You might enjoy learning more about the SatNOGS community, build your own low-cost satellite earth station, and listen in. It’s another use for your radio gear. Read more
Loop Rotation Options Considered
You should check out wideband loop rotation options if you plan to use the antenna for low-angle DX reception at long, medium and lower HF frequencies. What are the options? Read more
Ham Radio Snowshoe Race Communications
When I was getting started in ham radio, I learned a lot by participating in public service events. My first such experience was providing ham radio snowshoe race communications. Read more
LZ1AQ Amplifier PCB Build – Try Surface Mount
Read this description of my LZ1AQ amplifier PCB build. Add a one meter loop and some CAT cable and you have a complete wideband magnetic loop that works well. Read more
Classic ICOM IC-22 FM Transceiver
During the 1970’s, Japan produced the classic ICOM IC-22 FM transceiver. Pretty well all of us had one of these, or something like it, in our cars at the time. Read more
LZ1AQ Loop Amp Performance – A Picture is Worth…
You may have heard that a picture is worth a thousand words. So, here are some pictures demonstrating my LZ1AQ loop amp performance. Read more
LZ1AQ Loop Amplifier Project Printed Circuit Board
So, great news. I have taken the original LZ1AQ loop amplifier project, fabricated a custom PCB and built it with surface mount parts. It works great. Read more
Radio News History – Frank’s Garage
Radio news history started in Frank Conrad’s garage in 1919. Oh, to be experimenters again and start something new in your garage. Read more
Early 2-Meter FM Surplus Driven
Early 2-Meter FM started when regulators reduced land mobile radio channel spacing. The result was thousands of great commercial radios entering the surplus market. Read more
WARC Van – Miles for Millions
Not many people remember the WARC Van. Well, I do, and here’s my story from the 1960’s in the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club. Read more