Useful Information
To keep abreast of local ham news, join the PBCHAMS reflector at YahooGroups.com
To listen to an hour of world-wide ham news, tune in to the AREC Repeater Group’s 146.670 repeater every Saturday at 7:30 PM.
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Download the PDF with USA Amateur radio HF band plan and common country prefixes updated in 2008 by Icom
What is Amateur Radio ?. Things you can to do with amateur radio.
Club dedicated to the world of Hellschreiber
An original amateur radio blog in Esperanto lenguage, all about ham radio, DX, antenna.
Free downloadable band plans layouts ready to print in pdf format by C.Gustave Sandberg W1CGS, band plans are updated to 2007.
Club Belgium Digital Mode application for smartphone android is on line
Eme meteorscatter Aurora Fai Tropo Tep and more about VHF
ARRL W1AW Bulletins are spread via internet and on the airwaves, in a variety of modes SSB, FM voice, CW, RTTY, MFSK16, and PSK31. W1AW publishes general interest bullettins as well as propagation reports,satellite and dx news.
A must read guide for all new and old operators.
This document was originally written with the prime focus on DXing and pileup behavior. Suggestions by proofreaders have been implemented; the document is not as narrowly focused anymore as originally intended. It contains hints, tips and tricks for newcomers as well as old-timers. Additionally there are VHF/UHF operational matters, DX Cluster ethics, COPS, Conflict Situations and more.
Arfon repeater group serving radio amateurs in north west wales or over 30 years
The DXZone.com Amateur Radio Internet Guide
Latest articles, reviews and links posted to The DXZone.com, an amateur radio, cb radio, scanning and shortwave radio, reference site
Experimental HF 6-band SSB transceiver, The half-wave dipole, your first antenna, A Three-Band One-Tube Novice Transmitter, The Spectrum Monitor, Optocoupled Transceiver-PC Audio Isolator project, TI9A Isla del Coco Chatham Bay DX-pedition, V31YN
The CW mode is held the final full weekend of January. The Phone mode is held the final full weekend of February.
Raspberry Pi and Automatic NOAA Satellite Reception, HamClock - Ham Radio Desk Clock, 6m and 4m Vertical Dipole Antenna, Weak Signals - Reduce volume to reduce noise, 2m Quad Turnstile Antenna, 70 MHz 4m Slim Jin Antenna with Ladder Line, Milcom Monitoring Post,
2020 CQ WPX RTTY Contest, February 08 - 09, 2020 Starts: 0000 GMT Saturday Ends: 2359 GMT Sunday
Grounding HF Transceiver using Coax Cable, Build a twin-lead Lindenblad Antenna for 70cm and 2m, From Windom Antenna to Multiband OCFD, The Yagi Antenna - Presentation, Interactive Ham Radio Locator Map, XieGu Tech, Amateur Radio Microwave - Introduction, The Lindenblad Antenna - Presentation, Retevis, How to program Motorola APX P25,
IC-R20 by Icom. Wideband Receiver Professional radioreceiver, allow double receiver, from HF to Microwave, digital recorde, DTCS, Memories and 11 hours countinuous reception.
Antennas/Tuners
Many Icom radios e.g.7100 have a connector for automatic tuners such as the Icom AH4. The cable supplied by Icom is of a fixed length 10m and is not shielded. Icom recommends to use shielded cable for any length greater than 10m.
Many Icom radios e.g.7100 have a connector for automatic tuners such as the Icom AH4. The cable supplied by Icom is of a fixed length 10m and is not shielded. Icom recommends to use shielded cable for any length greater than 10m.
Antennas/2M
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
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
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Icom IC-7100
Ho to properly configure the FLDigi software running on a MacOS to connect to the Icom IC-7100. Article includes snapshots of I/O ports configuration settings.
Ho to properly configure the FLDigi software running on a MacOS to connect to the Icom IC-7100. Article includes snapshots of I/O ports configuration settings.
Antennas/Masts and mounts
This is a schematic drawing of a project for the construction of a portable mast that can easily be made with PVC pipes.
This is a schematic drawing of a project for the construction of a portable mast that can easily be made with PVC pipes.
DX Resources/Logs
Search the online log of VP8PJ DX pedition to South Orkney Feb. 21, 2020 - Mar. 6, 2020 Log search offered by M0URX.
Search the online log of VP8PJ DX pedition to South Orkney Feb. 21, 2020 - Mar. 6, 2020 Log search offered by M0URX.
DX Resources/DX Peditions/2020 DXpeditions
9J2LA DX Pedition to Zambia March 5th 2020 - March 15th 2020
9J2LA DX Pedition to Zambia March 5th 2020 - March 15th 2020
Software/iPhone/DX Cluster
This is the official App of the popular DX Web Cluster DXWatch. You can follow amateur radio DX spots trough the world wide DX cluster network filter by band. Available for iPhone and iPad
This is the official App of the popular DX Web Cluster DXWatch. You can follow amateur radio DX spots trough the world wide DX cluster network filter by band. Available for iPhone and iPad
Technical Reference/Grounding
Home made Artificial Ground. This article contains a schematics of a custom artificial ground device that can be used to ground your station equipment if you live in an higher floor and cannot effort a proper dedicated ground connection. This Artificial Ground has been designed by Colyn Baillie-Searle GD4EIRP
Home made Artificial Ground. This article contains a schematics of a custom artificial ground device that can be used to ground your station equipment if you live in an higher floor and cannot effort a proper dedicated ground connection. This Artificial Ground has been designed by Colyn Baillie-Searle GD4EIRP
Antennas/Multiband
The dipole shown in this document is installed in an inverted Vee configuration, with two leg elements on each side held parallel to each other by 21cm spacers. The upper leg is for 40m and the lower leg for 20m. The spacers are made of 7mm plastic garden hose support for garden sprayers cut to 21cm.
The dipole shown in this document is installed in an inverted Vee configuration, with two leg elements on each side held parallel to each other by 21cm spacers. The upper leg is for 40m and the lower leg for 20m. The spacers are made of 7mm plastic garden hose support for garden sprayers cut to 21cm.
Antennas/Portable
A simple drawing schematic of a portable field dipole for 14 MHz with dimensions in meters and instruction for setting up the antenna and to store the radial for easy transportation
A simple drawing schematic of a portable field dipole for 14 MHz with dimensions in meters and instruction for setting up the antenna and to store the radial for easy transportation
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Tromelin FT4TA log online, search log powered by ClubLog
DX Summit Web Cluster, built up and operated by the members of OH9W OH2AQ Radio Club.
Easter Island SA001 holiday style dx-pedition from November 23-28, 2014
Cluster spot filter service and webcluster, receive your filtered spots via email or icq.
Large JPG dxcc map with ham prefixes and CQ zones
You can have your persolal DXCC country list with correct beam heading calculated on you grid square location by ok2pbq
County Hunting Spots in the Web
Complete listing of upcoming ham radio contests, including rule summaries of this week's contests.
You can also subscribe to his email service.
Official web site of the FT4TA DX Pedition to Tromelin Island, include info, log online, qsl info and blog
World wide six meters beacon list
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HamScope is a freeware windows multi-mode communications package for amateur radio that supports: PSK31 BPSK and QPSK RTTY ASCII MFSK16 PACKET CW. Support radio control interface for several ICOM, TenTec, Kenwood, and Yaesu transceivers. Compatible with DXbase LOGic 7 RYLogit TRX-Manager YPLOG. By KD5HIO Glen
PSK31, RTTY, SSTV, MFSK, MT63 and other modes, Log, DXCluster, Rotor, CAT and whatever you dream in a single program
IP-Sound is a Free application for audio exchange client to client over a TCP/IPv4 network (Lan/Internet).
The main purpose for the existence of IP-Sound is to provide low quality audio 8-16kHz, with low latency for use together with remote control software for "ham" radio amateur equipment.
IP-Sound is developed by SM5VXC.
Design your vhf yagi antenna online, a JavaScript enhanced web page that implements the design of an antenna in the VHF, UHF by K7MEM
Graphic viewer for shortwave broadcasting and programming schedules. Supports viewing schedules in an expanding table and on a 24-hour Gantt chart using the local time and the UTC time display modes. Runs on multiple platforms.
SkySpy is a software program combining a decoder and a database in order to decode ACARS transmissions, the digital data link between commercial aircraft and ground stations, demod ACARS FAX METEO POCSAG HAM
Shareware dual channel audio spectrum analyzer for Windows 2000/XP which can provide either a scrolling time-frequency display or a spectrum analyzer scope display in real time for any sound source connected to your sound card
Superfast analyzer for audio and radio signals
A digital mode decoding and terminal program that uses no terminal unit, terminal node controller, or multimode hardware.
It does all its decoding using the sound card inside the computer, and it can interface with a radio using a COM port.
Zakanaka is an extremely cost-effective way of operating PSK31 and RTTY
Freeware supports BPSK31 QPSK31 PSK63 PSK63F PSK10 PSKFEC31 PSKAM CW CCW THROB 4 bauds THROBX RTTY SITOR-AMTOR-NAVTEX FELD HELL PSK HELL HF FAX SSTV FILTERS
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Photos and comments on building an helical antenna for wifi
A wire yagi antenna model, easy to build, made using inverted vee elements and requiring just one support by ve3vn
Cannot find the inductors you need for an antenna, a tuner or amplifier ? Build your own it is
easy! Article by W3JIP
W5GI Mystery Antenna is a multi-band wire antenna that performs exceptionally well even though it confounds antenna modeling software.
This antenna covers 80 to 6 meters with low feed point impedance and will work with most radios, with or without an antenna tuner. It is approximately 100 feet long, can handle the legal limit, and is easy and inexpensive to build. It is similar to a G5RV but a much better performer especially on 20 meters.
Build a space efficient trapped dipole antenna for 40-80-160 meter bands using RG-58 and PVC pipe by W8NX
Able to cover all frequencies between 3.5 and about 10 MHz, the loop described here is directional, does not require a radial system, and stands just 1.8 metres tall. Most parts needed can be purchased at a hardware shop. The antenna can be put together in an afternoon and requires only hand tools to assemble. It should cost less than sixty dollars to build.
by Peter Parker VK3YE ex VK1PK
Here is a sure fire way to make end-fed halfwave antennas fed with a 50 ohm coupler work - without long radials, grounds, chokes, voodoo.
Theory and construction of a novel trapless center-loaded off-center-fed (cl-ocf) dipole or windom antenna for the 80, 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10m hf amateur radio (ham) bands
An Easy Dual-Band VHF/UHF vertical Antenna made with a TV twin lead and coax cable
Receiving loop antenna for top band. This antenna allow to reduce noise on both bands. The stand alone 80m loop is approximately four feet in diameter. And made of light weight material. Which makes it ideal for portable use or you can mount it above a pre-existing vhf antenna, and due to it's small size it is quite rotatable.
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Listen to police radio communications live
BC scanning guide include police scanning frequencies in Canada.
Live streaming audio of Ontario Police Department. Super clean receive and high quality audio supporting up to 300 listeners.
Sydney, Australia Area Police Scanner Frequencies
The Radio Reference Database for United States
This blog is about utility and military monitoring in the HF/VHF/UHF range.
Radio scanner frequencies for nsw
One of the best compilations of frequencies in Sydney particularly SW. Include Police, other emergency people, Marine, the entire aircraft list for Sydney, RAAF squadron frequencies, UHF CB frequencies as well as a heap of miscellaneous frequencies like security, shoppin malls etc.
Military Air scanning and receivers. Choosing the best one
More then 9000 frequency's about NATO , Police Firebrigades Ambulances Goverment Miletary Navy and Aircrafts.
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Buy old manuals, military radios, kits, receivers online shop
The manuals in this archive are available to all who enjoy working on and restoring old tube type amateur radio equipment and short wave receivers. Hundreds of boatanchor manuals
The VTDATA software package is a complete vacuum tube manual on your computer. It has all the information you'd expect in a tube manual. VTDATA's database also includes vacuum tubes of historical interest, such as the early "two digit" types (45, 80, etc.) and hi-fi audio types.
Photographs of vintage radios and vintage radio parts, morse keyers
The antique radio page is the best place to start if you want to learn about antique radios. this award-winning site features a huge image gallery with hundreds of antique radios (tube, transistor, and crystal sets), useful articles, reviews of out-of-print radio reference books, and the amazing arp directory where you can search and find antique radios on the web!
Here you can find Boatanchors on the air.
Dedicated to the preservation of vintage military radio gear from 1939-1965
Sams Photofact downloads - Schematics and Service Manuals for Radios, Amplifiers, More
Schematics and general info like service manuals for philco radios
Omega Electronics International is the source for Ameritron linear amplifiers as well as other amateur related products and repair service
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Find out what station is broadcasting in what language on what frequency. View schedules by frequency, language or station.
Regularly update shortwave schedules of all international broadcasters listed by time or frequency; for free.
Guidelines to groundings.
English shortwave broadcast schedules homepage for Prime Time Shortwave
A Flemish association of shortwave listeners
The latest shortwave broadcast schedules with listings by time, country and frequency plus a DX program guide.
Family Radio (WYFR) - Oakland California, U.S.A.
A podcast devoted to long-distance radio reception on the AM broadcast band. AM, or Medium Wave (MW), signals can travel thousands of miles.
Personal (b)log by a SWL in north Italy
Free printable template for QSL log reports. Mainly for shortwave listening. Pdf file by Mike Chambers
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This page contains dynamically updated propagation information.
*One single page* gives you an immediate overview of current shortwave propagation conditions at your location.
Experimental maps that show real-time VHF propagation derived from analyzing data gathered from the APRS-IS network.
DX Propagation by DR2W! High resolution SNR maps in pseudo color. Propagation based on the actual sunspot number.
Current status, prediction, solar weather for the solar cycle 24 by VE3EN
Exaustive introduction to radio wave propagation, includes a very detailed glossary on common propagation terms, composed by AE4TM.
Broadcast via WWV and WWVH at 18 and 45 minutes past the hour. This message is updated every 3 hours.
Reports current Solar-terrestrial indinces, Solar Flux, A-index, K-Index, forecast for space weather storms.
Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
Add Solar-Terrestrial data to your website, by adding a simple html code to your pages by Paul L Herrman
These pages provide general propagation advice for HF communicators. Information available includes inferred global propagation conditions, real time HF fadeout coverage charts, regional ionospheric vertical MUF maps and Hourly Area Prediction charts for Astralia and Asia, Europe and North America
Solar data with current solar status, forecast and propagation report
Please note that the above photo is of my SW200, though Rod’s no doubt looks exactly the same. A f 
In this post from May of last year, I detailed the construction of a 1mW solar-powered HiFER beacon. 
This will be a very brief post, and in no way constitutes a review. It’s barely even an “initial imp 
To many, this will be just another Si5351 VFO project, with nothing to distinguish it from the other 
My build of the K7TMG HF Morse Code Thermometer was fun, and it inspired me to use the same circuit 
This was a fun little project – and it gave me an idea for a future one. Sometimes, I find that the 
Note – lots of photos, so please allow time for them to load! In a previous offering, I posted a few 
The original intention wasn’t to write a post about this, but seeing that I’ve been absent from blog 
