Amateur Radio Society (YCARS) in Rock Hill SC and the other is on my channel. YCARS Link: https://youtu.be/TFp53YezuiA?si=Pr14IO-NVnOigsrE My Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/@fromthehamshack-radionj4z These should help you to build cables if you are so inclined to do so. A note on the POTA Portable Array - we should have those available soon, we had a delay due to supply chain is
John Gendron
5 days ago1 min read


Black Friday Sale - 20% Site Wide
Well, it is that time of year - Thanksgiving and the Christmas Holidays will be in full swing next week We are so thankful for all of the Radio Amateur Community and want to give back by offering 20% site wide over Thanksgiving week. Use code: BLACKFRIDAY If you are interested in one of our full legal limit phased arrays systems, now is the time to jump in an get one... From all of use at Performance Z Arrays to all of you out there on the airwaves... Happy Thanksgiving to y
John Gendron
Nov 19, 20251 min read


POTA in the Caribbean with the new POTA ARRAY
I was on St John in the US Virgin Islands a couple of weeks back and decided to take a radio and gear to activate VI-0001 Virgin Island National Park. I have activated the park in 2018 and 2022 with a DX Commander antenna and an Aetherwave 10-40 OCF dipole. This trip I took two of the Alpha 17.75ft whips with ground mount stakes and 4 radials for each antenna. The radio was a Yeasu FT-891. I was able to pack all of the radio gear, cables, new POTA array units, and my lapt
John Gendron
Nov 2, 20252 min read


Coming Soon?! POTA ARRAY
I know I have been quiet for a few months. I have been working on two projects which will add to the products we have available. The...
John Gendron
Oct 8, 20252 min read
Huntsville Hamfest - The Friendliest Hamfest in the US.
This coming weekend is the Huntsville Hamfest (August 16-17, 2025), and I am very excited to be heading out this Wednesday to join in the...
John Gendron
Aug 11, 20251 min read


More testing with different antennas... seeing what is possible
All of the testing, I have performed to date for the array set has been on 20 or 40 meters with DX Commander poles with vertical wire...
John Gendron
Jun 22, 20253 min read
ARRL Field Day 2025 - Fast approaching - "Radio Connects" and Amateur Radio's Legacy
Every year, thousands of amateur radio operators gather for ARRL Field Day , a tradition that has been bringing people together since...
John Gendron
Jun 9, 20252 min read


DX COMMANDER - Companion Antenna Kits for the Performance Z Arrays Phasing systems
I am very happy to announce that DX Commander, Ltd has constructed two companion vertical antenna kits that can be used with Performance...
John Gendron
Jun 5, 20252 min read


DX COMMANDER an inspiration for Performance Z Arrays
Callum McCormick, M0MCX of DX Commander, Ltd. has been inspiration for me since I became a ham in 2016. I followed his channel...
John Gendron
Jun 4, 20252 min read
Sales and Manual Updates
Sales have been brisk so far, seems the 40 meter kit is very popular. I am awaiting another shipment of coax, once it arrives we will...
John Gendron
May 28, 20251 min read


Hamvention - Xenia, Ohio
I had the opportunity to attend Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio this past weekend (5/16-18). It was great, this was my fourth trip to...
John Gendron
May 21, 20251 min read


New Beginnings - Excitement Abounds!
I am so excited to finally be launching Performance Z Arrays and our first production model of the 2-element vertical array. This has...
John Gendron
May 12, 20251 min read


The 2 Element Christman Method Vertical Array
The first kit we released with Performance Z Arrays was the 2-element vertical phased array kit. It is based on the Christman method of...
John Gendron
May 12, 20252 min read
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