Introduction to the Decibel – what actually is a dB?
Introduction to the Decibel (dB) The definition of the bel was derived from measurements in telephony on the Bell system in the United States in the early 20th century. The bel (B) was named in […]
About Noise – plainly simple and easy to understand
About Noise An attempt to describe, for fellow radio amateurs, the nature, types and characteristics of noise in a simple and understandable way, avoiding the use of mathematical relationships and formulas Noise in telecommunication systems […]
How I Joined Team SZ1A After SI9AM: A New Chapter in my Ham Radio Journey
CQ CONTEST CQ CONTEST… It all began a long time ago for me, when I was just 14 years old. It was Field Day in a small village in Belgium, out in the meadow among […]
ZS6EZ visits SZ1A for the CQ World Wide DX Contest
Copyright © 2024 Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ – All rights reserved. A more comprehensive version of this story appeared in the March edition of Practical Wireless. Planning During 2023, I started wondering whether it […]
How To Build a Rotator Controller with a Computer Interface
The Problem Very often we have seen a rotator control interface for a computer. They are usually quite expensive and we convince ourselves that we do not need it. Only those who have used it, […]
Ham Radio Bandplan for SDR#
Most people and ham radio colleagues who have been using SDR Receivers already know, and probably are familiar, with SDR SHARP – SDR# software [1]. It is one of the most capable and professional software […]
What’s the best wire for a dipole? (video)
By Ian VK3BUF – Published in the September 2021 Edition of QTC As long as radio has existed there have been wire antennas. These have been made from a diverse range of conductive materials. Often […]
How Tough Are Ferrites? (video)
By Ian Jackson VK3BUF. The original article was published in QTC January-March 2021. Earlier in 2020 QRM Guru published an article to answer a few common questions on ferrite materials. It looked at budget versus […]
TEN Easy Steps To Etch Your Own Quality Circuit Board – PCB (video)
Many of us have tried to make our own board for our favorite project. Unfortunately, most do not get the desired results. Usually, our board will need a lot of work to become functional. We’ll […]
Building a 4-Element Yagi Antenna for the 6m Band
An email and a phone call with my friend Kostas SV1DPI were enough to convince me to share with you my experiences on building an antenna for 50MHz, hoping to motivate you and help you […]