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K2JJI Tryon Amateur Radio Club Listen to the K2JJI repeater (146.70- PL 100.00 Hz) located on Fulton Co. NY. Coverage of grids near and around FN23/FN22. Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club located in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Resources and Information for members and all radio amateurs. ARRL US amateur radio bands Download this color US ham radio band-plan in PDF format edited by ARRL The Yagi Antenna - Presentation Antennas/Theory A presentation of the Yagi Antennas, and other interesting tid-bits by Brian Mileshosky. This document explains basic concepts of Yagi-Uda antenna theory, influence of reflector and directors on global antenna gain and directivity of radio waves. A simple tape measure antenna project is also included. Build a twin-lead Lindenblad Antenna for 70cm and 2m Antennas/Lindenblad This document contains the detailed instructions to build a homemade lindenblad antenna using a twin-lead as dipole elements. This document contains 9 pages and includes a detailed construction sequence and some drawings to build this antenna for UHF and VHF ham radio bands The Lindenblad Antenna - Presentation Antennas/Lindenblad This is a presentation used at OVARC on the LindenBlad antenna construction. The presentation cover several topics about this antenna, from the basic antenna design, to the guide on how to contruct a custom lindenblad antenna for the 2 meters band and and 70 centimenters band. How to program Motorola APX P25 Technical Reference/Programming Radio How to program Motorola APX Series P25 Two-Way Radios for use with the OpenSPOT 2. This document covers some important steps to be followed to upload the correct codeplug to mMtorola P25 radios Interactive Ham Radio Locator Map Operating Aids/Grid Squares This grid locator map uses Google map apis to find your QTH locator by simply clicking on the map. You can either enter your QTH locator and find the calculated distance and bearing between your QTH and another grid square. XieGu Tech Manufacturers/Transceivers XieGu Tech manufactures quality amateur radio transceivers and amplifiers designed by BG8HT. Xiegu focus is portable and self contained transceivers perfect for your next SOTA, hiking trip or travel experience. From Windom Antenna to Multiband OCFD Operating Aids/History The Windom antenna, one of the oldest antennas developed for amateur use, has had a complicated history, one as interesting as the theory of the antenna itself. VP8PJ DX Pedition to South Orkney DX Resources/DX Peditions/2020 DXpeditions VP8PJ by The Perseverance DX Group will activate the South Orkney Islands IOTA AN-008 from approximately Feb. 21, 2020 through March 5, 2020 E44RU log online DX Resources/Logs Online log for E44RU DXpedition to Palestine 2020 70 MHz 4m Slim Jin Antenna with Ladder Line Antennas/4M An experimental slim jim antenna for 70MHz band made with a wireman slotted line. ICOM IC-R20 IC-R20 by Icom. Wideband Receiver Professional radioreceiver, allow double receiver, from HF to Microwave, digital recorde, DTCS, Memories and 11 hours countinuous reception. Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 1939 Micro24 Cigarette Pack SSB QRP Transceiver for 20m , Moxon Antenna for 7 MHz, 9 Circle RX antenna, A Moxon Antenna for Satellites, Top Band Receive Loop Antenna, A Cheap Portable Mast Support, NanoVNA, Homebrew a High Performance SSB RTX for 14 MHz, NanoVNA Saver , The Micro20 III Pocket Size SSB RTX for 20m Red Pitaya STEMlab 122.88-16 SDR Kit Basic SDR Kit Designed for HF+50MHz and RF applications that requires DAQ systems with high precision. Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 1940 80 Meter Shortened Ground Plain Antenna, LogHX freeware logger software, Antenna Calculation Software , Arduino ACCU Keyer , The Arrow Antenna Portable VHF antenna, Anytone Tech Web Site, Frequency counter project, OQRS Hints and Tips Explained, One-turn loop inductance Online Calculator, BKLog - log book and contest program The Best Amateur Radio Links of 2019 Some of the best amateur radio links we reviewed during the 2019 The SOTABEAMS bandpass filter New 2 metre filter stops interference IOTA news from OPDX Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin DXCC Country/Entity Report According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 5th/January, through Sunday, 12th/January there were 213 countries active Amateur Radio Satellite talk in Basingstoke Noel Matthews G8GTZ will give an introduction to the geostationary satellite QO-100 at the Makerspace in Basingstoke at 7pm on Tuesday, Jan 14, this is a free open evening all are welcome Sign up now for Morse Classes in Essex Morse code classes resume at Danbury Village Hall, Essex, at 7pm on Thursday, January 16, complete beginners are most welcome Ham radio email reflector for the South-West The RSGB Region 11 Volunteer Team have set up an email reflector to help facilitate cooperation between local radio amateurs and clubs in South Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall AMSAT-DL announces a new QO-100 down converter V3d The first version of the AMSAT-DL down converter was built in early 2019, enabling many stations to become active on QO-100 for the first time. Since then, a lot of operating experience and new insights have been gained, which have flowed into the new board V3d The sun swallows a comet Yesterday, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory discovered the first comet of the new decade. Hours later it was gone, destroyed by the sun Further changes to some BBC local radio medium wave services In my blog posted in the summer of 2017, I explained the BBC’s plans for local radio and the reasons for the closure of some of our medium wave transmitters - which happened in January last year. This was the first stage of putting into action a plan that the BBC originally Terrible, tragic news from Rotuma Antoine, 3D2AG, who has been active from Rotuma since December 21st, has reported that his 11-year-old son (eldest) drowned on January 9th. His son accompanied him on his latest trip to Rotuma The Space Weather Woman Satellites Charge as Fast Solar Wind Approaches - The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW The SARL Wednesday 80m Club Sprint The first leg of the Wednesday 80m Club Sprint will be held from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC on 15 January Selecting the right type of antenna There are very many different types of antenna to choose from: dipoles inverted Vs, single band, multiband, doublets, verticals beams trapped dipoles, and many more. On top of this many can be home made or factory made. The choice is huge