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Understanding Standing Wave Ratios SWR - We worry a lot about Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) in amateur radio since SWR is one indication of how well our antenna system is working. Most HF transceivers and antenna tuners have built in SWR meters. SWR is a measure of a transceiver’s output power verses the portion of that power reflected by the antenna system By Ken Larson KJ6RZ

Transmission Lines - Whenever you choose a coax feedline, the frequency of operation is a very important consideration. Over the operating bandwidth of the coax the VSWR is low, typically 1.2:1 or better. Insertion loss is also an important parameter. It is usually specified in dB/foot and is a linear relationship.

SWR: Maximum allowable VSWR - VSWR (voltage-standing-wave-ratio) represents the degree with which an antenna is "matched" to the system impedance. Most modern antennas do not require any tuning for optimum performance. VSWR is one of the easiest parameters to measure and VSWR meters are becoming very popular antenna installation tools

Setting the SWR of Your Antenna - SWR (standing wave ratio), is a measurement of how efficiently your antenna system will radiate the power available from your radio. In simple terms, your radio would like to radiate all of its power, but can only do so if the other components cooperate

Transmission Lines - Articles on SWR measurements and feed lines tuning.

SWR Calculator - BesserNet Reflectometer is a fun SWR calculator and simulator Java applet

Mobile Helix Antennas for HF - Normal mode helix antennas for HF mobile. Photos andn plan for a 20 meters mobile helix antenna by N2MH

Antenna Tuning - Tuning mobile and base antennas, measuring SWR.

A Magnetic Loop antenna for 7-21 mhz - If you find external wire antennas obtrusive for amateur radio or short wave listening, then this is the antenna for you, is just 1 meter diameter

Quad and ModQuad Antenna - Some thoughts on a "hardware-store special" 2-meter quad, and a modified quad for 2 or 10 meters by K3MT

Antenna Selection Made Easy - This page will help you answer important questions about antenna selection before you talk to a supplier. After reading this paper, you should be able to better determine the most important parameters you need to know for your antenna selection criteria.

DXQSM Freeband dx infos - Website for 11 meters freebanders activations , QSM adress( OM & email) logs links and dx cluster

DXIOTA Freeband IOTA info - Iota Website for 11 meters freebanders

10 Meters - European beacons map - Map in png format of european beacons transmitting on 10 meters band by Ari Catanzaro

Six meter beacons - Beacons transmitting on 50Mhz band

GJ - Jersey Shack rental - Shack rental terms, The shack is available on a first-come first-served basis. Confirmed reservations will be filled first

Telewave - Telewave's innovative engineering produces the industry's toughest antenna systems. Yagi, Fiberglass Collinear, and Dipole models are available from 66-2500 MHz. Wattmeters, test equipment,rf power meters, duplexers, filters and cavities, transmitters combiners

Maritime stations on 150 meters band - 2 MHz Medium Frequency Maritime Stations in PDF format

VLF Time Broadcasts - VLF Time Signal Stations, Station List Compiled by William Hepburn, LWCA

Recommended frequencies for digital modes - Active digital mode frequency list compiled by Jason Buchanan - N1SU

Freeband EQSO Server Priority listing - Eqso server for eleven meter freebanders. Only freebanders are allowed by this eqso server, based in spain

Antenna Noise and Signal Cancelling at LF - The fact that the phasing between a wanted signal and an unwanted signal can be different on different antennas is put to advantage. With this condition, the unwanted signal can be cancelled out by controlling amplitude and phase. The heart of the system is some form of phase control circuitry.

Topband - 160 meter Radio Propagation - Here you will find a variety of tools which will hopefully help you improve your chances of succeeding at Topband (160 meter) DX.

Isotron antenna manulas - From this page you can download the following manuals, in Adobe Acrobat format .pdf, 40 Meter Isotron, 80 Meter Isotron

Test & Measurement Equipment Buying Guide - Compare and select Test& Measurement equipment according to its technical parameters; access library of manufacturers specs and data sheets. TestBuyer.com