During the last days QSL.net domain has been down. Ham radio community have been missing a large part of it’s web presence, and a valuable part of knowledge. QSL.NET was started in the winter of 1996 by K3TKJ, and host thousands of ham radio related web sites, email redirection services and mailing lists, for free….
Indoor antenna for 7 Mhz
I’m looking to setup a hidden / indoor antenna, and i’ve found a couple of interesting articles on hidden / stealth antennas This small antenna can allow hams which lack space to install an antenna for 40 meters. This project has been originally produced by F6CYV. I’m going to test this antenna in the coming weeks. I…
Italian ARI Contest in 40/80 Meters
Last weeked we joined the ARI italian contest 40 & 80 meters. Even if I’ve never enjoyed so much the italian only competitions, I must admit that I’ve been enthusiast.I operated the IQ5FI, club station, during the day-light hours, so, mostly on fourty meters, and has been a surprise for me, since the frequency was…
New QSL cards on the way
Finally new QSL cards has arrived. Myself and other local hams have been very impressed with the high quality of these cards. I promised in a previous post to give a final opinion on IT9EJW products quality. It’s a 5/5 stars. List of world wide QSL Printers Price for 1500 QSL cards has been 100…
My CQWW SSB
Yet another fun experience in contesting. I’ve taken part to the multi operator station IQ5FI last weekend for the CQ WW SSB international contest. I’ve been active since 00:00 till 03.30 Gmt of Saturday 28th along to I5UKS Paolo, and then again another night spent with IZ5GUL from 20.00 to 04.00 GMT of Sunday 29th….
Super Loop Antenna
G5RV verses Superloop 80 Many operators with small lots, a G5RV is what can fit for the 80 and 40 meter bands. The G5RV is 102 feet long and has a 34 foot section of twinlead followed by coax into the shack, possibly with some sort of RF choke on the coax. The ends are…
A Small wire loop antenna for 160 to 10 meters
An easy-to-build general purpose receive only small wire loop antenna As much as I like my coax loops, I am also quite satisfied with small loops made with wire or tubing. They have the same or better performance as the coax loops, but might require that you invest in a balun to help maintain directivity…
Designing my new QSL card
Design of my cards has finished and my new QSL card is going to be printed. I’ve been working on this card since last month, and I’ve asked some offers all around the world for printing prices. I’ve used my Apple PowerMac G4 with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe (Macromedia) Freehand to produce the final layout,…
EH Antenna father IK5IIR SK
On 2nd October 2006, Stefano Galastri IK5IIR, passed away. He can be considered the european father of EH Antennas, since along to Ted Hart W5QJR was the main promoter and inventor of EH Antennas. I’ve know personally Stefano since he was member of the local radio club here in Firenze. I’ve attended to some of…
A RTTY Tutorial for beginners
RTTY Tutorial This document was originally posted by K4WW on rttyinfo.net but this domain has expired since some months at time writing. I’ve archived a copy that I believe could be usefull for beginners. This is not intended to be an “etched in stone” indication of how to operate a RTTY contest, so please don’t…