homebrew rig

20 Meter Vertical Moxon - A 14 mhz version of the vertical moxon antenna homebrewed by Paul M1PAF

Open-wire Feedline - Homebrew Light-weight Open-wire feedline for Portable Ops by N5ESE

Homebrewed Hexbeam by PG3N - PG3N peter documents how to build an homemade hexbeam antenna

Homebrew Pac-15 Vertical - This page shows a homebrew vertical antenna based on the Pac-12 antenna design.

VHF/UHF Quad Antenna - Article by N6JSX on homebrewing quad antennas for VHF and UHF.

Choosing an Antenna - Choosing the right antenna for you, by Lewis G. McCoy W1ICP

Polarization, lines of force - While polarisation may seem insignificant compared with other considerations in setting up a communications system, choosing the right type can make significant improvement in performance.

6m ATU - Homebrewed antenna tuner for 6 meters

Homebrew a dual band antenna for handhelds - A project by DL5DBM for a VHF UHF antenna suitable for handheld transceivers

N9YDZ Beacon - N9ydz beacon brighton, illinois, grid square em48 on 28.210 Mhz

K4JDR 10 Meter Beacon - K4JDR /Beacon is a Uniden HR-2510 set up with a homebrew project case enclosure using a Com-Spec ID- 8 Identifier.

NCRG 10m Beacon - This beacon was originally a WIA (VK6 Division) owned unit, run by the Northern Corridor Radio Group TX on 28.264MHz.

YB9BWN Beacon - Homebrew crystal-based with IRF510 PA at 2W into a dipole

VU2IIA -Ham Radio & NOAA - Ham Radio & NOAA Apt Weather Satellite blog. All weather satellite NOAA APT images are decoded with homebrew receiver. Setup using homebrew Turnstile Cross Dipole antenna, P-3 500MHZ PC with WIN-XP & WXTOIMG program.

M0KHZ’s Blog - Dedicated to the world of homebrew amature radio.

K7JM Amateur Radio Blog and Web Site - radio.McDougallsHome.net The Web site and Blog of Amateur Radio Station K7JM. Homebrew, Construction, Operating, and Discussion

Famous Hams and ex-Hams - The original famous hams and ex-Hams list by N2GJ and W2SG

Famous Hams : Rumors and mistakes - Rumors and mistaken identities at the original famous hams and ex-Hams list

Mid-Latitude Sporadic-E (Es) - This article was originally written in response to a brief review of the basics of sporadic-E

IC-746PRO TX Problem - The IC-746PRO is a great rig. But it has a few reliability issues, especially with the earlier-production units. This article addresses four problem areas:. IC151 on the RF Unit. Driver circuit on the PA Unit. HRX-muting circuit on the CTRL Unit. Predriver on the PA Unit.

OH2FFY Ham radio and shortwave listening - QRP Homebrew Ham Operator and constructor in Finland. Also works on the CB2HAM radio conversions and is into shortwave listening

SimplePTT - You can use this simple application for triggering PTT on your radio via DTR/RTS COM port pins.

SimplePTT - This application is used for simply triggering PTT via DTR/RTS COM port pins. It supports remote PTT triggering with ptt2dtr as the server.

Voice Keyer - The Voice Keyer is a free Windows based voice keyer. It is very easy to use and it handles up to seven messages. By connecting your computer soundcard to your radio it's possible to just press a button and the computer will CQ for you, to spare your voice. It can also PTT your radio via the LPT port by SM3WMV

Rig - Computer CW Interface - Make your own interface, two schematics for building an interface using the RTS line by N3UR