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HyLaunch - Antenna Launching System - The HyLaunch, Build a Compact, Integrated Antenna Launching System by Bill Jones, KD7S, Getting a portable antenna into the top of a high tree can be a real challenge without the right tools.

900 MHz Helical Antenna - Photos and description of a homebrewed 900 Mhz antenna

PAC-12 Antenna - mobile multiband  ^pop - Here’s an award-winning, easy-to-homebrew, multi-band portable vertical antenna designed by long-time antenna aficionado James Bennett, KA5DVS. He’s documented the design and construction plans for a portable antenna that can be built with relatively ordinary components

PAC-12 Vertical portable antenna - Build the PAC-12 Antenna a multi-band portable vertical designed by KA5DVS, here’s an award-winning, easy-to-homebrew, multi-band portable vertical antenna designed by long-time antenna aficionado James Bennett, KA5DVS. He’s documented the design and construction plans for a portable antenna

Operating Practice - ON4WW - A must read guide for all new and old operators. This document was originally written with the prime focus on DXing and pileup behavior. Suggestions by proofreaders have been implemented; the document is not as narrowly focused anymore as originally intended. It contains hints, tips and tricks for newcomers as well as old-timers. Additionally there are VHF/UHF operational matters, DX Cluster ethics, COPS, Conflict Situations and more.

Pactor ii - PACTOR-II is a fully backward-compatible improvement to the original PACTOR system. It is an adaptive mode that applies different modulation and encoding methods depending on the channel quality.

Icom - IC-706 Picture and data - Large picture and technical specifications by rigpix

ICOM IC-706MKIIG - 706 MKIIG picture and specifications by rigpix db

Icom IC-718 picture - Large picture of Icom IC-718 by Rigpix database

IC-746 photos - Rigpix database - Icom ic-746

FT-817, FT-847, FT-857, FT-857D, FT-897 and FT-897D Memory Cloning - The complete status of the FT-817, FT-847, FT-857, FT-857D, FT-897 or FT-897D memories can be read into the computer and saved to disk. Any saved file can be subsequently reloaded into the computer and sent back to the rig. This facility uses these rig's ability to clone configurations from one rig to another using the serial port.

Yaesu FT-857 pictures - Rigpix database pictures and specifications of Yaesu FT-857

Installing the FT-857 options - Installing The FT-857 Options by Dave Fifield AD6A March 2003, some photos showing the procedure to install the optional filters (and a few showing off the color display), TXCO-9 and DSP-2 to the Yaesu FT-857 rig.

Homebrew Your Own Separation Kit (857D) - Article by John C. McGrath W9JCM

Yaesu Ft-897 specifications - Includes some original photos and features

AT-897 Autotuner for Yaesu FT-897 - Broad range automatic antenna tuner, mounts on the side of your FT-897 just like the original equipment.

Yaesu FT-897 picture - Rigpix database large picture of the Yaesu FT-897

Yaesu FT-897 review - by Paul VK3TGX, review of the yaesu ft-897.

Rigpix database - Yaesu - VX-150 - Picture and specifications

Rigpix database - Yaesu - VX-5R - Picture and specification about yaesu VX-5R

IC-V8000 pics and specs - IC-8000 specifications and picture

Fox Delta Amateur Radio Projects & Kits by VU2FD - Amateur Radio Projects & Kits for homebrewers, includes DDS,sound card interface,programmers, hamcom, frequency counter, RF Power Meter, modems and more.

HF Rigs db comparison - XLS file with technical specifications about ham radio transceivers

The manhatten style nb6m 10 - An Homebrew 10 Meter transceiver

Tuna Tin - A resurrection of some homebrew projects from our vintage years and the NorCal-sponsored project series in tribute to Doug DeMaw, W1FB