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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.

ARRLWeb: The HF Mobile Antenna - Members only articles on HF mobile antennas, includes an interesting RV antenna with a 5 bands coverage, and another similar antenna for camper.

Travel loop antennas Priority listing - PA11019 Travel loop antennas, these antennas cover 6.300 to 29.200 mHz , handle 35 Watts and have a packing size of 43 cm, ideal for fieldwork, or mobile operations.

Antennas basics  ^pop - An antenna study guide by NZART, cover basic topics like dipoles, wave lenght calculation, baluns, beams, dummy loads, and measurements.

Add 60 meters to butternut vertical antenna - The Butternut vertical is a great antenna in that it covers all HF bands from 160- though 10-meters (or 160-30 meters for the HF-2V) except 60-meters. This article describes three methods to add 60 meters to your Butternut vertical without losing any other bands.

IK-STIC 2 vertical multiband antenna - The IK-STIC 2 is a vertical, all band, antenna that is over 25 feet tall yet weighs under 5 pounds. Based on a telescopic pipe or a fiberglass fishing pole, using a tuner it can easily cover the amateur radio HF bands from 40 - 10 Meters

World Contest Station Database - Database of over 3000 active hf contest stations worldwide

Italian Callbook - CallBook OnLine - this callbook includes data from over 50000 italian radio amateurs

8Q7BO - Kuredu Island Resort - Lhaviyani Atoll - A holiday DXpedition. Done in 2004 planning to return there in April 2006.

GI3XRQ Bangor and District Amateur Radio Society - Originally formed over 30 years ago in the seaside town of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Ham Lake, Minnesota IC-PCR1000 - The system consists of a Icom IC-PCR1000 shortwave radio. Coverage is from 10 KHz to 1300 MHz.. Antenna is a Par Electronics EF-SWL in and sloper configuration.

Comp Cable, Inc. - The Complete Cable Source. - Comp Cable, Inc. consistently meets the complex wire and cable requirements of businesses and government agencies worldwide.

Guide to Ham radio - Beginners guide to Ham Radio. Build your own radio station at home and talk to freiend all over the world. Find lot more at www.hamradio.co.in

WA4DSY 56KB RF Modem - This is a prototype of the WA4DSY 56KB RF modem. It is intended for use on amateur packet radio networks. The modem generates RF in the 28 to 30 mhz range and requires and linear transverter to convert the signal to a UHF or microwave ham band

Kenwood ts-2000 and packet/digital mode - Using the TS-2000 for packet and digital modes. How to connect the Kenwodd TS2000 to TNC

The Radio Reference - RadioReference.com, scanner frequency and radio communications reference source, with complete conventional frequency assignments, trunked radio system information, frequencies, and talkgroups, FCC License assignments and maps, 10-Code Lists, agency maps, files, downloads, links, and detailed agency information for most public safety, military, and local government activities.

Automatic Identification System Overview - USCG Navigation Center - What is the Automatic Identification System (AIS)?

Cables Etc. - Electronic Parts for HAM Radio Operator's and Electronic Hobbists. Amateur radio parts and components. Electronic Parts Distributor accept VISA, DisCover, and MasterCard.

APRS-Beacon - The purpose of the APRS-Beacon is to provide simple APRS-compatible position beacons for up to three Objects. It is designed to 'stand alone' and does not monitor other traffic on the frequency. It can use a single-port TNC (in 'native' mode), a single- or dual-port TNC in Kiss mode or the AGW Packet Engine in order to transmit on up to four radio ports.(When running with AGWPE, APRS-Beacon will also work with Windows 2000)

Online Callbook for Internet Explorer - The Online Callbook for Internet Explorer makes it easy to find QSL information from the most popular HAM-radio web sites, such as QRZ.COM, ARRL.ORG, RAC.CA, QRZ.RU, BUCK.COM and OCTAVIA.COM,

CQiNet, linking Ham Radio - CQiNet is a family of programs that combine Ham Radio with the Internet using Voice over IP (VoIP) technology. Two programs are currently in the family, "theBridge" and echoLinux. Thebridge is a iLink/EchoLink compatable conference bridge that runs under various versions of Unix as well as Windows. EchoLinux is a EchoLink client program for the Linux operating system.

EchoMac - Mac Ham Radio EchoLink Client - EchoMac is an apple macintosh client for EchoLink internet radio network.

DF9CY Project Auriga - PA is a JAVA software package containing several programs, SW/VHF/UHF Logbook (imports format from RADIOMAN, VMT), Log conversion to HTML format, Import and export functions for RADIOMAN, CT RES files, BV QSL Labels, CSV etc. Internet DX-Cluster support, Keeps track of your worked Callsigns, Checks your worked Grid Squares per band, Databases for worked Grids and Callsigns Uses K1EA CQWW.CTY country file, Easy command line version for terminal operation Moontracking as clock, Pathloss calculation

Assessing unknown Ferrite Toroids - Ok so you have had a good day at the Rally and you have come back with a carrier bag full of ferrite toroids that "just might be useful for something". How do you find out what they are? Very few seem to be stamped with any indication of their properties, and some are 'painted' garish colours which presumably means something.

Bowden's Hobby Circuits - A small collection of electronic circuits for the hobbyist or student. Site includes over 100 circuit diagrams, links to related sites, commercial kits and projects, newsgroups and educational areas. Most of the circuits can be built with common components available from Radio Shack or salvaged from scrap electronic equipment