How to set up a hand telegraph key: old-school master tips For many radio amateurs, the hand telegraph key (the telegraph manipulator, affectionately called a “pedestrian” key or “hammer”) is a symbol of true radio amateurism. But to make broadcasting a pleasure, not a wrist torture, the key must be […]
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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 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 […]
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 […]