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LINKS
 

This page contains links to retailers, products and manufacturers, many I have used personally and can recommend and others that I feel offer something of interest.

Those links that are in bold typeface are sites and companies that I have used personally and can wholeheartedly recommend. Other links that are not in bold are either well known or that are recommended elsewhere or offer a service of particular value. 

Please let me know if you find this page helpful!  Contact.  73 de M0MTJ



I hope you will find all the links useful.

Also don't forget to visit G0MJY the site of Dave Gourley

73 de M0MTJ
MØMTJ
                             


AMATEUR RADIO ORGANISATIONS AND CLUBS:
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Get Your Amateur Radio Licence!

RSGB - Radio Society of Great Britain - Represents the interests of radio amateurs:
http://www.rsgb.org/


OFCOM - The Office Of Communications - The government's licence and spectrum planning body:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/amateur/


IARU - INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION - Working for the future of amateur radio
http://www.iaru-r1.org/


QRZ.com :
http://www.qrz.com/


EQSL - Electronic QSL Cards:
http://www.eqsl.cc


UK REPEATERS:
http://www.ukrepeater.net/index.html


CHARLIE DELTA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, Wolverhampton  -  My own local Amateur Radio Club - Great guys!
http://www.charliedelta.org.uk/


DUDLEY & DISTRICT
AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
http://www.kadars.org.uk/


TELFORD & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
http://www.tdars.org/


BRATS - Bredhurst Receiving & Transmitting Society
http://www.the-brats.net/



SOUTHGATE ARC  -  Lots of useful information on this site:
http://www.southgatearc.org/



WYTHALL RADIO CLUB:
http://www.wythallradioclub.co.uk/



ANTRIM & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY  -  Plenty on offer on this website:
http://www.gn4siw.co.uk/



GREAT YARMOUTH AMATEUR RADIO CLUB - Lots of useful information:
http://www.qsl.net/g3yrc/


ATHENS ARC (USA)  -  Tons of information here:
http://www.athensarc.org/


ARRL - American Radio Relay League - National Association For Amateur Radio:
http://www.arrl.org/


PRACTICAL WIRELESS MAGAZINE - An essential magazine for radio amateurs:
http://www.pwpublishing.ltd.uk/






QRM - INTERFERENCE


"BT PowerLine Adapters" & other BPL / PLT INTERFERENCE:

UKQRM on Yahoo groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukqrm/


The Best Thing To Do Is Join The RSGB - They Are Actively Fighting The Causes Of PLT Interferenc
Join The RSGB HERE: http://www.rsgb.org


See my QRM Page Here




UK BANDPLANS & REPEATERS
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UK BANDPLAN - http://www.rsgb-spectrumforum.org.uk/bandplan.htm


UK REPEATERS  -  http://www.ukrepeater.net/index.html


ETIQUETTE - Operating Procedures and Ethics - http://www.rsgb.org/operating/procedures/ethics_and_operating.pdf


VHF & UHF Band Plans:

Information From G6UNC - 
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g6unc-/vhf.htm

Information From G3YRC - Great Yarmouth Radio Club: http://www.qsl.net/g3yrc/Bandplans/2m.htm






GRID SQUARE MAPS   -   ITU ZONES   -   CQ ZONES   -   CALL SIGN MAPS
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GRID SQUARE MAPS

http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php

http://www4.plala.or.jp/nomrax/GL/index.html

http://www.telesupport.nl/wave/locator.htm

http://www.ac6v.com/opaids.htm



CQ ZONES

http://www4.plala.or.jp/nomrax/CQ/index.html

http://www.i1wqrlinkradio.com/mondo/world.htm


ITU ZONES

http://www4.plala.or.jp/nomrax/ITU/index.html

http://www.iaru.org/ituzonesc.gif

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=10872

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=10834


CALL-SIGN MAPS

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=7076

http://www.icomamerica.com/en/support/kb/Article.aspx?ArticleNumber=668B54492A





AMATEUR RADIO SUPPLIERS:
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RADIOWORLD, 34 - 42 Brook Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall. WS6 6BQ Tel: 01922 417829
Wide range of stock, excellent service. Recommended:
http://www.radioworld.co.uk/



ROCKET RADIO, Letchworth.  Tel: 01462 67548 - Great guys to deal with, highly recommended:
http://www.rocketradio.co.uk/    Also has a good shop on EBAY


SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS,  12 Weatherbury Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2EF. Tel: 01305 262250:
Superb service, highly recommended.
http://www.spectrumcomms.co.uk/


MOONRAKER, Moonraker (UK) Ltd, Cranfield Road, Woburn Sands, Bucks. MK17 8UR. Tel: 01908 281705
Manufacturers of antennas and associated products. Wide range, good quality, excellent fast service, highly recommended:

http://www.moonrakerukltd.com/


HAYDON COMMUNICATIONS, Unit 1, Purfleet Industrial Estate, Aveley, South Ockendon, Essex RM15 4YA
A very useful range of amateur radio products, particularly antenna related accessories. Recommended.
http://www.haydon.info/


KZJ Communications (DeeComm) (Haydon West Midlands), Unit 1, Canal View Industrial Estate, Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3LQ. Tel: 01384 481681. A good & interesting range of products, great service, fast delivery.
http://www.kzjcommunications.com/  
Also has a good shop on EBAY


WATERS & STANTON, WSPLC, Spa House, 22 Main Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4QS. Tel: 01702 206835
Wide range of products. Very quick delivery.
http://www.wsplc.com/


KNIGHTS ELECTROCOM, 11 King Edward St., Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, DN21 4NF. Tel. (01652) 648378
Primarily a CB retailer, but also offers amateur radio products, connectors, microphones, antennas tuning units, antennas, spares, components and more. Superb service. Highly recommended.
http://www.knights-cb.co.uk/


TRUCK KING, PO BOX 8913, Newark, Notts, NG24 9BX. Tel : 01636 676 898
An expert CB retailer, offering a wide range of amateur radio related products. Excellent service. Highly recommended.

http://www.truck-king.co.uk/


MARTIN LYNCH & SON: Full range of amateur radio products.

http://www.hamradio.co.uk/


GAREX - A British manufacturing company. Suppliers of Patch Leads, Components, Aerials, VHF UHF Accessories & PMR
http://www.garex.co.uk


DIODE COMMS - 40 Morrison Road, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. S73 9ED. Tel: 01226 754222. A range of products including coaxial cables.

http://www.diodecomms.co.uk


NEVADA RADIO - Amateur Radio specialists:
http://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/


LAM COMMUNICATIONS - Amateur Radio equipment and accessories:
http://www.lamcommunications.net


ANCHOR SUPPLIES - Amateur Radio equipment and accessories:
http://www.anchorsupplies.com


VINE ANTENNAS specialist antenna manufacturer and suppliers:
http://www.vinecom.co.uk/


HAM RADIO SUPPLIES - Suppliers of amateur radio equipment::
http://www.hamradiosupplies.co.uk





SUPPLIERS OF ANTENNAS / AERIALS ETC:
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SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS,   12 Weatherbury Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2EF. Tel: 01305 262250:
For antennas, traps and a wide range of other amateur equipment.
Excellent helpful service from Tony Nailer G4CFY at Spectrum Communications:
http://www.spectrumcomms.co.uk



W.H. WESTLAKE - for wire, cable, connectors & components  -  Magical service and advice from Henry Westlake -
Supplies Wesflex103 very low loss coaxial cable and many other wires, cables and feeders:
http://www.whwestlake.co.uk/


KZJ Communications (DeeComm) (Haydon West Midlands), Unit 1, Canal View Industrial Estate, Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3LQ. Tel: 01384 481681. A good & interesting range of products, great service, fast delivery.
http://www.kzjcommunications.com/  
Also has a good shop on EBAY


SOTA BEAMS.  (Engineered Communications Solutions (ECS) Ltd.)
VHF& UHF yagi antennas, telescopic fibreglass poles and guying kits.
http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/



SANDPIPER AERIALS, A very interesting range of amateur radio aerials inluding the V and MV range plus many other designs including mobile aerials for HF and VHF / UHF. Well worth a look.
http://www.sandpiperaerials.co.uk/


Sandpiper monoband aerials on a fibreglass pole:
http://www.sandpiper.entadsl.com/fibreglasspoles.htm


M0CVO Antennas - VHF / UHF Moxon antenna designs plus useful Windom Wire Antennas with 4:1 Balun
http://m0cvoantennas.webs.com


DIODE COMMS - 40 Morrison Road, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. S73 9ED. Tel: 01226 754222. For low loss coaxial cables and more:
http://www.diodecomms.co.uk


VINE ANTENNAS: HF / VHF / UHF antennas an Acom linear amplifiers:
http://www.vinecom.co.uk/


WIMO Antennas and Accessories - HF Antennas and well manufactured VHF / UHF Wimo brand antennas:
http://www.wimo.com


TONNA / F9FT Antennas - popular 2m / 6m / 70cms Yagi aerials  (France)
http://www.f9ft.com/indexe.html


EPS ANTENNAS - High performance VHF and UHF yagi antennas (Germany):
http://www.eps-antennas.de


VARGARDAR: Amateur radio equipment supplier including a range of Vargardar Antennas http://www.vargardaradio.se
Vargardar Antennas:  http://www.vargardaradio.se/svenskaramsida.htm   (Sweden)


FLEXAYAGI - German designed yagi antennas for 2m and 70cms
http://www.flexayagi.de


CUSHCRAFT ANTENNAS. A wide range of quality amateur radio antennas:
http://www.cushcraftamateur.com


M2 ANTENNAS - HF antennas / VHF to UHF Yagis, Halos and other designs (USA):
http://www.m2inc.com/index2.html


KU4AB ANTENNAS - 2m / 4m / 6m /10m / 70cm Horizontal Antennas, Halos etc (USA):
http://ku4ab.com


BLUESTAR ANTENNAS - 6m / 2m / 1.25m / 70cm Antennas & accessories (USA):
http://bluestarantennas.com


GULF ALPHA COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS INC - VHF, UHF and Satellite Antennas. Made in Nebraska (USA):
http://gulfalphaantennas.com


BUTTERNUT ANTENNAS. Range of Butternut H.F. antennas from Bencher Inc.
http://www.bencher.com/ham/


COBWEBB ANTENNAS. An interesting solution for coverage of the 14, 18, 21, 24 and 28 MHz H.F. bands.
http://www.g3tpw.co.uk/


DIAMOND ANTENNA CORPORATION. Manufacturer of H.F., VHF & UHF antennas, incl. the interesting CP-6 & CP-5 H.F. base station antennas.
http://www.diamond-ant.jp/eng_index.asp


COMET ANTENNA - Manufacturer of various types of amateur radio antennas
http://www.cometantenna.com
      http://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/acatalog/comet-base.html
http://www.hamradio.co.uk/acatalog/Ant_Amateur_BHF_Vert_Comet.html


ALPHA DELTA COMMUNICATIONS - Interesting H.F. Dipole and Parallel (Fan) Dipole Multi-Band Antenna Designs (USA manufacturer)
http://www.alphadeltacom.com/


HUSTLER ANTENNAS. From DX Engineering. Interesting H.F. products, including the 4-BTV,  5-BTV & 6-BTV compact antennas:
http://www.dxengineering.com


BAZ ANTENNAS - 2m / 70cm / 23cm antennas:
http://www.amateur-radio-antenna.com



SRC - Snowdonia Radio Company: http://www.snowdonia-radio-company.co.uk


ProWhip Antennas: http://www.prowhipantennas.co.uk/


GWhip Antennas: http://www.gwhip.co.uk/


ProAntennas: http://www.proantennas.co.uk


End Loaded Vertical H.F. Dipoles

Force 12 Sigma 5 Antenna:
http://force12inc.com/31943/index.html
http://www.vinecom.co.uk/
http://www.g1fon.co.uk/sigma5/index.html

Transworld Antennas - Adventurer / TW2010 / TW3030 / TW4040 / TW6060 / TW8080
http://transworldantennas.com
http://www.hamradio.co.uk/acatalog/TransWorld_Antennas.html

I-Pro Vertical:
http://www.proantennas.co.uk




More Antenna Suppliers In The U.S.A:

True Ladder Lines and Wire Antennas
http://www.trueladderline.com/index.html

Radio Wavz - wide range of amateur radio antennas
http://www.radiowavz.com

Radio Works - amateur radio antenna manufacturer and supplier
http://www.radioworks.com/

International Antenna Company (IAC)
http://www.iacantennas.com

Buxcomm - many amateur radio antennas, accessories, ham products and information
http://www.buxcomm.com

GAP Antennas - A range of interesting amateur radio antennas
http://www.gapantenna.com

Hygain Antennas from MFJ:
http://www.hy-gain.com

Super Antennas - MP-1 Portable / MP-2 / YP-1 Dipole / YP-3 Yagi HF Antennas
http://www.superantennas.com

Antennas.US - Military Antennas, Amateur Radio Antennas, Mobile Radio Antennas, GPS Antennas, Satellite Antennas, WLAN/Wi-Fi/WiMax Antennas, Cell Phones, TV, HDTV Antennas
http://www.antennas.us/





ACCESSORIES:
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INRAD - International Radio: Supplier of custom designed, high performance quartz crystal filters for communications receivers and transceivers...and more!
http://www.inrad.net


LDG Electronics - High quality auto antenna tuning units and other accessories including meters and baluns:
http://www.ldgelectronics.com


MFJ ENTERPRISES: For antenna tuning units and many other accessories. A huge range - something for every amateur:
http://www.mfjenterprises.com/


TIGERTRONICS for the SIGNALINK data interfaces:
http://www.tigertronics.com/


BHI Instrumentation. For DSP noise reduction:
http://www.bhinstrumentation.co.uk/


SOTA BEAMS.  (Engineered Communications Solutions (ECS) Ltd.)
2m 145 MHz VHF & 70cm 430 MHz UHF yagi antennas, telescopic fibreglass poles and guying kits.

http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/


12 VOLT MARINE: An excellent source for pulleys suitable for antenna rigging:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/12V-MARINE    EBAY Shop


ADONIS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION. Range of quality microphones and amateur radio equipment:
http://www.adonis.ne.jp/e-home.html





SOFTWARE:
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DATA SOFTWARE

MultiPSK:
http://f1ult.free.fr/DIGIMODES/MULTIPSK/digimodesF6CTE_en.htm


HamScope:
http://www.qsl.net/hamscope/


MMSSTV:
http://amateur-radio.ca/


MMTTY:
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmtty/


HamRadioDeluxe / Digital Master 780:

http://hrd.ham-radio.ch/

http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/


Also see the Tigertronics website for links to much more data software.
TIGERTRONICS:
http://www.tigertronics.com/


MixW:
http://www.mixw.net
http://www.rigexpert.net


W1WC's Featured Software page:  http://www.w1wc.com/software/


LOGGING SOFTWARE

LOGGER32. Logging software by K4CY:
http://www.logger32.net/

http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/


MEMORY MANAGEMENT & PROGRAMMING etc:


Yaesu FT857 / FT817 / FT897 & Many Other Yaesu Rigs - Memory Management

FTBasicMMO - Memory Programming Software for Yaesu Radios by G4HFQ

FTBasicMMO Software: http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftbasic.html

                                           
http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/mmohelp/mmohelp.htm


Necessary CAT connecting cable - CT-62 : http://www.g4zlp.co.uk/unified/YaesuCAT.shtml



Full Tranceiver Control

FT857 SuperControl - http://www.supercontrol.de/cat/us/featuresft857.php


Widebanding an FT857 (You will lose repeater offsets)

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=17499



Yaesu FT-7800 Memory Management

FTB7800 Memory Management Software - http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftb7800.htm

Necessary CAT cable CT29-B, suitable for
FT7800, FT8800, FT8900 and other Yaesu radios: http://www.g4zlp.co.uk/unified/CT29_B.shtml



Yaesu Handheld  (e.g. FT-60 and others) Memory Management Software

G4HFQ - http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/

Yaesu FT-60 Memory Management Software by G4HFQ - http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftb60.htm

Suggested sources for other cables/interfaces  http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/links.html

CT29-A / opc-478 Cable for FT-60 and other Yaesu & Icom Hand Held TXVR's http://www.g4zlp.co.uk/unified/CT29_A.shtml

Other Cables at ZLP Electronics http://www.g4zlp.co.uk/index.shtml


Other CAT Interface Cable Suppliers:

G8XGG -  http://www.xggcomms.com/

R T Systems  (USA) - http://www.rtsystemsinc.com/othercables_template.cfm


RadioArena - Suppliers of Software and Programming / Cloning Cables:
http://www.radioarena.co.uk/  

Jim Mitchell's Memory Management software + interface cable information. Yaesu H/Helds:
http://www.kc8unj.com/ 



PIXEL PLOTTING SOFTWARE (Predicts Transmitter Coverage)

RadioMobile by VE2DBE :
http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html


VE3SQB ANTENNA DESIGN PROGRAMS
http://www.ve3sqb.com






COMPONENTS:
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W.H. WESTLAKE - for wire, cable, connectors & components  -  Magical service and advice from Henry Westlake -
Supplies Wesflex103 very low loss coaxial cable and many other wires, cables and feeders:
http://www.whwestlake.co.uk/



BOWOOD ELECTRONICS, Unit 1 McGregors Way, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2WB. Tel: 01246 200 222
A good range of competirively priced components and excellent service:
http://www.bowood-electronics.co.uk/


SYCOM COMPONENTS, PO Box 148, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 9YW. Tel: 01372 361421
A wide range or components ideal for amateur radio operators and electronics project constructors. Very good service:
http://www.sycomcomp.co.uk/


JAB ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, PO Box 5774, Birmingham   B44 8PJ. Tel: 0121 682 7045
A good range of components for the amateur radio enthusiast:
http://www.jabdog.com/


RAPID ELECTRONICS:
http://www.rapidonline.com/home.aspx


CRICKLEWOOD ELECTRONICS: 
http://www.cricklewoodelectronics.com


JAYCAR ELECTRONICS:
http://www.jaycarelectronics.co.uk/


MAPLIN ELECTRONICS:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/




SITES FULL OF USEFUL AMATEUR RADIO INFORMATION:
.

MORE LINKS . . . . . . .

News - Reviews - Forums & Links

eHam - Articles, Forums, Reviews, Opinions, News. An invaluable resource: http://www.eham.net/

FOX TANGO INTERNATIONAL - Yaesu Users Group: http://foxtango.org/foxtango001.htm

FOX TANGO INTERNATIONAL - Yaesu Users Forum: http://www.foxtango.org/phpBB2/

www.ham.dmz.ro - http://www.ham.dmz.ro : Transceivers, Mods, Reviews, Software and Diagrams

Hampedia.net/  -  http://www.hampedia.net/ : Mirror of above site.

The DX ZONE - Amateur Radio & Shortwave guide:  http://www.dxzone.com/

DXING INFO - DX Information - lots of it! : http://www.dxing.info/

SOUTHGATE Amateur Radio Club:  http://www.southgatearc.org/guides/index.htm

PRIMETIME SHORTWAVE - Short wave broadcasating schedules: http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/

S-METER - 1000's of pages of information: http://www.smeter.net/

HAM RADIO ONLINE: http://www.hamradio-online.com/other3.html





Publications

RADCOM MAGAZINE & RSGB MEMBERSHIP

Radio Society of Great Britain - Representing the interests of amateur radio operators: http://www.rsgb.org

PRACTICAL WIRELESS Magazine:  http://www.pwpublishing.ltd.uk/


BRITISH DX CLUB: http://www.bdxc.org.uk/




ANTENNAS

If you're building antennas you're bound to require some good knots:

ANIMATED KNOTS - It's important to use the correct knot for the job. The Bowline I find most useful for fixing end, egg and dog-bone insulators to the ends of the wire and/or ropes. The Round Turn & Two Hitches, Anchor Bend and Buntline Hitch knots are very good for tying a rope to a pole or a mast. 'Animated Knots' will show you how to do them: http://www.animatedknots.com


Heavy Duty Fibreglass Poles

Heavy duty fibreglass pole sets:
http://www.tecadi.de



H.F. ANTENNAS

ANTENNA TRIMMING CHART from DXZONE:
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=13444

The No Counterpoise Antenna by K9ESE - a study by M3KXZ:

http://www.outsideshack.com/no_cpoise_v_10m_comparison.pdf

http://www.outsideshack.com/no_counterpoise_phased_array.pdf


PDF Document - The W3DZZ Antenna:  http://www.users.icscotland.net/~len.paget/GM0ONX%20trap%20dipole.pdf  (*Perhaps better not to use coaxial cable with a 'choke balun' at the centre of the dipole - Instead use twin feeder with the Choke Balun at the radio end for lower power loss*)

The website of GM0ONX:  http://www.gm0onx.co.uk/

PDF Document - The Inverted L: http://www.users.icscotland.net/~len.paget/5%20band%20Inverted%20L.pdf

Inverted L and Dipole Antennas by Spectrum Communications: http://www.spectrumcomms.co.uk

PDF Document - Adding Top Band To The Inverted L: http://www.users.icscotland.net/~len.paget/Inverted%20L%20adding%20top%20band.pdf

The All Band Inverted L: http://www.antennex.com/preview/archive3/ltv.htm

WH2T Inverted L Antenna:  http://www.bloomington.in.us/~wh2t/invertedl.html

Inverted L for HF using an automatic antenna tuner:  http://www.vk1od.net/InvertedL/InvertedL.htm

Fishing pole vertical antenna by G4AON: http://www.astromag.co.uk/vertical/

Stealth Fishing Pole Vertical by Dan Zimmerman N3OX: http://www.n3ox.net/projects/lowbandvert

Installing Wire Antennas:  http://radioworks.com/ninstallant.html

L.B. CEBIK W4RNL - Fantastic Antenna Resource - many in-depth articles:  http://www.cebik.com/

Introducing The All Band Doublet by L.B. Cebik W4RNL: http://www.cebik.com/content/edu/edu6.html
N.B. Create a free account at
http://www.cebik.com

The All Band Doublet:  http://www.cebik.com/wire/abd.html

Antenna Newcommers:  http://www.cebik.com/tales/nc.html

What aerial for H.F:  http://www.qsl.net/wars/construct/hf_ant.htm

The ALL Band HF Doublet on Ham Universe:  http://www.hamuniverse.com/hfdoublet.html

Multi-band Inverted V $4 Special by Joe Tyburczy, W1GFH:  http://www.qsl.net/wb1gfh/antenna.html
http://www.hamuniverse.com/fourdollarspecialw1gfh.html

The Norcal Doublet Antenna:  http://www.norcalqrp.org/norcaldoublet.htm

Multi-Band Fan Dipole (Parallel Dipole):  http://www.hamuniverse.com/multidipole.html

Simple Multi-band Inverted V by W4DAN:  http://waltc50.tripod.com/id2.html

The ZS6BKW Multiband HF Antenna:  http://www.tdars.org/library/TechTopics/tech9.html

The Merits Of Open Wire Lines: http://www.qsl.net/vk5br/MeritsOWLine.htm

Practical Dipole Antennas:  http://www.qsl.net/ta1dx/amator/practical_dipole_antenna.htm

More dipoles and multi-band dipoles:  http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/qsl-antenna3.htm

Antenna Design by W9PPG Bill Weinhardt:  http://our.tentativetimes.net/opine/antenna.html

Antenna Basics:  http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/antennas/antenna-basics.htm

The ZS6BKW Multiband HF Antenna: http://www.tdars.org/library/TechTopics/tech9.html

Homebrew Windom Antenna:  http://www.gd7jwr.com/page4.html

Windom Antenna Page by Buxcomm:  http://www.packetradio.com/windom.htm

Smythe Windom by K3MT:  http://users.erols.com/k3mt/windom/windom.htm

HamCall Off Center Fed Dipole:  http://hamcall.net/7bandocf.html

Plain facts about vertical antennas:  http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/multibandvert.html

Antenna Building Page:  http://members.tripod.com/~swlchris/antennapage.html

Fishing Pole Antennas:  http://www.m3jfm.net/pages/amateur-radio/experimenting-with-fishing-pole-antennas.php

End Fed Antenna made from coaxial cable: http://www.alpharubicon.com/elect/vertdipoleniet.htm

Build this novice Four Band Vertical by WB1FSB (ARRL): http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/7806016.pdf

Plain Facts about multi-band verticals by W1ICP (ARRL): http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/multibandvert.html

GM3VLB Multi-band Inverted V Antenna (1): http://www.gm3vlb.com/general/pdf_files/85_87_radcom_mar05.pdf

GM3VLB Multi-band Inverted V Antenna (2):  http://www.gm3vlb.com/general/pdf_files/86_87_radcom_apr05.pdf

GM3VLB Short Multi-BandVertical: http://www.gm3vlb.com/general/ae01_short_vertical.htm

Offset Multiband Antenna by AL7KK (ARRL): http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/9510032.pdf

W9INN Antenna - Multi-band fan & trapped type dipole design: http://www.qsl.net/n0nv/w9inn.html

W9INN Antenna design: http://members.tcq.net/nzeronv/w9inn_mpd-5c-78_instructions.pdf

HAM UNIVERSE - Don Butler N4UJW - Bags of Antenna Designs & Information:
http://www.hamuniverse.com/





MORE HOME-BREW ANTENNA LINKS

N4JTE - 6 Band H.F. Ribbon Dipole by N4JTE
http://n4jte.blogspot.com/2009/04/n4jte-6-band-ribbon-antenna-35.html

6 Band H.F. Ribbon Wire Antenna by N4JTE on DXZone:
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=20420

N3JBH - H.F. Fan Dipoles and How Long to Make Them
http://www.eham.net/articles/12399

Multi-Band Fan H.F. Dipole
http://www.hamuniverse.com/multidipole.html

Home Brew H.F. Fan Dipole by KI4NRH and N8KYX
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=159953

W5DXP's No-Tuner, All-HF-Band, Horizontal, Center-Fed Antenna:
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=7477

K9AY Antennae for the Low H.F. Bands..80 and 160m:
http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/low_band_antennae.htm

HomeBrew Antenna Links:
http://www.repeater.org/links/links2/antprojects.htm

Multi Band H.F. Dipoles Compared - by ARRL on QST and DX Zone:
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/9611073.pdf       http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=7499

W43EDP H.F. Multiband wire:
http://www.zerobeat.net/g3ycc/w3edp.htm



Loop and Delta Loop Antennas

Multiband H.F. Delta Loop by IW5EDI:
http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/?dl2hcb-multiband-delta-loop,28

SGC Stealthy H.F. Delta Loop:
http://www.sgcworld.com/Publications/Articles/237qst0502.pdf

KL7JR Easy H.F. Delta Loop:
http://www.hamuniverse.com/kl7jreasyvertloop.html

H.F. Loop Antenna from Radioworks:
http://www.radioworks.com/nloop.html

W6ZDO Portable H.F. Delta Loop Project:
http://www.fros.com/KI0GU/w6zodelta.htm


DESIGNING TRAPS

Easy Building and Tuning of Traps by DXZONE
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=17592

Coaxial Trap Design by VE6YP
http://www.qsl.net/ve6yp/CoaxTrap.html

Building Coaxial Traps by W8WWV
http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/Experimentation/CoaxTrap.htm

An Attic Coaxial-Cable Trap Dipole for 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 80 Meters by John DeGood, NU3E
http://degood.org/coaxtrap/

Propagation and Antennas. HF and VHF Designs:
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/full/html/c7-1-6.htm


DESIGNING LOADING COILS

Designing Short Off-Center-Loaded Dipoles by K7MEM (and VE3ERP)
http://www.k7mem.150m.com/Electronic_Notebook/antennas/shortant.html



VE3SQB ANTENNA DESIGN PROGRAMS - Loaded Dipoles, Quagis, Verticals, J-Poles, Yagis and loads more....
http://www.ve3sqb.com



VHF / UHF ANTENNAS - 2 metres and 70 cms


SIMPLE 70cm / 432 MHz OPERATION by Roger Lapthorn - Moxon beam & 'Big Wheel' aerials:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lapthorn/70cms.htm


Propagation

Propagation and Antennas - HF and VHF Designs:
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/full/html/c7-1-6.htm



Yagi Aerials

EI9GQ - High performance 9.5 dBd portable 7 element 144 MHz Yagi antenna design
http://homepage.eircom.net/~ei9gq/yagi.html

G0KSK High Performance Yagi and LFA Yagi Antennas for VHF and UHF
http://www.g0ksc.co.uk

Portable 2 metre - 145 MHz - Pocket Beam by Richard Price BSc, MSc, GW0VMW
http://mw0idx.co.uk/2mPortPockBeamGW0VMW.html

Powabeam Antennas: High quality yagi designs and kits by G4CQM, featuring 50-Ohms Natural Impedance Direct Feed for lower losses and greater  bandwidth: http://www.powabeamantennas.co.uk/specifications.html      http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/g4cqm/  VHF and UHF
(Powerbeam Antennas)

Homebrew VHF antenna:
http://www.vhfman.freeuk.com/radio/antennas.html#Address

GM8OTI - John's antenna page. 2m and 6m Yagi beam antenna designs and more:
http://www.marwynandjohn.org.uk/GM8OTI/antennas.html


Moxon Antennas

Moxon Antenna Project:
http://www.moxonantennaproject.com/index.html


The Moxon Rectangle - for 70cm:
http://www.moxonantennaproject.com/sm5jab/sm5jab_2.htm

432MHz d.i.y. Moxon made from a coathanger:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lapthorn/coathanger.htm

M0CVO - The M0CVO Mighty Moxon for VHF and UHF:

http://www.freewebs.com/m0cvo/them0cvomightymoxon.htm

50 MHz Moxon from Dan Zimmerman N3OX:
http://www.n3ox.net/projects/sixmoxon

WB5CXC 2 Meter 145 MHz Vertical Moxon
http://www.moxonantennaproject.com/wb5cxc/wb5cxc.htm

G4ILO Moxon Antenna for 2m 145MHz ?
http://www.g4ilo.com/2009/05/moxon-rectangle-for-2m.html




Quad Aerials


70cm Quadruple Quad by Richard Price  BSc. MSc. GW0VMW
http://mw0idx.co.uk/quadruplequad.html



J Pole Aerials

Pocket J-Pole by the Lancaster Amateur Radio Club:
http://larc.hamgate.net/pocketJpole.htm

The Twinlead J-Pole by Craig LaBarge, WB3GCK
http://www.qsl.net/wb3gck/jpole.htm

The Pocket Portable J-Pole Antenna by KU4JW
http://www.qsl.net/ku4jw/jpole.html

Roll-up and Copper Pipe J-Pole Antennas by Dr. Carl O. Jelinek
http://www.cvarc.org/tech/jpolescl.htm

A new and improved roll-up J-Pole Antenna by Chris McBride, KB7QXQ
http://www.emcomm.org/projects/jpole.htm


Halo Stack Aerials

Homebrew horizontally polarized 2 metre 144 MHz halo stack:
http://www.kr1st.com/2mhalo.htm

Homebrew horizontally polarized 70cms 430 MHz halo stack:
http://www.kr1st.com/70cmstack.htm

Commercial Horizontal Antennas from KU4AB:
http://ku4ab.com/70cm-horiz.html

Commercial Horizontal Antennas from M2 Antenna Systems - VHF and UHF:
http://www.m2inc.com/index2.html






Baluns

A 1:1 Balun can be invaluable in many situations

Build An Air Wound 1:1 Choke Balun For HF:  http://www.hamuniverse.com/balun.html

Cost Effective 1:1 Current Mode Balun:  http://www.arising.com.au/people/Holland/Ralph/cmbalun.htm

Inexpensive 1:1 Balun:  http://oz1jux.dk/balun.htm

Build a 1:1 Coaxial Balun:  http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/?a-1-1-coaxial-balun,41

Broadband Balun Design: http://www.qsl.net/ta1dx/amator/broadband_baluns.htm

Making Baluns 1:1 and 4:1 Baluns  -  Swindon and District Amateur Radio Club:
http://sdarc.net/pdfs/Making_Baluns.pdf

Air Wound 4:1 balun:  http://www.combotec.com/projects/balun14/balun14.html

Home brew a 4:1 balun:  http://www.rason.org/Projects/balun/balun.htm

4:1 and 1:1 Balun ideas by PD7BZ
http://www.pd7bz.com/radioprogs/manuals/balun_transformer.htm

Balun Winding: http://users.catchnet.com.au/~rjandusimports/balun_winding.html

QRP 4:1 Balun for 160 to 10m : http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=16753

Ununs

M0UKD - 9:1 Unun (so-called magnetic longwire balun):
http://www.m0ukd.com/Magnetic_Long_Wire_UnUn/index.php

How To Build an UNUN by G7LRR:
http://www.pcsystems-ss.co.uk/g7lrrweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=52&MMN_position=77:37

IW7EHC - Unun Design for Longwire antennas:
http://iw7ehc.altervista.org/ununEN.htm





Technical


AUDIO PROCESSING & ALC in The Yaesu FT0897D / 857D: http://g8jnj.webs.com/FTALC.pdf

The Abominable ALC by SM5BSZ: http://www.nitehawk.com/sm5bsz/dynrange/alc.htm

ATHENS Amateur Radio Club (USA) -  Tons of information here: http://www.athensarc.org/

Digital Radio Modes:  http://www.athensarc.org/digital-modes.asp

Getting started with RTTY:  http://www.aa5au.com/rtty.html

Building an RF Sniffer by G3JKX of Telford and District Amateur Radio Society:
http://www.tdars.org/library/TechTopics/tech22.html




Getting Licenced - Training and Learning Resources

HAM TESTS - On-line mock exams for all levels:  http://hamtests.co.uk/

RSGB MATHEMATICS PRIMER - Maths can often be a major obstacle to overcome - it certainly was for me, I had to re-learn the maths that I had completely forgotten from school days. The RSGB Maths Primer will help you if you have the same problem!  www.rsgb.org/tutors/advanced/pdf/maths_primer.pdf

BRATS - Amateur Radio Training for all UK licence levels - this site is no longer being updated (summer 2009) so the minor syllabus changes made in June 2009 will not be included. Never the less the vast majority of the information provided on this site is an invaluable learning resource:   http://www.the-brats.net/


MATHEMATICS FORMULAS:
http://www.tc006a8364.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brats/radio_07/advanced/mathequat_1.htm

QADV - Questions For Radio Amateurs:  http://freespace.virgin.net/murray.g3kzb/index.htm

RADRS - http://www.radars.me.uk/foundation.htm

HAM RADIO RESOURCE GUIDE (USA) : http://www.answerconnect.com/articles/the-ham-radio-resource-guide





Radio Amateurs personal websites and other sites

HAM UNIVERSE - The Website of Don Butler N4UJW
http://www.hamuniverse.com/

G7KLJ - The excellent website of topband enthusiast Steve GJKLJ:   www.g7klj.com

The must visit website of Charlie Delta's Dave Gourley, G0MJY :  http://www.g0mjy.com

Another must visit website of G4NSJ  - Aerials, Technical, Frequencies & much more:  http://www.g4nsj.co.uk/stuff.shtml

GM0ONX - Full of useful information & articles: http://www.gm0onx.co.uk/

NORCAL QRP CLUB:  http://www.norcalqrp.org/index.php

M3JFM Website of Paul Goodhall:  http://www.m3jfm.net/

GM8OTI John's amateur radio pages: http://www.marwynandjohn.org.uk/amateurradio.html

KB6NU - The blog of KB6NU :  http://kb6nu.com/

VK1OD:  http://www.vk1od.net/

G6HOG: http://www.g6hoq.com/

W5DXP
Cecil's Amateur Radio Home Pagehttp://www.w5dxp.com/





Propagation

http://hfradio.org/propagation.html

http://hfradio.org/muf_basics.html

http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/index.html

http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/~psguest/EMEO_online/module3/module_3_2b.html

http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/hall1094.pdf

http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/greyline.html

http://www.dg8fbv.de/prop2.htm



Mapping Coordinates

Convert National Grid References to Latitudes and Longitudes:
http://www.nearby.org.uk/conversions-more.cgi

Convert Latitudes and Longitudes to X and Y Coordinates:
http://gps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/etrs89geo_natgrid.asp

Ordnance Survey:
http://search.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/

Multimap.com:
http://www.multimap.com

Streetmap.co.uk
http://www.streetmap.co.uk



Used - Second Hand Amateur Radio Equipment:

Junksale:                     http://www.junksale.co.uk

G3CWI Flee market:  http://www.fleamarket.org.uk

Lynchline:                    http://www.lynchline.co.uk

Ham Radio Deals:       http://www.hamradiodeals.co.uk



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