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It seems that no matter what antenna you have or use, you always have the thought that it could be better. Initially I used the built in whip on the shortwave receivers I have… usually disappointing, then I moved to a little 20′ spool of wire that came with my Sony, better but it [...]

Another good link for electronics kits is rainbowkits.com some of these are audio/radio related. I came across them looking at scanner antennas.

Yes… I know, I’ve really delved into some pretty complex build from scratch ideas in a short time here. I guess, in looking at amateur radio, I’ve seen the $$ signs add up for the equipment I’m interested in and have started looking at what other options are out there. Kit building is [...]

Low power transceivers draws quite a bit of interest in amateur radio circles. Maybe there’s a charm in using the least to get the job done (which is after all one of fcc guidelines…) I think part of it could be that there’s a charm in not spending thousands of dollars… There are [...]

Once you get your amateur license and have some equipment to work with (or are even shopping for equipment.) You’ll likely be having a bit of a time keeping the band plans straight. Band plans are suggestions for usage of spectrum and typically specify that data is to be used in a certain [...]

One of the sites I’ve pored over in the last few days is Harry’s Homebrew design with pdfs for everything from an fm transmitter to audio amplifiers… But, of more interest to me the last few days has been http://cs.okanagan.bc.ca/ve7ouc/eng/kc6wdk-mirror/, it’s a mirror of a site and is hosted in Canada. What’s caught [...]

This one prompted me to add an electronics category for posts, which maybe will help as I start posting some Amateur Radio electronic kit related stuff…. but this is a great reference for study and practical applications (I think I’m adding it to the links as well..) electronics-tutorials.com, the name says it all… it [...]

If you’ve been slow on memorizing which frequencies are in which meter bands…. there’s an easy to use formula for it http://www.zyra.org.uk/freqwav.htm has the reference, although I’m SURE it’s other places too…. basically the speed of light (in meters per second) divided by the frequency gives you the wavelength and if you can’t recall 299792458 [...]

I wanted to post this link before I forgot. There’s a nice directory of Amateur Radio internet vendors. Some of these sell kits, some sell components, many will sell complete equipment, but it’s a good place to start browsing. Here’s another place for kits.

FTAlist.com is a good basic directory site for free to air ku band satellite tv. The selection of channels broadcast free to air changes so frequently, it’s a good reference to have handy.