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Beginners Guide to Repeaters - An article about how to operate repeaters. How to call someone on a repeater, how to program your HT Radio setting the correct offset, setting tones, and several information on etiquette, lingo, abreviations and codes
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Setting Up Your HF Station - From buying an amateur radio transceiver, choosing the correct power supply, selecting the antenna and its feed line, to choosing the best microphone and accessories. A nice presentation for beginners.
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Amateur Radio Microwave - Introduction - Introdcution to Amateur Radio Microwave. A 21 page presentation of ham radio microwaves concepts for beginners. Frequencies, modes and activities. How to get started, what equipment is needed and some pictures of ham radio microwave station setups
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QRP is for Beginners - QRP is a Q-code originally meaning reduce power, but now has come to mean operating a radio that outputs 5 watts or less for CW or 10 watts for SSB.
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HF Radio Propagation Forecast ^updated - This page offers radio amateurs (experienced and beginners) a useful overview and tutorials on HF propagation conditions. Here you will find basic and advanced explanations, as well as practical methods, charts, maps, models, real-time measurements, assessments, comparisons, references, and an index.
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Radio Equipment : HF Transceivers : Icom IC-7300

IC-7300 Quick Start Guide - PDF document for IC-7300 beginners. The ICOM IC-7300 is an HF + 6 meter, multi-mode, self-contained Software Defined Radio (SDR) transceiver with knobs, buttons and a touch screen. It also has a real-time spectrum display with pan adapter and water fall displays.
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The DxDozer - Ultimate HAM Radio LogBook for Windows for both beginners and experienced Dxers. It features several functions like complete logbook with powerfull search capabilities, FT8 and LoTW integrations, DX cluster. Cat Interface to control your radio, licence is based on yearly subscription.
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A Simple Morse Code Project: The Tiny Keyer - In his journey to improve Morse code skills, the author developed a straightforward device named the Tiny Keyer using Arduino. Tailored for Morse code enthusiasts and ham radio operators, this project utilized the budget-friendly Arduino ATTiny 85 Kickstarter board. With straightforward setup procedures in the Arduino IDE, the Tiny Keyer's small size and low cost make it accessible for beginners and hobbyist clubs interested in Morse code exploration.
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