NVIS Explained
Keypounder, a longtime radio amateur and communications specialist in his own right, he’s generously submitted this article, and in …
Posts in category Antennas
AmRRON’s T-Rex 2016 Video (Virginia)
This video shows the field setup used by a pair of AmRRON Corps radio operators who deployed for the …
Antenna Hustler 5 BTV and Anderson Connected Radials
JJS goes over a repaired antenna and basic setup of a free-standing vertical Hustler Five-Band HF antenna. The ground …
Black Echo Station 01 JJS Station Review
John Jacob gives a tour of the Radio Free Redoubt Black Echo Station ‘Zero One’. He covers the 7 …
New Dual Band Mobile Radios by BaoFeng Tech
BaoFeng Tech just announced the release of the new UV-2501 and UV-5001 Dual Band Mobile Radios. These may look …
Radius Mapping – A visual tool
Radius Mapping As I was working with Charlie Mike-01 on the air, we were discussing the properties of NVIS …
Amateur Radio Parity Act: Bad for Liberty? by Kilo-16
We’ve all heard the buzz of S1685 and HB1301 (The Amateur Radio Parity Act). It sounds like a good …
Dirt Cheap Concealable High-Gain Indoor 2-Meter Ham Antenna Project For Beginners
Thanks to Juliet-59 who sent this in after noticing this article, originally posted at The Survivalist Blog. What a GREAT …
Washington Fires Claim At Least Two Repeaters
This is precisely why we place so much emphasis on HF communications. Going into future disaster areas, special consideration should probably …
T-REX 2015 Tales, Testimonies, Reviews & Lessons Learned
the adage goes, “Experience is the best teacher.” And oh, so much can be learned from the experiences of …
Home Made – HIGH POWER Magnetic Loop Antennas
Magnetic Loop Antennas for The Radio Operator with Limited Space pt.2 Home Made HIGH POWER Magnetic Loop by Popeye …
Gulf Cartel Radio Network Dismantled near Texas Border
This article was written by Ildefonso Ortiz and originally posted at Brietbart.com. Mexican authorities have been working to dismantle …
Comms 101 – 2M VHF
Article shared by an anonymous member- Premise: Having basic listening and communication capability in one’s local area is a …
Steel Slinky Dipole Antenna 10 to 80 meters band
Here is a creative antenna idea! An antenna made from a Slinky is light, simple to extend, suspend and …
Stealth Radio Antennas
Magnetic Loop Antenna (above) – This hardly looks like an HF antenna to the untrained eye. Stealth antennas — …
TAPRN Post-Net Report 15-01 TOPIC: Field Expedient Antennas
TAPRN Net Date: 04 January 2015 TOPIC: Field Expedient Antennas TAPRN Post-Net Reports Available in iTunes OR Search “TAPRN” …