Frequencies, Antennas and a Little Stubbornness: Practical Amateur Radio Frequencies and Bands for Bulgaria Have you ever opened the official band plan to check exactly where the center of activity was for SOTA/POTA, and after five minutes of reading sub-sections and definitions you forget why you turned on the station […]
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FT2 – The New Digital Revolution: Faster than FT4, more dynamic than FT8 FT2 – The New Speed Champion in Amateur Radio – A Practical Guide The World of Amateur Radio Communications is changing at lightning speed, and if you thought FT8/FT4 was the pinnacle of efficiency, get ready for […]
Yaesu FTDX10: Master Class – Complete Guide to Setup and operational art (PDF) If you are a current or former military person, a clarification especially for you – “operational art” is not used here in the sense of the military term 😉 Domestication YourFTDX10: Whytheofficial manual issometimesnotenough? The Yaesu FTDX10 […]
The 5250 – 5450 kHz range Allowed for Bulgarian radio amateurs 1 class on a secondary basis. All classes of emission with a maximum permissible power 100 W are permitted for this frequency range, except for the 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz band, where amateur radio stations must not exceed 15 […]
What is a typical telephony radio connection (FM/SSB/AM QSO)? First steps on the air of telephony Do you remember the thrill when you passed the class 2 exam and stood in front of the radio station? Having forgotten about studying for the test, you now have to put everything into […]
What is a typical CW radio contact? Here is a typical, slightly longer (Rag-Chewing*) CW contact (QSO) between Bulgarian station LZ3AI and American station W1ABC, using standard abbreviations: Sample CW Radio Contact (QSO) Station Sent CW text Translation of the lines W1ABC CQ CQ DE W1ABC W1ABC K I’m calling […]
Baluns, ununs and chokes: a complete mess in ham practice. How to choose the right balun for the antenna? (Informal, but professional!) End of confusion – a guide to selection and application If you’ve ever scratched your head, wondering when to use a 1:1 balun, when a 49:1 unun, and […]
Q-Codes: Why Radio Operators Speak in Abbreviations (and Why It’s Cool) In the age of emojis, gifs, and “OK, is the Boomer in service again?”, imagine having a “secret language” that’s older than your grandmother, but still super effective and required in one of the coolest hobbies – radio amateurism! […]
Standardized Dictionary of Control and Connection Terms in Radio Stations in Bulgarian Note: The publication is aimed at Bulgarian readers and I am not sure if and how it should be translated into English. Everyone has wondered sometimes “Is this a knob or a knob?” , “Jack, plug or connector?” […]