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 […]
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Complete list of radio amateur codes, abbreviations and expressions I do not claim that it is absolutely complete, I can only claim that it is the complete list that I have heard in my activity as a radio amateur (the last 50 years of my life). Code Meaning Notes . […]
My Latest Radio Contacts This is an excerpt from QRZ.com for the radio links made by me (Tony, LZ3AI). My latest radio contacts (QSOs) are usually not the last. The sample itself is real-time and shows the latest uploaded to QRZ.com, but not the last ones made and reflected […]
Making a DX QSO is not much different than making regular QSOs. However, there are certain peculiarities due to the increased interest in DX, and sometimes even due to his personal qualities. In any case, however, the ethical rules must be at a high level in order to make the […]
What is APRS? APRS stands for Automatic Position Reporting System. APRS arose with attempts to use PACKET-RADIO for civilian real-time purposes. PACKET-RADIO is not a good solution for networks in which information is updated for a short time and where it is more important not to have 100% reception, but […]
Learn CW Online – also translated into Bulgarian (http://lcwo.net/bg/welcome) UBA (Belgian Radio Amateur Organization) CW course (www.uba.be) Contest Simulation (www.dxatlas.com/MorseRunner) Boost your speed using RUFZ (www.rufzxp.net) A few useful tidbits: Never learn CW by counting DITs and DAHs… Never learn CW in groups of similar characters (eg: E, I, S, […]
Where can you find slow-transmitting CW stations (QRS)? Frequencies for QRS activity. 80 m 3.550 – 3.570 kHz 20 m 14.055 – 14.060 kHz 15 m 21.055 – 21.060 kHz 10 m 28.055 – 28.060 kHz QRS stands for: transmit slower. QRQ stands for: transmit faster. Do you have key […]
Use of “?” instead of “QRL” Before using an apparently free frequency, you should check to see if anyone is here (perhaps you can’t hear one of the correspondents in the QSO because of the walkthrough). The normal procedure is: transmit “QRL?” (on CW) or ask “is this frequency in […]
A QRP station is a station transmitting a maximum power of 5 W (CW) or 10 W (SSB). Some operators consider QRP operation to be “aerobatics”, especially below 1 W. Don’t spoil their fun. If you are operating at low power, do not transmit your initial as “LZ2ZZZ/QRP”, this is […]