Amateur Radio made in Italy
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
A Simple Telegraph Key by Arthur R. Nilson, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1942 A professional looking radio key can be made by the beginner or experimenter at a cost of a few cents for parts. This key is very satisfactory in every respect, as will be seen from Fig. 15. It is made of a short…
During this weekend I’ve taken part to the Multi Operator station IQ5FI in the CQ WW RTTY. IQ5FI is the callsign of the local ARI radio club in Firenze. I’ve taken part to operations during the Saturday afternoon and mainly later from 20.30 GMT till 01.30 GMT of Sunday 24, and again in the afternoon…
Here you are a recent picture of one of my laster Buddipole experiences ! Well, I’ve played with this antenna one month, and overall impressions, is really positive. I’ve been able to compare this antenna to my old 3 bands dipole antenna. First of all, one of the main reason I’ve bought this antenna is…
Was just having fun watching YouTube , and discovered some ham radio related videos like this one. EA3AJW operate ED3SSB contest station during WPX contest 2006. Broadband and digital camcoders make this possible today ! [tags]hamradio,ham radio,contest,video,dxing,amateur radio[/tags]
During last years, waiting to obtain my licence I’ve spent a lot of my “radio-times” listening to broadcast stations and also trying to intercept unknown and strange signals. Monitoring “extra” bands for unknown signals, still give me that taste of misterious that fascinated me so much in past years. Although in italy the “utility station…