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IC7300 1942KHz Top Band
160m / 80m / aerials / construction / homebrew / operating / topband

Marconi “T” HF Aerial Switch

One of the greatest challenges for the typical Ham QTH is squeezing-in that low-band HF aerial for 160m or 80m.  Loading coils, loops, creative routing of the wires around trees …

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FT857D at GB1STG in 2014
clubs / events / logging / operating / portable / skills / specialevent

Special Event Operating

Operating (not-to-mention running) a special-event station can be daunting – Often, you are put in front of unfamiliar equipment with probably several people calling you and possibly a fair few …

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TS590SG Signal Meter
cw / operating / propagation / pztips / woe

RST Matters

We all like a good signal report, don’t we?  Sometimes I like a really bad one – It carries some meaning. If it’s R4 (or less), it means that the …

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IC-7300 Portable
ic7300 / logging / operating / portable / pztips / skills

PZTips for /P Success

Going “portable” with your Ham kit should be enjoyable and productive – There are several advantages to venturing outside the confines of your Shack: A chance to operate at a …

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CW Filtering in HDSDR
audio / cw / interference / operating / pztips / shack / technical

Better CW and SSB Audio

Getting the best from your radio often requires you to read the jolly old manual (RTFM), or just twiddling the various knobs until the right thing happens.  One of the …

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