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A multi sked portal offering sked spots grouped by CFO CW Practice CW Academy Development Digital FISTS Down Under FISTS Scouting LoTW/eQSL MARS NAQCC NRR Other Images POTA Ragchew Satellite SKCC TBDXC VHF/UHF -
The website of the Orca DX and Contest Club. -
A page with several testing and measurement resources usefull for those ham radio operators who needs to align or repair their own radio equipment. -
A 30 Meter, Discrete Component CW Transceiver Built Manhattan-style -
Website of RP DX GROUP. Group was found in 1992 in Pulawy, Poland. -
Drake Radio Service & Repair, Refurbishing Services -
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Appendix 42 to the Radio Regulations, published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), serves as the authoritative global reference for assigning call sign series to countries. This essential resource allows radio operators, including those in the amateur service, to accurately identify the national origin of a station based on its callsign prefix. It is fundamental for DXers, contesters, and anyone involved in international two-way radio communication, ensuring correct country identification for awards like _DXCC_. The table details the specific blocks of call signs allocated to each administration, facilitating the unambiguous determination of a station's geographical location. For instance, prefixes like K, W, N, and AA-AL are assigned to the United States, while G and M series denote the United Kingdom. Understanding these allocations is crucial for logging contacts and verifying QSLs. This ITU publication is regularly updated to reflect changes in national assignments and new allocations, maintaining its accuracy as the definitive source for call sign series worldwide. It underpins the global framework of radio communication. -
Homemade receiver for 80 meters band. The receiver works very well (in fact better than some of its successors), especially the AGC makes listening to 80m QSOs a real pleasure. Sensitivity is not cutting-edge, but on a full-size short-wave antenna it is by fare sensitive enough. -
Description and online calculator for Log Periodic Dipole Arrays LPDA are directional antennas featuring a relatively constant characteristics across a wide frequency range. -
This page delves into the Inverted V antenna, a source of myths among ham radio operators. The author explores the behavior of this antenna type with a focus on a 20m half-wave dipole positioned 10m above the ground. From Pythagoras to high school math, the article simplifies the calculation of dimensions and angles for setting up an Inverted V antenna. It includes a spreadsheet for calculating hypotenuse length and angles, crucial for antenna setup. Additionally, it provides insight into the radiation pattern of a 'flat' half-wave dipole at 10m height. Useful for hams planning to optimize their antenna setup. In Norwegian. -
The Vibroplex Collector’s Page details the history and identification of Vibroplex semi-automatic telegraph keys, commonly known as "bugs." It traces the evolution from Horace G. Martin's 1902 Autoplex, which required a battery, to the fully mechanical Vibroplex patented in 1904. The resource explains how these keys generate automatic dots and manual dashes, helping telegraphers mitigate Repetitive Motion Disorder (RMD) and increase sending speed, thus improving their earnings. The site also covers the initial design by Alfred Vail in 1844, Jesse Bunnell's 1881 "Triumph Key," and William O. Coffe's 1904 "Mecograph." This page assists owners in identifying their Vibroplex models and determining their manufacturing dates, providing insights into the company's long history and notable figures like J. E. Albright. It notes that approximately 300,000 Vibroplexes have been produced since 1904, with the Original model still in production after more than 90 years. The resource also touches upon various Vibroplex models, including unusual, scarce, and common types, alongside legal and illegal clones from other manufacturers. -
Liberia 2011 5M2TT DX Pedition Official web site -
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An FCP is not magic. It has no gain. An FCP improves an antenna system by replacing more loss with less loss. Some have been able to erect better wires in the air because the small size of the FCP allowed better placement of the antenna. -
Home page for the TARPN node design and promotion. This is an Off-The-Grid Text messaging and educational packet networking project. No Internet required or desired. -
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Personal page with homebrewing articles by Y05OYR -
A very small receiver converter that can be plugged to the backside of the battery powered portable transceiver FT817 from Yaesu. A high performance receiver for 2.3GHz amateur radio signal -
N4PAL 10 Meter, 28.214MHz Radio Beacon Site Information and Siginal Report Logging -
Italian amateur radio station. Projects, programs, antennas for radio amateurs. -
The Precision VXO (PVXO) and its matching Crystal Test Fixture (CTF) were created to provide a low cost means of evaluating the characteristics of crystals and a means of measuring their series resonant frequency. -
Author found a ratio between the lengths of the sides of the Delta Loop that give reasonably low SWR into a 50 ohm coaxial cable almost independent of the high above ground and other surroundings. This ratio also gives good results no matter orientation. Includes an online delta loop antenna calculator. -
QRZ personal page, history, log, equipment and more -
An article by MicroHam on using the Icom PW-1 RF Power Amplifier safely and with non-Icom transceivers. -
A simple 6dBi Collinear Antenna for LoRa compared to the Lorank8 gateway default antenna. -
You can bend the wires in a half-wave dipole so that it takes up less space, with minimal loss of efficiency.It is advisable to get the ends of the antenna as high as possible, especially if children and animals are kept in the area around the antenna, as there are very high tensions on the ends of the antenna during transmission! In Norwegian -
The ICOM IC-7610 SDR HF/50MHz Transceiver official product page with product specifications, option accessories and video at ICOM UK -
A complete set of pages about the Yaesu FTDX3000 Yaesu transceiver, including USB Driver informations, voice keyer details, complete menu group informations, remote control and CAT control program, SDR Play and FTDX3000 configuration, firmware links and manuals -
The SM1000 allows you to run FreeDV without a PC. Connect the SM1000 to your SSB radio, and you now have Digital Voice (DV). You don’t have to buy a new radio to run Digital Voice! It’s based on a STM32F4 micro-controller, has a built in microphone, speaker amplifier, speaker, and transformer isolated interfaces to your radio. -
World Flora and Fauna in Latvia -
The _G3TSO_ Mobile Antenna Page details construction and tuning methods for mobile antennas operating across **10 to 160 metres**. The content describes a Hustler-based design, optimized for RF performance and vehicle speeds, featuring centre loading. For optimal operation on various bands, the loading coil placement requires clearance from the vehicle body. Antenna resonance is critical for efficient mobile operation. A mobile antenna's base impedance may be as low as 27 ohms, requiring specific matching to achieve maximum radiation, as a minimum SWR at the transmitter does not always indicate resonance or maximum output. Tuning involves physical adjustment of antenna length to achieve resonance at the operating frequency. The _G3TSO_ page outlines a tuning procedure utilizing a low-power signal source and a field strength meter to identify maximum radiation before impedance matching. Loading coil placement, either at the base, center, or top of the antenna, influences radiation efficiency and mechanical stability for mobile installations. Centre-loaded whips, such as the Hustler design, offer a compromise between efficiency and stability, often for single-band operation. Helically wound antennas, including those for **28 MHz**, may present base impedances around 17 ohms, resulting in a 3:1 SWR at resonance. Low resistance grounding at the antenna base is also specified for optimizing performance and minimizing RFI during mobile operation. DXZone Focus: Mobile | Any | Antenna Tuning | HF -
Risca and District Amateur Radio Society Tredegar Terrace Risca Nr Newport -
A simple and cheap solution to monitor temperature of your repeater implementing a Raspberry Pi device with a set of popular tools made in python a database and RRD tool -
Home made 40 meter transceiver project. The receiver is a Progressive Receiver with a few modifications. The Transmitter is a modified MFJ Cub circuit. Includes schematic and circuit diagrams for Receive Input Filter, 3-Pole 500 Hz Cohn Filter and 7 MHz Double Tuned Bandpass Filter -
A SSTV interfsace (soundcard) to minimize RF feed back and a soundcard limiter to prevent over driving the soundcard -
Tucnak is multiplatform VHF/HF contest logbook. It is executable on Linux and other unix-type systems. Since v3 also native under MS Windows, Android and Kindle -
QSO Procedure for Airplane Reflections, Reporting system and procedure, confirmation procedure and requirements for a complete QSO -
The Quarter-wave stub can be used for many purposes. If it is left with an open end it can be used as a notch filter to attenuate certain frequencies. A quarter wave length of a transmission line can also be used as an impedance transformer, to know more about the Quarter-wave impedance transformer -
Guide to AllStarLink the world wide network of Amateur Radio repeaters, remote base stations and hot spots accessible to each other via the Internet and/or private IP networks. -
Data Decoder Utility is designed to enhance the operating experience for Flex Radio users by providing advanced connectivity to Peripheral equipment and radio control programs (RCPs) otherwise not available. -
A CW contest running every Monday, from 1630 UTC to 1729 UTC on 40 and 80 meters band -
Removing disturbing RFI from the Behringer HA400 Headphone Amplifier, using ferrites and capacitors soldered in the main circuit board of the small amplifier. -
Optimizing a QRZ.com page involves adding essential callsign data, ensuring correct _Maidenhead Gridsquare_ and DXCC information in the Detail tab, and populating the Biography section with relevant station details. Operators should include their operating conditions, specific country references like WAB square, club affiliations, and detailed QSL information, specifying preferences for electronic confirmations (e.g., _LoTW_, Clublog) and paper QSLs (direct, bureau, SASE). The guide emphasizes the importance of accurate data for electronic logging software integration, which fetches Gridsquare, DXCC, and CQ/ITU zones to populate contact logs correctly. Further enhancements include leveraging the QRZ.com photo gallery for images and setting a primary image that logging software like _Log4OM_ can display. Advanced customization involves embedding external services via HTML source code. Examples include integrating HamAlert for DX Cluster spots, Clublog for log searches and Online QSL Requesting (OQRS), and Parks on the Air (POTA) statistics widgets from WD4DAN. Additionally, live weather information from Weather&Radar and solar data banners from HamQSL can be embedded, providing real-time environmental context for visitors to the QRZ page. These embedded tools require creating accounts on respective platforms and often involve copying specific source code snippets into the QRZ biography's HTML editor, ensuring callsign placeholders are updated. -
The quarter-wave Marconi working against ground is a popular and inexpensive antenna for 160 meters. A lot of newcomers to the band favor this simple antenna because it's easy to put up, it isn't too big, and it works. -
DX University publishes an operating guide for DXPeditions with 13 hints and tips on managing pileup -
Learn how to improve reception on the hf bands by setting up a noise cancelling system that nulls out local interference. This article describes a system using a 'Main Station Antenna' to receive a wanted signal and associated QRM, and an 'Auxiliary Antenna' to pick up unwanted interference. Gain and phasing controls are used to reduce/remove interference, leaving only the wanted signal. Tips are provided based on the author's personal experience, applicable to commercial noise cancelling products, kit form, or homebrew setups. Discover the importance of configuring the 'Auxiliary Antenna' to optimize your system and improve readability of wanted stations. -
Getting started with LoRA a documented experience with LoRA Gateway, Antennas and simple application -
A vertical delta loop is a practical antenna for low bands, popular for its simple design requiring just one support. Its shape, an equilateral triangle in free space, yields optimal gain and radiation resistance. Deviating from this shape lowers performance. The delta loop can be polarized either horizontally or vertically based on the feed point location. In vertical polarization, it acts as two quarter-wave verticals with the baseline feeding one side. This design minimizes radiation from the baseline while maintaining effective operation.