Radio Topics
What is amateur radio?
Amateur radio (often called ham radio) is a hobby in which people communicate with and experiment with radio. more...
QRP: Less power, more fun!
Hamming with low power can be more fun than using 100 watts or more. more...
Stealth Amateur Radio
It's still possible to enjoy the ham radio hobby, even if you have to keep your activities hidden from your neighbours. more...
The G4ILO Wonder Loop
The G4ILO Wonder Loop is an inexpensive, easy to make magnetic loop antenna that covers five HF bands, 40m through 15m. more...
Feeding the Antenna
If you're using a nonresonant antenna and matching it with an ATU in the shack you could be amazed by how much power you're wasting. more...
WSPR - Distant Whispers
One of the things that makes communicating with amateur radio fun is that you never know where your signals will be received. If this is an aspect of radio that fascinates you, you'll enjoy using WSPR. more...
Why I gave up using Linux
At the beginning of 2008 I decided to install Linux on my shack computer. I disliked Microsoft treating me as a software thief with its constant Genuine Windows checks. more...
The FT-817 Page
The FT-817 is Yaesu's unique, cool, tiny, MF - UHF low power amateur radio transceiver. Here is a miscellany of things related to it which may be of interest to fellow owners of this little radio. more...
A DIY Ducky for 2m
The only BNC antenna I had was a quarter wave telescopic whip. I wanted something a bit shorter. I thought: why not make one? more...
Elecraft K2 headset
Why buy an expensive ham radio headset for your K2 when a computer gaming headset will do the job for a fraction of the price? more...
PSK31
PSK31 is a popular data mode that allows you to make worldwide contacts using low power. more...
Getting started on data modes with the Elecraft K2
Narrow band data modes are a great way to make contacts using low power, and it's easy to get started using the Elecraft K2. more...
Receiving Wxsats
You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! Get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites. more...
QFH antenna for Wxsats
How to make a quadrifilar helix (QFH) antenna for weather satellite reception from uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. more...
Electronic QSLing
The eQSL system is faster, more efficient and more 21st century than sending postcards to confirm radio contacts. more...
APRS - Putting ham radio on the map
Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is a digital communications system that uses packet radio technology to transmit information and text messages over amateur radio. It is the more...
USBlink data interface
How would you like to build your own USB sound card interface for a fraction of the cost of a SignaLink? This article describes how I did it. more...