Loads of Modes
First comes the furrowed brows. Then perhaps a frown or two. At last, a hesitant hand goes up. “I don’t…
Dissecting Your Technician Exam 2022-2026
While you certainly don’t have to understand how your Technician examination is created or structured in order to pass it,…
Trimming a Dipole Antenna
You’ve got that shiny new HF transceiver out of the box and on the shelf in your shack. You have…
Amateur Satellite Contacts
Amateur satellites function as repeaters in orbit. By transmitting to an amateur satellite in low earth orbit you can make…
Going Mobile — install a station in your vehicle! (Part 1) continued…
Using a multimeter I checked the resistance between the mounting bolts and other portions of the truck. I had to…
Ham Radio Mobile Installation - Going Mobile, Part 2
In a previous article, I described the mobile installation in my truck, providing a few general tenets of mobile station…
Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS)
Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) is an ionospheric skip operating technique that directs the strongest signals from a station vertically,…
Basic On-Air Rules & Regs
As an Amateur Radio Service licensed operator, you are obligated to follow some rules and regulations during your radio operations…
