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In this eHam article you will find parts list and dimension sheet for a 2m square dipole, made from copper plumbing fittings and 1/2 inch copper water pipe.

Article by John C. McGrath W9JCM

Modifications schematics and manuals

Radio Mods, Technical Data, where to Purchase Equipment Amateur Repeater Coordination. All you need to build a repeater

Ham Radio Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Geocoding with Google Maps by by HA8TKS

Repeater system in the New York metro area Service provided by W2LIE.NET

Perfect ground vs. poor ground. What is the difference? How does the ground influence the DX-gain?

Design and build your own Hf thru Vhf antennas.Contains pictures, plans, parts list of very popular ham antennas along with experimental types.

This listing was put together by ve7vdx on the USENET rec.radio.amateur.space, and is updated weekly there

Over 65 years of radio manufacturing experience underpins Icom's extensive product line, ranging from handheld VHF/UHF transceivers to sophisticated HF base stations. The company's global website serves as a central hub for product information, technical specifications, and support resources for its diverse range of communication equipment. Hams can explore detailed specifications for popular models like the _IC-7300_ and the _IC-9700_, alongside commercial and marine radio offerings. The site provides access to product catalogs, firmware updates, and user manuals, ensuring operators have the necessary documentation for their Icom gear. Information on new product releases and technological advancements in radio communication is regularly updated, reflecting the company's ongoing commitment to innovation in the amateur radio market. Icom's presence extends across various radio segments, including D-STAR digital voice, marine, avionics, and land mobile, demonstrating a broad engineering capability beyond just amateur radio.

A half sloper antenna for 160 meter band Italian translation of a WD8DSB article appeared in a QST issue during 1998. This article presents a **Reduced-Size Half Sloper Antenna for 160 Meters**, designed for amateur radio operators with limited space. By utilizing a 40-foot tower or a tree, you can build an efficient antenna that slopes down, achieving a 2:1 SWR bandwidth of 120 kHz. This innovative design allows for effective communication on the "Top Band," making it ideal for winter DXing.

MMVARI is a multi-Mode SoundCard Ham (Amateur) Radio program for receiving and transmitting the RTTY-PSK-FSK-MFSK modes. The program was written to experiment with the efficiency of transmitting Japanese and East Asian languages (HL/BV/BY) using the VARICODE

Excellent guide to using ferrite cores for interference suppression. Understanding and Solving RF Interference and Noise Problems by Jim Brown K9YC Audio Systems Group, Inc. PDF File

The ZS6BKW multiband HF antenna, a design by ZS6BKW (G0GSF), functions effectively on multiple HF bands without requiring an Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU) for 40, 20, 17, 12, 10, and 6 meters. This antenna, approximately **27.51 meters** (90 feet) long with a 12.2-meter (40-foot) open-wire feeder, is a direct descendant of the _G5RV_ but offers superior multi-band resonance. It can be deployed as a horizontal dipole or an inverted-vee, with the latter requiring only a single support and maintaining an apex angle of at least 90 degrees to prevent signal cancellation. Performance data, recorded with an MFJ Antenna Analyser, indicates SWR values of 1:1 on 7.00 MHz (40m) and 14.06 MHz (20m), with SWR below 1.3:1 on 17m, 10m, and 6m. While primarily designed for these bands, the antenna can be adapted for 80m, 30m, and 15m with an ATU, preferably at the balanced feeder's base. The use of 450-ohm twin-lead for the feeder is recommended over 300-ohm for improved strength and reduced losses, especially in adverse weather conditions. This design, originally published in _RadCom_ in 1993 and featured in Pat Hawker’s "Antenna Topics," provides a compact and efficient solution for HF operation, particularly for those with limited space or resources.

K0JD's home construction projects, featuring the R2/T2 modules by KK7B

The G3TPW Cobwebb antenna covers five bands, 14 - 28 mhz, including the WARC bands

Solar Flux reports, Current Alerts and Warnings from NOAA, 27 day forcast from NOAA, charts reflecting the past 7 years Solar cycle summary charts from NOAA

A moxon antenna for 28 MHz

A DIY discone antenna project made to improve receiveing performance of an RTLSDR receiver.

17 Meter 3 element TA33 junior mono band yagi antenna conversion project by K6TC

This page explains how to construct high-Q inductor coils.

N2DS home made loop page collection.

The **NW3Z** optimized wideband antenna designs, originally presented at Dayton 2001, detail Yagi configurations for the 20-meter, 15-meter, and 10-meter amateur radio bands. This resource provides access to the design files, likely containing critical parameters such as element spacing, element lengths, and boom dimensions, which are essential for replicating these directional antennas. The designs focus on achieving wide bandwidth, a desirable characteristic for contesters and DXers operating across a significant portion of each band. The content specifically references "nw3z-Antenna-DesignsDownload," indicating that the core information is available as a downloadable file, presumably in a format suitable for antenna modeling software or direct construction. Such files typically include **NEC models** or similar data, allowing for performance analysis and optimization before physical construction. The emphasis on "optimized wideband" suggests design considerations for SWR bandwidth and gain characteristics over a broader frequency range than typical narrow-band Yagis. The resource serves as a direct source for specific, proven antenna designs from a known amateur radio antenna designer, offering practical data for hams interested in building high-performance Yagi arrays for HF.

HamFax is an application for sending and receiving facsimiles in amateur radio and for receiving public facsimile broadcasts like weather maps. Supported interfaces are sound cards and the SCS-PTCII from Special Communication Systems.

2 element Yagi antanna plan from G3SYC

Kenwood TS-2000 Review

Tim Kirby IC-706 review of this small portable Icom transceiver

Collection of Amateur radio packages for the Raspberry Pi devices

A small multiband antenna for vacation in french

Halo antenna for 4 meters band with dimensions, pictures and assembling instructions

Schematics, modifications and manuals for ICOM IC-746

The Adcock antenna has been used for a long time for RDF. It is basically an interferometer.

Download the PDF with USA Amateur radio HF band plan and common country prefixes updated in 2008 by Icom

OZ2OE Technical pages, a 3 element 28 MHz light weight Yagi for 10 meters band

Mobile vertical antenna for 144 MHz suitable for satellite signals reception by K5OE

RTTY Tutorial by K4WW, foundamentals, FSK and AFSK

A friendly dx net who welcomes new comers to amateur radio and the serious dxer alike; Daily from 2000gmt on 14.208mhz. Listen the net live.

Indoor wire antenna for 7 mhz from F6CYV

10 Meter WonderBar Antenna, present an SWR 1:1 over entire band, great DX, rotateable by hand, 8 ft long - build for about $20

If you have a small lot and want on 160 meters this is our version of the antenna by K5CBL Troy

Ham radio humor with something for all ages. Check out the letters from a Tennessee hillbilly ham! Have a laugh er two!

Amateur Radio experience, blog from Florence Italy

Picture and construction details of a 5 element 20 meter monobander

Broadband dipole antenna, needs an antenna tuner but can reach 3db gain over dipole

A complete documentation with pictures and design of a deltaloop antenna and 1:2.5 balun

The QM7 antenna is a simple 7 elements Yagi with 3.70 m boom length for the lower 144 MHz SSB/MGM band, used it mainly for Sporadic-E and MS contacts. It exhibits a forward gain of 11.35 dBd; i.e. 13.5 dB forward gain over the isotropic radiator, while the F/R is about 12.5 dB

An AO-10 antenna by K5OE, this design is optimized for 436.8 mHz with a 50 Ohm feed

A homebrew project for a 2 meter 4 element yagi beam antenna by 2E0HTS

The Clemens match is easy to make and reliable, and is preferable to a single Gamma match as it is balanced

A stacked Jpole antenna plan by Gary - KGØZP