A long, long time ago a bright ape figured out that by climbing down from the trees he could more easily master his life, and that of others……Homo sapiens wanted something else, and better. He started to play. Homo ludens was born! Homo sapiens to Homo Ludens Homo ludens radiactivus – amateur radio Homo ludens [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Amateur Radio category.
Ham Shack of W5JGV – Ralph
My Start as a Ham – Ralph’s Story – “I suppose my interest in things electrical began when at a very young age I poked a metal hairpin into an electrical outlet. To this day, I vividly remember the amazing flash and bang that resulted! Of course, I wanted to know why that happened. It [...]
G8NQN – Martin – Keadby North Lincolnshire UK
Amateur Radio Station operated by Maerin Bancroft. The Online Website includes a Technical section with drawings and building instructions for many projects. G8NQN – Martin – Keadby North Lincolnshire UK He has links to various sites that cover the RAE exam theory in detail, this section can be used as a reference for those taking [...]
Amateur Radio and Calculators for Electronics
John Owen has made Enriching Electronics Pages at vwlowen.co.uk. There are many Ham Radio projects too. Amateur Radio and Calculators for Electronics A highlight is the “Build A PICAXE Weather Station.” This is quite Exhaustive and Detailed. Starting Electronics – a simple first project. Here he teaches in simple tongue, The method and steps to [...]
Radiocalc – Convertisseur Radio Universel
Besides classical functions and dB conversions, RadioCalc includes a converter of Power to field strength commonly used for EMC/EMS test-set-up. Also impedance can be represented as a function of reflection coefficient (somehow like an electronic Smith-chart). This and many other functions are obtained by clicking into the arrow of the “Conversion off” window. Radiocalc – [...]
Amateur Radio Technical Notebook – GM3SEK
Best of ‘In Practice’ on the web – Articles and resources of long-term interest, including switch-mode power supplies. Amateur Radio Technical Notebook – GM3SEK The Triode Board – PC board and Kit for Triode PA control and protection The Tetrode Boards – PC boards and Kit for Tetrode PA control and protection. Cost-effective Ferrite Chokes [...]
Radio Electronics Projects – Hans Summers G0UPL
“I am not a professional electronics engineer, nor do I have an electronics degree. I make no claims for technical accuracy, good design, or necessarily even originality for the contents of these pages. Rather, I am a simple enthusiast attempting to convey my love and enjoyment of radio, electronics, laptops and computing and perhaps to [...]
Antenna-amplifier with BFT 12 for FM-range
The only way to improve the reception of FM-signals or particularly of stereo FM-signals under disadvantageous receiving conditions is to amplify the antenna signal. This should be made directly at the antenna, since the loss is increased meter by meter of any cable. In most cases higher line attenuations can be expected than usually calculated. [...]
WB4HFN Amateur Radio Website
The vintage radio equipment from the R.L. Drake Company. Life before solid state devices,..vintage radio equipment from the Collins Radio Company. Featuring the “S” Line radio equipment from the 1960′s and 70′s era. WB4HFN Amateur Radio Website Antenna construction, digital communications, operating tips and practices to handling CATV interference Amateur Radio And Resource Information Heathkit [...]
Alan Yates Laboratory – vk2zay
Alan Yates Laboratory – vk2zay “I was born in the late 1970s, mid-year in the local hospital of a coastal part of Australia? Yet another instance of humanity, one of the 6.6 billion or so of us (4.2 billion back then). Doomed like all of us to live out their days on this rock with [...]
TK5EP – Antennas and Measuring Devices
TK5EP – Antennas and Measuring Devices TS850′s heaven Almost everyhting you wanted to know about the TS850. Schematics, mods, repair informations, and much more. A remote interface compatible with the original IF232 with opto-electronic isolation is also described. Gain chart – Made with help of F5BU’s software GALVA, this small chart will help you to [...]
