The Field Day Fiasco
(Author unknown) I remember being really excited for my first Field Day event. I had already gone to a few of the local Amateur Radio club meetings shortly after receiving my license, KF7OOL, and...
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The Rabbit Ears Website
Above is the logo of a website that I found while searching for a list of TV stations. In another article, I refer to this website as a source for some of the article’s...
A Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, As A Gift For My Wife
By K3DAV. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted the following: ast weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest.. The...
The Quad Antenna and The ModQuad
Here’s some thoughts on a “hardware-store special” 2-meter quad, and a modified quad for 2 or 10 meters. You can convert these to other frequencies simply by scaleing all dimensions according to wavelength. That...
The Inverted ‘U’ Antenna for 200 meters and down
Do you find it hard to get on 160 meters because of the antenna? This simple wire may be just what you need. It installs easily, needs no elaborate ground system, yet performs very...
Heathkit SB-200 Modifications
The SB-200 from Heathkit is a 1200W PEP input linear amplifier, which will develop an output of approximately 600W PEP when operated on a 120VAC line. It made its debut in 1965, and covered...
RF Choke Coil (Made Easy)
I have received many emails asking about my homebrew RF Choke coils under my antennas in the antenna photos. So it seems appropriate to do an article about these simple little wonders. I was...
The Solarcon I-MAX 2000
This antenna is so unique, I thought it deserved talking about. So I decided to do an article to explain why the I-MAX 2000 is the perfect antenna for ham radio use on 17...
The .64 Wavelength Secret
I have had several emails that spotted the information about the .64 wavelength in the Solarcon I-MAX 2000 article. They asked for more information about the importance of a .64 wavelength, so I thought...
60 Meter Band – In The U.S.A.
The following information applies only to Amateur Operators in the United States and it’s territories. For visitors outside the USA, please consult with the Amateur Radio governing authority in your country. BUT FIRST…. Before...
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