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HF Copper Loop  ^pop - A small transmitting loop antenna for 14MHz and 21MHz. This is an antenna you might consider if you have limited space, by Lloyd Butler VK5BR Based on material originally published in Amateur Radio, 11 1991

KK5BL How To Build A G5RV Antenna  ^pop - How to build a G5RV Transmitting antenna Originally posted to the packet bbs system by KC6CFF. The G5RV is an easy-to-build 80-10 dipole requiring no traps. All bands are covered, including 30, 17, and 12. The G5RV has high SWR, by design, on most bands and a tuner is required

VK2ABQ Wire Beams - The VK2ABQ wire beam is described in Les Moxon's HF Antennas for all Locations which also contains the original references, but they are rather difficult to find. The VK2ABQ antenna is a planar wire beam that can be constructed from a single hub and four spreaders.

Eh antenna notes by IK5IIR - Original eh antenna building reccomendations by IK5IIR Stefano.

The G5RV Antenna System Re-Visited - The original G5RV antenna system consists of a center-fed horizontal 102' wire plus a 34' length of open-wire 525-Ohm feeder. Louis Varney, the antenna system's developer, intended two other features. Learn more at Cebik website

Easy J-pole antenna  ^pop - Everybody says keep one in your bag, nobody seems to make one work right. Here's the straight scoop on why the J-pole is not an easy antenna to duplicate!

How to Use an Antenna Tuner - Get maximum power to your antenna by learning how to hook up and use a tunner to properly "trick" your rig

Antenna for deed restricted lots  ^pop - An effective 10-20m DX antenna for deed restricted lots, original article by K7ZB

Ham Radio Deluxe Cluster - Ham Radio Deluxe DX Cluster based on an original idea by the DXSummit cluster runs DXSpider

World Radio Labs WRL - Reviews section has specifications, original pricing, year made, and listing of virtually all WRL, Globe, Galaxy gear.

MixW RigExpert - USB INterface - MixW RigExpert integrates sound card with CAT, PTT, CW and FSK functions in a single box with USB connection to your desktop or notebook computer for operating phone, CW, and digital modes.

The History of amateur radio from 900BC to date - Thierry LOMBRY, ON4SKY, develops in depth and with original pictures the long history of amateur radio all through the world from 900 BC to date.

WA2RQY manuals for sale - List of copies of original equipment manuals

Electronic Test Equipment Manuals - Original manuals supporting the operations, programming, calibration, and servicing of electronic test equipment, HP Fluke Tektronix

Heathkit Original Manuals - Heathkit Heath Original Manuals including Ham Parts, Catalogs, Magazines, and other Brands of Ham Amateur Radio Items, including CQ QST GE RCA ER 73

Natural radio signals - Radio signals of natural origin

RadioTronics - Online UK CB Radio shop specialising in UK CB Radio and 10m Amateur radio equipment. Scanners and multiband receivers also available.

Band Master - Band Master is a program for Radio Amateurs that downloads DX spots and displays them in different ways, including a graphical band map. It can be used either as a stand alone application or as part of a logging or contesting software via the COM/OLE interface. Rig control, country/province resolution, azimuth/distance calculator and online QRZ lookup are built-in, propagation prediction and geographical mapping are available through integration with HamCap and DX Atlas respectively.

Speak Freely - Free Internet telephone originally written in 1991 by John Walker, mostly a voip software

Installing Mobile equipment - Installing mobile equipment the right way, pdf file with instruction on setting up a cb radio in your vehicle

Icom interface box - interface box for Icom rigs that includes a band output port and a CI-V­to­computer serial interface

Direct Conversion HF Transceiver with DDS LO - Direct conversion HF radio with DDS frequency synthesizer is very interesting concept. OH7SV and OH2NLT are experimenting with such rig. Full stories will become available when project matures. Here we have some preview pictures and material.

No tune SSB/CW transceivers - no tune SSB/CW transceiver for 1296, 2304, 5760 and 10368 MHz

Homebrew equipment by JR3XUH - More than 40 of equipment; rigs and test devices.

QRP equipment - Simple QRP rigs, Transceivers with single side band direct conversion receivers, Receivers, Frequency counters for QRP