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This blog is a space devoted to primarily, but not limited to, my experiences with and ideas about Amateur Radio, QRPing and Morse Code.

Explains the annual Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) event, a global amateur radio gathering for Scouts and Guides. This activity connects young people worldwide through ham radio, fostering international friendship and introducing them to radio communication technology. Participants use various amateur radio bands and modes, including HF, VHF, and digital modes like FT8 and JS8Call, to make contacts with other JOTA stations and learn about the hobby. The ARRL provides resources for Scout leaders and amateur radio operators interested in hosting a JOTA station, including guidelines for setting up temporary stations, safety protocols, and educational materials. The event typically occurs on the third full weekend of October, aligning with the World Organization of the Scout Movement's (WOSM) global schedule. JOTA emphasizes hands-on experience with radio equipment, antenna theory, and basic operating procedures. It serves as a significant public service opportunity for hams to engage with youth and promote the educational aspects of amateur radio.

Here is a story of installing field expedient PL259 coax connectors on ordinary Cable TV F11 an Rg11 equivalent

ICNIRPcalc allows you to calculate safety distances for many know amateur radio antennas with respect to ICNIRP limits by DL9KCE

JAS-2 is prepared to succeed the communication of JAS-1b launched in February 1990 and still working. So JAS-2 is also capable of phone,CW and packet BBS.

An antenna for 80 meters band for those who does not have enough space to setup a halwave wire dipole that is aprox 130ft or 40 meters. The antenna is an open-wire-fed shortened dipole

Maurry Amanteur radio club

Founded by a small group of young hams in East St. Louis, Illinois, the W9AIU Egyptian Radio Club serves as a local amateur radio organization. The club's origins trace back to meetings held in Herb Wilhelm's, W9APX, dry cleaning shop, indicating a grassroots beginning for this community group. It operates as a typical ham radio club, fostering camaraderie and likely supporting various aspects of the hobby for its members. As an amateur radio club, W9AIU likely engages in activities such as local nets, field day operations, and perhaps provides licensing support or technical discussions. Such clubs are crucial for new hams seeking mentorship and for experienced operators looking to participate in group activities like contesting or public service communications. The club's presence in Illinois suggests a focus on local and regional amateur radio initiatives.

50 Mhz page by YT1VP

Full article on how to build a home-made wire dipole antenna for 40 and 80 meters band. Article is fully in italian, as it was published on ARI RadioRivista, but is plenty of self explaining pictures that will guide you on homebrewing this trapped dipole antenna for the lower amateur radio bands.

ARA was founded on 1976 by a group of hams on the island of St. Miguel aiming to create the first civil Radio Amateur club,located in Ponta Delgada.

A Bass Eq Pre amplifier for high impedance PU by ON6MU

Program for the control of the transceiver from your PC. Works on windows and has been tested with different serial and USB interfaces, Based on hamlib libraries , Auto CQ for repetitive calls, Audio Recorder, BktNetInterface for JTDX and WSJT-X

A private-public partnership with three main goals to collect weather data contributed by citizens; to make these data available for weather services and homeland security; and to provide feedback to the data contributors so that they have the tools to check and improve their data quality

Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club (Formerly the Wireless Institute of Australia, ACT Division).

House of Batteries is a master distributor and custom battery pack assembler for every major battery manufacturer in every battery chemistry for every electronic application

This article is about a home made project of a whip antenna for 2 meters band. Includes lenght of whip for all frequencies from 140 MHz to 151 MHz both in mm and inches

The Oliver Amateur Radio Club Is a non profit B.C. Registered Society based in Oliver, B.C. in the South Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada. The club is for Amateur Radio Operators & Enthusiasts and also provides Emergency Communications in the Regional District of Okanagan South.

Pesonal page, QTH Locator : KM19FP

This article describes a series of experiments to understand better how typical UnUns perform

The receiving antenna setup for the top band, made with a 9 elements vertical antenna array, remote controller and remote relais.

Portugues ham radio shop dealer for top amateur radio brands

Ham Cockpit is a program of a new type. All of its functions are implemented in the plugins, the main program simply loads the plugins and helps them work together. Ham Cockpit is an integrated environment for a Radio Amateur that every user can build according to his needs. It can work as SDR client, a logger, a cluster monitor, a propagation prediction tool, or have any combination of these working together.

This project fills the need for a 706 mic/headphone/PTT adapter.

Butterworth Highpass Filter Designer

The webpage discusses metal fatigue in antenna elements for radio amateurs, offering construction tips and techniques. It covers theory, tricks, and the use of baluns and coils.

A free repeater database app for iPhone and iPad includes repeaters from 35 different countries and is available in 5 languages

Small Parts, Inc. has been supplying top quality Materials, Components and Tools to Researchers and Developers since 1963.

Maintenance of Antenna Tower Systems, Antenna tower foundation analysis and repair, Tower troubleshooting and repairing

13PR184 - Michael's Website

Display your current Maidenhead locator with 10 digit precision. It also computes bearing and distance to a set of target locations using locator or latitude / longitude. Useful to align antennas in VHF / UHF / microwave DX activities. No network or fancy maps usage, so it can be used even in remote locations.

Highland Lakes amateur radio club web-site

Make your own battery clip by nj2x

A summary, overview or tutorial covering the basics of Meteor Scatter or Meteor Burst Communications, a form of radio signal propagation often used at VHF.

Minos Contest Logging Software, a contest logging suite for VHF and UHF Amateur Radio Contests, Minos offers support for most RSGB and Region 1 events

Near Vertical Incidence Skywave propagation is a form of radio wave propagation used on the MF and HF bands to provide radio communications and broadcasting coverage over short distances, especially where the terrain contains obstacles.

An inverted V Dipole antenna for HF bands, working on 10 20 40 and 80 meters band. PDF Presentation

A trapped multi band end-fed-half-wave antenna for 40/30/20/17/15m.

Using the RC-D710 Display with any HT The Display Head for the Kenwood D710 mobile APRS radio contains all of the APRS functionality in addition to the normal Radio control functions.

GEARS was organized on August 13, 1939 by a group of eleven hams from towns throughout the North Sacramento Valley area.

A great and efficient monoband VHF portable antenna. The article consist of two version of a 12.5 Ohm 3 elements yagi beam antenna plans for the two meter band, a full sized and a shortened version expecially designed for the SSB and CW on 144 MHz.

The Alcorn County ARES group provides crucial **emergency communications** support within Alcorn County, Mississippi, operating under the Amateur Radio Emergency Service framework. This organization mobilizes licensed amateur radio operators to assist public safety agencies during emergencies, natural disasters, and other critical events when conventional communication infrastructure fails or becomes overloaded. Their activities include regular training exercises, participation in local drills, and maintaining readiness to deploy communication assets. Members engage in various aspects of amateur radio, including voice, digital modes, and message handling, ensuring a robust and redundant communication network. The group's focus on preparedness and community service aligns with the core principles of ARES, emphasizing rapid response and effective information relay during crises. They often collaborate with local emergency management agencies, such as the Alcorn County Emergency Management Agency, to integrate amateur radio capabilities into broader disaster response plans. Dustin Brumfield, KD5LAP, serves as the Public Information Officer, facilitating outreach and coordination. The club's operational area is specifically Alcorn County, Mississippi, contributing to local resilience.

Select the toroid by material type and dimension of the toroid, the desired inductance and you will get the numbers of turns

AMSAT is a worldwide group of Amateur Radio Operators who share a common interest in building, launching and communicating with each other through non-commercial Amateur Radio satellites.

Drake R-4C Receiver Manual (Early Version - 6HS6)

Elk Antennas to give the Ham log periodic antennas with the best gain, directivity, and front to back ratio possible for the size and price.

K2MFF is an NJIT club that has been around since the early 1920's our main focus is to promote the further use and knowledge of Ham Radio

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PhaseFree, Inc. Surge Suppression. Provide customers with the safest and highest quality surge suppression on the market. Providing surge suppression for the Navy's MARS stations protecting their investment.