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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 Links to your I.A.R.U. in your region: 1 - IARU Region 1: Europe, Africa, Middle East and Northern Asia 2 - IARU Region 2: The Americas 3 - IARU Region 3: Asia-Pacific QRZ.com : http://www.qrz.com/ EQSL - Electronic QSL Cards: http://www.eqsl.cc UK REPEATERS: http://www.ukrepeater.net/index.html QSL CARD PRINTING SERVICES: http://www.fdsqsl.com/about.htm http://www.centreprint.co.uk/qsl_cards2.htm http://www.on5ur.be AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS: TELFORD & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY http://www.tdars.org.uk DUDLEY & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY http://www.dadars.co.uk/ KIDDERMINSTER & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY http://www.kdars.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ STOURBRIDGE & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY http://www.g6oi.org.uk/ WILLENHALL & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY http://www.g4etw.org/links_page.htm WYTHALL RADIO CLUB: http://www.wythallradioclub.co.uk/ SOUTHGATE ARC - Lots of useful information on this site: http://www.southgatearc.org/ BRATS - Bredhurst Receiving And Transmitting Society: http://www.brats-qth.org/ M0OCT Amateur Radio Society - Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire: http://www.m0oct.com/ ANTRIM & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY - Plenty on offer on this website: http://www.mn0gfe.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/ HAM UNIVERSE: http://www.hamuniverse.com/
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UK BANDPLAN - http://www.rsgb.org/committees/spectrumforum/band-plans.php UK REPEATERS - http://www.ukrepeater.net/index.html ETIQUETTE : IARU Operating Procedures and Ethics - http://www.rsgb.org/operating/ethics/docs/ethics_and_operating.pdf RSGB Good Operating Practices - http://www.rsgb.org/tutors/pdf/good_operating_practices.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 http://www4.plala.or.jp/nomrax/GL/index.html http://www.telesupport.nl/wave/locator.htm http://www.ac6v.com/opaids.htm#GRID http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php 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 FIND YOUR GRID SQUARE LOCATOR Find your National Grid Reference (NGR) here by clicking "Click here to convert coordinates": www.streetmap.co.uk This will help you find your IARU Grid Square Locator and your WAB Locator e.g. the National Grid Reference of SK113002 would convert to the WAB (Worked All Britain) locator of SK10 derived from SK113002. Visit the Worked All Britain website here: http://wab.intermip.net Find your IARU Grid Square here http://www.pwcontest.org.uk/NGR2Loc.html or the IARU function of RSGB website (members area) here: http://www.rsgb.org/membersonly/index.htm F6FVY has helpfully produced this Google Maps function that will identify your IARU Locator by simply clicking on your QTH location on the map. See this website here: http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php See also the Amsat Grid Square Conversions here: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/toys/gridconv.html
RADIOZING, Sanzing Ltd, The Granary, Brewer Street, Bletchingley, Surrey. RH1 4QP Contact: Simon Worsley, G7IJ. Telephone: 0207 183 1405 High Quality, Heavy Duty, Galvanized Steel Telescopic Masts and Optima HF Multimode Mobile Transceivers. http://www.radiozing.co.uk RADIOWORLD, 34 - 42 Brook Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall. WS6 6BQ Tel: 01922 417829 Wide range of stock, a recommended visit for radio amateurs in The Midlands: http://www.radioworld.co.uk/ 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. Friendly service, 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, recommended. Has a good shop on EBAY at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/kzjcommunications W.H. WESTLAKE - for wire, cable, connectors & components - Magical service and advice from Henry Westlake - Supplies Westflex103 very low loss coaxial cable and many other wires, cables and feeders. Highly recommended! http://www.whwestlake.co.uk/ WATERS & STANTON, WSPLC, Spa House, 22 Main Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4QS. Tel: 01702 206835 Wide range of products. Good service with very quick delivery. http://www.wsplc.com/ MARTIN LYNCH & SON: Full range of amateur radio products, good service, recommended. 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 - NOTE: business sold to Spectrum Communications in December 2011 see: http://www.spectrumcomms.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 LAM COMMUNICATIONS - Amateur Radio equipment and accessories: http://www.lamcommunications.net HAMWORLD - Amateur Radio dealer for radios, antennas and accessories in Llanharan, South Wales: http://www.hamworld.co.uk ANCHOR SUPPLIES - Amateur radio accessories - very fast & efficient service: http://www.anchorsupplies.com ROSSCOMM Radio Communications - suppliers of antennas, antenna products, baluns, amateur radio manuals, modules and spares. UK distributor of GWhip antenna products: http://www.rosscomm.co.uk NEVADA RADIO - Amateur Radio specialists: http://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/ VINE ANTENNAS specialist antenna manufacturer and suppliers: http://www.vinecom.co.uk/ Other useful sources of radio related equipment, hardware and accessories: KNIGHTS ELECTROCOM, 11 King Edward St., Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, DN21 4NF. Tel. (01652) 648378 Primarily an expert CB retailer, but also offers amateur radio products, connectors, microphones, antennas tuning units, antennas, spares, components and more. Superb service, very highly recommended. http://www.knights-cb.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 TRUCK KING, PO BOX 8913, Newark, Notts, NG24 9BX. Tel : 01636 676 898 Primarilary an expert CB retailer, but also offers a wide range of amateur radio related products. Excellent service. http://www.truck-king.co.uk/index.html
SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS, 12 Weatherbury Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2EF. Tel: 01305 262250: For a wide range of amateur electronic equipment and accessories, including HF Traps and G4CFY / G2DYM Aerials based on W3DZZ designs. Excellent helpful service from Tony Nailer G4CFY at Spectrum Communications: http://www.spectrumcomms.co.uk G WHIP ANTENNA PRODUCTS - Portable, Mobile and reduced size HF antennas and Baluns & Ununs. Excellent quality products and Top Service. British manufacture. http://www.gwhip.co.uk/ SOTA BEAMS. (Engineered Communications Solutions (ECS) Ltd.) VHF& UHF yagi antennas, telescopic fibreglass poles and guying kits, great products, excellent service. http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/ http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/Downloads/SB5%20Manual.pdf W.H. WESTLAKE - for wire, cable, connectors & components - Magical service and advice from Henry Westlake - Supplies Westflex103 very low loss coaxial cable and many other wires, cables and feeders: http://www.whwestlake.co.uk/ VORTEX ANTENNAS - Communications antenna manufacturer and supplier of antenna related hardware: http://www.vortexantennas.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 at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/kzjcommunications 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 telescopic fibreglass 'roach' poles: http://www.sandpiperaerials.co.uk/ MOONRAKER, Moonraker (UK) Ltd, Cranfield Road, Woburn Sands, Bucks. MK17 8UR. Tel: 01908 281705 Manufacturers of antennas and associated products. http://www.moonrakerukltd.com/ ProWhip Antennas - Compact antennas and ununs with helpful and efficient service: http://www.prowhipantennas.co.uk/ GWhip Antennas - High Quality antennas, antenna products, baluns and ununs etc: http://www.gwhip.co.uk/ ProAntennas: http://www.proantennas.co.uk M0CVO Antennas - VHF / UHF Moxon antenna designs plus useful Windom Wire Antennas with 4:1 Balun http://m0cvoantennas.webs.com NUXCOM.de - Suppliers of parts and raw materials kits for Yagi antennas designed by Martin Steyer DK7ZB [Excellent Resources] http://shop.nuxcom.de VPA SYSTEMS by SQ9VPA - Suppliers of a wide range of complete Yagi antennas designed by Martin Steyer DK7ZB [Excellent Resources] http://www.vpa-systems.pl http://ham-radio.urbasket.eu 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 HARI - (Hari-Ham) - Antenna Products of Germany Accessories: Traps for all HF Bands, Baluns, Toroids. Antennas: Dipole, Trap Dipole, W3DZZ, T2FD, G5RV, Wire Ground Plane, Windom, Shortened antennas, Long Wire, Beverage. http://www.hari-ham.com/skeshop/index.php ANTENNA ENGINEERING by DL4KCJ, Helmut Bensch has researched, developed and manufactured antennas for over 30 years: http://www.antenna-engineering.de 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.co.jp/english/index.html 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 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 hofi Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG - Hofi, manufacturers of Hofi RF switches, Versatower and Fritzel antennas. Fritzel supply H.F. beam, vertical and wire antennas including Fritzel dipoles and the famous Fritzel FD4 and FD3 multi band Off Centre Fed Dipoles ("Windom" style) antennas. http://www.hofi.de More Antenna Suppliers In The U.S.A: Balun Designs USA - High Power High Efficiency Baluns and associated products. http://www.balundesigns.com Par End Fedz Antennas - now manufactured and supplied by Larry, AE4LD of LNR Precision End Fedz: http://www.lnrprecision.com Elk Antennas for VHF and UHF Log Periodic (LP) antennas: http://www.elkantennas.com Arrow Antennas - VHF and UHF antennas and accessories. Yagi, Ground Plane and J Pole designs: http://www.arrowantennas.com True Ladder Lines and Wire Antennas http://www.trueladderline.com/index.html Radio Works - amateur radio antenna manufacturer and supplier of the Carolina Windom Off Centre Fed Dipole (OCFD) antennas http://www.radioworks.com/ Buxcomm - Suppliers of off centre fed dipole (OCFD / "Windom" style) and other amateur radio antennas, accessories, ham products and information http://www.buxcomm.com Buckmaster / Hamcall - Suppliers of off centre fed dipole (OCFD / "Windom" style) antennas and antenna accessories and cables http://hamcall.net/ Radio Wavz - wide range of amateur radio antennas - End Fed Zepp, OCFD ("Windom" style), G5RV, Dipoles, multi band dipoles, Double bazooka, Baluns and accessories including the Hyper Hanger http://www.radiowavz.com International Antenna Company (IAC) http://www.iacantennas.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 HyPower Antenna Company, Bethlehem, PA - Dipoles, Shortened Loaded Dipoles, Fan Dipoles, Off Centre Fed Dipoles, Delta Loops, QRP, Stealt and Low Profile Antennas plus Antenna Information: http://www.freewebs.com/hypower/ 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/ Fibreglass Telescopic Roach Fishing Poles Sandpiper telescopic fibreglass 'roach' poles: http://www.sandpiperaerials.co.uk/ SOTA BEAMS: Excellent portable antennas and poles. http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/ SKYBLUE LEISURE: A range of good quality poles. http://www.skyblueleisure.co.uk Sellers of Telescopic Poles on Ebay include: BowmanArcher, Redwoodbunny, neil400mmlense, SkyBlue Leisure & others. Heavy Duty Fibreglass Swaged Poles Heavy duty fibreglass pole sets: http://www.tecadi.de
G4ZLP - ZLP Electronics manufacturers of a wide range of different interfaces and cables: Rig Control; interfaces that connect between a Serial Port or USB port on the computer to the C-IV or CAT (TTL) port on the transceiver. Data Modes; a range of sound card interfaces that can connect between the PC's own sound card, or have a high quality built in sound card. Radio Programming; supply a range of cables for radio memory management and cloning etc - plus a huge range of other associated accessories. http://www.g4zlp.co.uk 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, baluns, ununs and the all-band range of S9 antennas: http://www.ldgelectronics.com KANGA PRODUCTS - Electronic Kits and Modules for the radio amateur: http://kanga-products.co.uk 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 CLAMCLEATS GUY ROPE RUNNERS - ClamCleats "Line-Lok" http://www.cleats.co.uk HOOK AND LOOP DIRECT Webbing Straps and Hook and Loop 'Velcro' Tape: http://www.hookandloop-direct.co.uk/Webbing-Buckles.html MFJ ENTERPRISES: For antenna tuning units and many other accessories. A huge range - something for every amateur: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/ ADONIS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION. Range of quality microphones and amateur radio equipment: http://www.adonis.ne.jp/e-home.html BYERS CHASSIS KITS. (USA) A range of boxes, panels, brackets, small sheets, custom enclosures & chassis kits. Contact Charles Byers K3IWK, 5120 Harmony Grove Road, Dover, PA 17315. Phone/Fax (717) 292-4901 (Phone between 6:00 - 9:30 P.M. EST --- Fax 24 HRS) http://home.flash.net/~k3iwk/
DATA SOFTWARE HRD - HamRadioDeluxe with Digital Master 780 - & includes Logbook: http://www.hrdsoftwarellc.com http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com HamScope: http://www.qsl.net/hamscope/ MMSSTV: http://amateur-radio.ca/ MMTTY: http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmtty/ MultiPSK: http://f1ult.free.fr/DIGIMODES/MULTIPSK/digimodesF6CTE_en.htm FLDigi and other software by W1HKJ & Associates http://www.w1hkj.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/ Ham Radio Deluxe: http://www.hrdsoftwarellc.com http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/ N1MM Contest Logging Software: http://n1mm.hamdocs.com Other Contest Logging Software listed on this website: http://www.425dxn.org/survlog/ Manual Cabrillo format Contest Logging - not from a software program but instead via an html web page: Use these forms to manually enter log data to produce a Cabrillo file and submit it to a contest sponsor. The forms are designed for contesters who used paper logging or logging software that doesn't produce a Cabrillo file: UBA DX Contest: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/ubahfssb_cab.php CQWW DX Contest: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/cqwwvhf_cab.php ARRL VHF Contest: http://b4h.net/cabforms/arrlvhfsep_cab3.php Other Cabrillo Web Contest Forms: http://b4h.net/cabforms/ RIG CONTROL - C-IV / CAT Interfaces: ZLP Electronics provide excellent interfaces that connect between a USB port on the computer to the C-IV or CAT port on the transceiver. This seems to me to be the most elegant solution. For Icom radios: The miniature USB dongle "USB CT17 CAT Dongle Interface" or the more substantial "DigiMaster Single USB CT17 CAT Interface". Based on FTDI's 232 chip for maximum performance and reliability and powered from the PC's USB port, these can be connected to the Icom Communication interface-V (CI-V) port on the IC-706mk2G using the ZLP Electronics I1 cable, suitable for any Icom that uses the CT17 / C-IV ). (This interface can also be used with "Y1", "Y2", and "Y3" cables for Yaesu radios. http://www.g4zlp.co.uk For Yaesu radios: The miniature USB dongle "USB CT62 CAT Interface" or the more substantial "DigiMaster USB CT62 CAT Interface". Based on FTDI's 232 chip for maximum performance and reliability and powered from the PC's USB port, these can be connected to the FT-857D / FT-897D with the Y3 cable to the 8 pin mini-DIN data port or alternatively with the Y4 cable to the MIC socket. http://www.g4zlp.co.uk For Kenwood radios: ZLP Electronics supply the DigiMaster USB IF232 CAT Interface that can use the.KENWOOD 6 pin standard size din plug: TS-440, TS-450, TS-680, TS-690, TS-711, TS-721, TS-790A, TS-811, TS-850, TS-940, TS-950, R-5000 and also the The DigiMaster Kenwood TS50 / TS60 USB CAT Interface for the TS50 and TS60. http://www.g4zlp.co.uk
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 and FT-7900 Memory Management FTB7800 Memory Management Software - http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftb7800.htm FTB7900 Memory Management Software - http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftb7900.htm Necessary CAT cable CT29-B, suitable for FT7900 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 and interfaces: http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/links.html CT29-A / opc-478 Cable is required for the Yaesu FT-60 and other Yaesu & Icom Hand Held TXVR's http://www.g4zlp.co.uk Other Cables at G4ZLP - ZLP Electronics http://www.g4zlp.co.uk/index.shtml
USB to Serial / RS232 / COM Port converter: USB Port to RS232 Serial Interface Converter Cable at http://www.ftdichip.com - select the US232R-10 for the 10cm long cable or the US232R-100 for the 100cm long cable: http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Cables/USBRS232.htm Other CAT Interface Cable Supplierss: 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/ https://sites.google.com/a/compiledreality.com/ham-radio/home/ft-7800 PIXEL PLOTTING SOFTWARE (Predicts Transmitter Coverage) RadioMobile by VE2DBE : http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html Radio Mobile User Guide: http://radiomobile.pe1mew.nl VE3SQB ANTENNA DESIGN PROGRAMS http://www.ve3sqb.com
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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 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 44' Doublet Antenna: http://www.norcalqrp.org/norcaldoublet.htm The Norcal 44' Doublet Antenna - more: http://www.norcalqrp.org/crappieantenna.htm#N_1_ The Norcal 44' Doublet Antenna - American QRP Club: http://www.amqrp.org/projects/crappie/crappie.htm The Norcal BLT, Balanced Line Tuner: http://www.norcalqrp.org/norcal_blt.htm The Norcal BLT, Balanced Line Tuner instructions: http://www.norcalqrp.org/files/BLTManualPrintVersion-Linked.pdf 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 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 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/ Field Deployable Antennas by Eric McFadden WD8RIF : http://home.frognet.net/~mcfadden/wd8rif/field-antennas.htm#w3edp The EH Antenna Analyzed: http://www.antennex.com/hws/ws1201/theeh.html The EH Antenna is essentially two Istotron Antennas. http://www.isotronantennas.com/ are very small antennas for restricted space. Do they work? Build this novice Four Band Vertical by WB1FSB (ARRL): http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/7806016.pdf Plain Facts about multi-band vertical antennas by W1ICP & other articles (ARRL): http://www.arrl.org/hf-vertical MORE HOME-BREW ANTENNA LINKS Multiband Loft Dipoles: http://www.qsl.net/g0kya/multibanddipole.pdf 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 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 Aerials For The Masses by Victor Brand G3JNB - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dick.m0ajf/aerials.html Stealth Antennas: The Grasswire Antenna and other 'stealth' ideas at Radio Survivalist: http://www.radiosurvivalist.com/antennas/stealth-hidden-camouflage.asp Battle Creek Special for 40m, 80m & 160m: http://www.mydarc.de/dk7zb/Winkeldipol/battle_creek_special.htm EFHWA - End-Fed Half-Wavelength Antennas on Make Magazine blog by Diana Eng KC2UHB: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/make_a_multiband_end_fed_half_wavel.html Diana Eng KC2UHB: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/diana_eng_featured_in_world_radio_m.html SWL - Short Wave Listening Antenna by VE7BPO: http://www.qrp.pops.net/swl-ant.asp Top Band and more Top Band Vertical by G6GVI - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rossjwilkinson/g6gvi/vertical.html G3NGD Antenna for 1.8 MHz, 3.5 MHz and 7.0 MHz - http://www.g3ngd.talktalk.net/antenna.html K9AY Antennae for the Low H.F. Bands..80 and 160m: http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/low_band_antennae.htm Small Transmitting Loop - "Magnetic Loop" - Antennas Magnetic Loops by AA5TB - "..small transmitting loop antennas very useful when space for a full size antenna is limited" http://www.aa5tb.com/loop.html Magnetic Loops by ON4CEQ and JO21FF: http://www.qsl.net/mnqrp/Loop/Mag_Loops.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 Small Transmitting Loop Antennas (Magnetic Loop Antennas) by Steve Yates - AA5TB http://aa5tb.com/loop.html 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 Propagation Propagation and Antennas - HF and VHF Designs: http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/full/html/c7-1-6.htm 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 Dual Band 2m & 70cms Ground Plane / J-Pole ideas: The NA4IT 'CHEAP' Dual Band Ground Plane: http://www.qsl.net/na4it/dbgp.html & http://www.eham.net/articles/7005 Arrow Antennas Dual Band Ground Pane: http://www.arrowantennas.com/gp/gp146.html Ham Antenna Blog: http://ham-antennas.blogspot.com/2011_02_21_archive.html N2IMF Ground Plane design tool - single band - http://www.hamuniverse.com/2metergp.html VE3RGW home brew dual band mobile antenna: http://www.qsl.net/ve3rgw/uvant.html Yagi Aerial Designs DK7ZB Yagi Antenna Design Pages by Martin Steyer DK7ZB: http://www.qsl.net/dk7zb/start1.htm [Excellent Resources] NUXCOM.de - Suppliers of parts and raw materials kits for Yagi antennas designed by Martin Steyer DK7ZB [Excellent Resources] http://shop.nuxcom.de VPA SYSTEMS by SQ9VPA - Suppliers of a wide range of complete Yagi antennas designed by Martin Steyer DK7ZB [Excellent Resources] http://www.vpa-systems.pl G0KSK High Performance Yagi Antennas - OWA (Optimised Wideband Array), OWL and LFA Yagi Antennas for VHF and UHF http://www.g0ksc.co.uk EI9GQ - High performance 9.5 dBd portable 7 element 144 MHz Yagi antenna design http://homepage.eircom.net/~ei9gq/yagi.html Portable 2 metre - 145 MHz - Pocket Beam by Richard Price BSc, MSc, GW0VMW http://mw0idx.co.uk/2mPortPockBeamGW0VMW.html Basic Yagi Antenna Design for the Experimenter: http://www.hamuniverse.com/yagibasics.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 http://g4cqm.www.idnet.com/ VHF and UHF Yagi Antennas (Powerbeam Antennas) Homebrew VHF antenna: http://www.vhfman.freeuk.com/radio/antennas.html GM8OTI - John's antenna page. 2m and 6m Yagi beam antenna designs and more: http://www.marwynandjohn.org.uk/GM8OTI/antennas.html Yagi-Uda construction ideas from GM1SXX http://www.observations.biz/Observations_from_Scotland/Observations_2008_05_01.htm GM1SXX page: http://observations.biz/Observations_from_Scotland/ Yagi Design Software K7MEM - Online JavaScript Yagi Design Software: http://www.k7mem.com/Electronic_Notebook/antennas/yagi_vhf.html http://www.k7mem.150m.com/Electronic_Notebook/antennas/yagi_vhf_quick.html QuickYagi by WA7RAI: http://www.raibeam.com/wa7rai.html G3SEK VHF/UHF Long Yagi Workshop: http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/diy-yagi/ Yagi Calculator by John Drew, VK5DJ to develop DL6WU style yagis for VHF/UHF: http://vk5dj.mountgambier.org/Yagi/Yagi.html Simple 3 element Yagi calculator by W4HN: http://www.qsl.net/w4hn/antennaCalc.htm Simple 3 element Yagi calculator by N3DNO: http://bfn.org/~bn589/antenna.html Dual Band 2m / 70cms Log Periodic (LP) Antenna Dual Band 2m / 70cms Log Periodic Antenna with good gain by Michael Zwingl, OE3MZC http://www.radio-foto.net/radio/lpdadual.pdf Smaller commercial version by Elk Antennas: http://www.elkantennas.com/2m4405element.htm 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 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 J-Pole antennas for 2m-40m with Wireman-cable by DK7ZB: [Excellent Resources] http://www.mydarc.de/dk7zb/J_Pole/wiremanjpole.htm The DBJ-2: A Portable ribbon VHF-UHF Roll-Up J-pole Antenna by Edison Fong WB6IQN: http://harriscountyares.org/training/KNW/KNW-123.pdf The DBJ-1: A Portable ribbon VHF-UHF Roll-Up J-pole Antenna by Edison Fong WB6IQN: http://harriscountyares.org/training/KNW/KNW-109.pdf An Easy Ribbon J-Pole Antenna by Jim Reynante KD6GLF http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/9409061.pdf J-Pole for 10 metres: http://homepage.eircom.net/~ei9gq/vert.html J-Pole Antenna by Tony W4ZT and Henry KM4O http://www.w4zt.com/jpole/ 2 Meter 1/2-Wave J-Pole: http://home.comcast.net/~buck0/ll_coolj.html & http://www.hamuniverse.com/2mladjpole.html 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 Build a 2 Meter, 5/4 Wave Antenna by Mike Martell N1HFX http://www.rason.org/Projects/ant54/ant54.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 J-Pole Handbook from Buxcomm http://www.buxcomm.com/pdfzips/The%20J%20Pole%20HANDBOOK.pdf 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 Step-By-Step Construction of a 4:1 Current-Type (Guanella) Balun: www.n0ss.net/qrp_4-1_guanella-type_balun.pdf Making Baluns 1:1 and 4:1 Baluns - Swindon and District Amateur Radio Club: http://www.sdarc.net/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/Making_Baluns.pdf Air Wound 4:1 balun: http://www.combotec.com/projects/balun14/balun14.html Home brew a 4:1 balun by N1HFX: http://www.rason.org/Projects/balun/balun.htm 4:1 balun for 160 to 10 meters by Clay Wynn: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/4_1balun.html 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 4:1 and 1:1 Balun construction by M0SCG: http://www.m0scg.org.uk/Projects/?p=207 QRP 4:1 Balun for 160 to 10m : http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=16753 UK Source for Silver Plated PTFE (Teflon) covered wire for winding higher power baluns: http://wires.co.uk/acatalog/ptfe_covered.html 14awg / 16 swg or 0.16 mm dia wire. 12awg / 14swg 0.2mm dia wire and larger toroid for higher powers. Balun using T200-2 toroid (17 turns of e.c.w.) or T200A-2 toroid (13 turns of e.c.w.) for 400 watt H.F. Balun. T400-2 Toroid (14 turns of e.c.w.) for 1000 watt H.F. Balun. Amidon ferrite & powdered iron cores & ferrites: https://www.amidoncorp.com Bytemark ferrite & powedered iron cores & ferrites: http://www.cwsbytemark.com http://www.bytemark.com Commercial Grade Baluns and Ununs: G-WHIP - Top Quality MIL Spec BalUns and UnUns http://www.gwhip.co.uk/ British manufacture. Balun Designs http://www.balundesigns.com Taxas, USA, Ununs M0UKD - 9:1 Unun (so-called magnetic longwire balun): http://www.m0ukd.com/Magnetic_Long_Wire_UnUn/index.php 9:1 UnUn in an Altoids tin by KC0PET http://www.hams4u.com/kc0pet/9_1%20unun.htm 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 KC8AON's UNTENNA - An UnUn with 25 feet or 44 feet of antenna wire and counterpoise wire: http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/qrp/unun.html Commercial Grade Baluns and Ununs: G-WHIP http://www.gwhip.co.uk/ British manufacture. Technical QST Key Measurements Summary - HF-Transceivers / Receivers: http://www.remeeus.eu/hamradio/pa1hr/productreview.htm Sherwood Engineering inc: Rob Sherwood's Receiver Test Data: http://www.sherweng.com/table.html 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 LICENSED - 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 RSGB Course Books: The RSGB course books are invaluable and are available for the RSGB book shop here: "Foundation Licence Now" "Intermediate Licence - Building On The Foundation" "Advance! The Full Licence Manual" MATHEMATICS PRIMER: http://www.rsgb.org/tutors/advanced/pdf/maths_primer.pdf 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 A Beginner's Guide to Making CW (Morse Code) Contacts by Jack Wagoner WB8FSV: http://www.netwalk.com/~fsv/CWguide.htm#Finding%20Someone%20To%20Talk Radio Amateurs personal websites and other great amateur radio websites Here is a great link suggested by keen 7th grade student Abby: Meeting People with Ham Radios - http://www.datehookup.com/content-meeting-people-with-ham-radios.htm Thanks Abby for your excellent suggestion! Thanks also to Brooke Pierce for alerting us to your star pupil's suggestion. http://www.backtobasicslearning.com WikiRadio - A Wiki dedicated to Radio: http://www.wikiradio.org.uk HAM UNIVERSE - The Website of Don Butler N4UJW: http://www.hamuniverse.com/ AC6V Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide: http://www.ac6v.com G7KLJ - The excellent website of topband enthusiast Steve GJKLJ: www.g7klj.com G4ILO An invaluable wealth of information: http://www.g4ilo.com KC8AON'S QRP world : http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/qrp/ M1IOS - Amateur Radio Station on the Isles of Scilly : http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/m1ios/index.html Amateur Radio Today - by Simon M3VUI - A forum for those starting out in radio: http://www.amateurradiotoday.co.uk/ G0KYA Blog: http://g0kya.blogspot.com/search/label/antennas G0MJY - Dave Gourley : 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/ VK5BR: The site of Lloyd Butler - 100's of invaluable articles: http://users.tpg.com.au/ldbutler/ W5DXP Cecil's Amateur Radio Home Page: http://www.w5dxp.com/ WD8RIF - Eric McFadden: http://home.frognet.net/~mcfadden/wd8rif/radio.htm OK2FJ - Frank - Radioworld: http://www.radio-foto.net/radio/index.php - Use Google Chrome as your web browser to instantly translate Frank's interesting pages NZ4O - The website of Thomas F Giella, Lakeland, Florida, USA: http://www.wcflunatall.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 http://www.streetmap.co.uk 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 Small Ad's: Practical Wireless magazine : Advertisements, Roger Hall G4TNT roger @ pwpublishing.ltd.uk Tel: 0845 803 1979 RSGB members can place small ad's in the RSGB's monthly publication RADCOM
MØMTJ   Donate here Once Useful Sites & Resources That Are No Longer Active or Working:
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/ BRATS On-Line Courses: Foundation Course - http://www.tc006a8364.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brats/radio_07/flc/index.htm Intermediate Course - http://www.tc006a8364.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brats/radio_07/ilc/index.htm Advanced Course - http://www.tc006a8364.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brats/radio_07/advanced/index.htm These are excellent on-line tutorials that were designed to help students pass the RSGB exams for the Foundation Licence, Intermediate Licence and finally the Advanced Licence. It should be noted that the RSGB made some minor syllabus changes in 2009 which were not reflected in the BRATS courses because the author had retired from this duty. This does not make any of the basic information out of date or less useful, it's just that the course material may not quite mesh with the new RSGB syllabus. MATHEMATICS FORMULAS: http://www.tc006a8364.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brats/radio_07/advanced/mathequat_1.htm Top of Page ^ |
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