by Radio Man | Mar 16, 2016 | Frequencies, General News
Ham radio operators have so many different operating modes and techniques in their tool chest; it is often hard to decide where to focus your attention. This will provide the reader with a short primer on operating characteristics in the VHF and UHF amateur...
by Radio Man | Mar 14, 2016 | Antenna, Digital, General News, Satellites, SSTV, UHF
Amateur Radio operators are very fortunate, in that as well as having the use of amateur radio repeaters to extend their range, they also have the use of Low Earth Orbiting satellites(LEOs) that are built and maintained by amateur radio enthusiasts. These...
by Radio Man | Feb 16, 2016 | General News
“Hello!” Was the very first word every broadcast over the radio. Few folks that are not entrenched in Ham Operation know the history of the radio. Who Is Reginald Fessenden? Reginald Fessenden invented the radio! Canadian Reginald Fessenden adopted...
by Radio Man | Jan 27, 2016 | General News, Radios, SDR (Software Defined Radio)
What is RTL-SDR? The RTL-SDR is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on DVB-T TV tuners with RTL2832U chips. The RTL-SDR can be used as a wide band radio scanner. RTL-SDR is a very cheap software defined radio that uses a DVB-T TV tuner dongle based on...
by Radio Man | Jan 15, 2016 | General News, Radios
Your standard amateur radio is a transmitter and a receiver, usually bought as one piece of equipment, called a transceiver. Most new equipment is quite advanced, and takes some time getting used to. Some hams, particularly old timers, prefer the old analog...
by Radio Man | Jan 15, 2016 | Antenna, General News
One of the most critical parts of a ham radio setup is the antenna. You can have the most expensive and the most powerful rig on the market today but your signal goes nowhere without a good properly setup antenna system. I will give you a basic introduction to...
