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GOOD TIPS, HINTS, KINKS, TRICKS,
PROJECTS
AND SOME GOOD
INFO FOR HAM RADIO OPERATORS!
THIS PAGE CONTAINS HELPFUL OPERATING HINTS AND TIPS,
PROJECTS,
GOOD HAM RADIO READING,
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AmateurLogic TV!
Your source for practical
technology hacks, mods, and tips.
In each episode we'll
present a fresh look at the technology
around us, both old and
new.
Plus plenty of tips and mods to
help you get the most out of the technology you
own.
(High Speed
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Some program lengths near one hour
long!
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HAM
HINTS AND
TIPS!
NEW! Tips that have worked for me over the
years. Some learned the hard way and some are
just common sense that we tend to forget. 1.
To
keep RFI out of your shack (does nothing for your neighbors) at
termination point of antenna use 6-8 wraps of 6" dia
coax. Don't let 1st wrap touch last wrap is all
you need to look out for. 2.
Do
not sit external tuner directly on top of rig.
The older manual tuners would distort the audio on some
bands. I
keep my Z-100 auto tuners about 1 inch above my rig (use anything
non-conductive for the spacer). This may not be a
problem with the newer tuners but I keep the separation
anyway. 3.
I
like to keep a small fan blowing on the back of the rig or power
supply to help things out. If you rig or ps fans
keep coming on this will do the trick. 4.
I
keep my laptop at least 2-3 feet away from my rig and have never had
RFI problems. It helps to ground the rig
too. 5.
I
always keep my signal and audio cables as far away from the power
cords as possible. If you have them all bunched
together, you will have problems one day.
Have A Nice Day!
John F. Reisenauer, Jr. KL7JR
NEW! Test Your Coax even though you think it is good!
It may have lots of loss!
One test you can do especially if it is a long
length of coax is to use a Dummy load and move the
Power/SWR meter
to the Dummy load end of the coax where the antenna would be
connected and compare the power at the transmitter end to the antenna
(dummy load) end and that will give you a loss
number that
might help you in troubleshooting at a later time. If the loss is very
low, the 2 readings will be very nearly the same on either end. This
works well especially if you suspect your power is not getting out.
As a side note we use that test annually with our comm lines at the FAA
were I work.
73, Frank KA9FZR
ALINCO DX-70T MIC
PLUG
The Radio Shack # 274-025 is a great replacement
plug!
NEW! How to
setup the Alinco DR-635T to receive the aircraft band
NEW! Portable small
antenna support for patios! KL7JR
Store that small antenna and roll it our for
use!
How to drill holes for antenna projects that are 180
degrees apart without a drill press!
The ARRL HANDBOOK!
The number one source for ham radio
information
Learn
Morse Code Better with these Tips!
Good Operating
Practices
HELPFUL HINTS FOR NEW HAMS and some of you older
hams too
The RST Reporting
System
Q Signals and Abbreviations
explained!
A New Ham's Guide to
Repeaters
ICOM IC-V8000 PROGRAMMING
HELP
Yaesu
VX-170 Programming
Help
RFI TIPS AND TRICKS FROM N1LO
RFI
SAFETY
The Hardware
Book. Internet's largest free collection of connector
pin outs
and cable descriptions.
POPULAR
MICROPHONE PLUG AND SOCKET PINOUTS
REAL TIME VLF RECEIVER
(Listen to Mother Earth courtesy of
NASA
How to file Complaints of Willful and/or Malicious
Interference to Amateur
Operations
Calibrate the MFJ
259b
Circuit Board Repair
Guide
Basic Soldering
Guide
Tune up
procedure for HF amps
DO
YOU KNOW THE REGS?? PART 97 Rules and
Regulations
Speed
up your rural dial up connection by slowing down
your modem!
Latitude and Longitude Lookup!
THE
"BROADCASTING YOUR IP ADDRESS" SCAM!
Communications Converters and
Calculators
More Manuals and Schematics
(RU)
electriciansparadise.com
An educational site dedicated to knowledge
and
expertise for the working electrician.
Dipole
Building (Formula
Tip)
LinkSys Products RFI to Ham Radio! Complaints with
model numbers reported!
UTC Time Conversion
Chart
UTC Explained!
Lightning!
Tip For Rough
Running Generator AE5JU
"Grab and Go"
Portable Hf Station Idea by VU2RAK
The Quick and
Dirty Antenna Center Insulator by KF9F
(Turn that old
ice scraper into something useful....up in the
air!)
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