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 […]
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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?” […]
Yaesu FC-80 vs Yaesu FC-90 The Yaesu FC-80 and Yaesu FC-90 are automatic antenna tuners designed for the Yaesu FTX-1 Field QRP transceiver, but they are designed for different types of antennas. The FC-80 is designed to mount directly on the back of the transceiver for use with antennas terminated […]
Basic one-time settings for Yaesu FTDX-10 I am not claiming that these are the best, most important or “only”. These are the settings that I have made and with which I work successfully. They are made once and generally do not need to be changed, which is why I have […]
CW Operation CW Operation Settings by Hearing If you were working in digital modes before switching to CW, be sure to turn off SPLIT (if necessary), narrow the bandwidth and turn on transmission with the Morse code manipulator (and the automatic key if necessary). Depending on the range, you will […]
FT8/FT4 Operation <MODE> <PRESET> and <DATA-U> (both to be included) <R.FIL> <3 kHz> Checking the exact time https://time.is/ The exact time is updated at >200 ms with NetTime http://www.timesynctool.com A blank space is preferred for broadcasting from the waterfall. Checking the exact time at https://time.is/ Setting […]
SSB Operation The following are basic settings for SSB and other telephone working modes. If you have worked in digital modes before switching to SSB/FM/AM, do not forget to turn off SPLIT (if necessary), change the skipped frequency band (if necessary). Depending on the range, you will also need to […]
Complete list of ham prefixes This list contains all (or at least almost all) prefixes that can be heard on the radio amateur airwaves as of March 9, 2024. The list has been collected and maintained for years. I hope it will be useful to many fellow radio amateurs. The […]