Category: Education
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Get ready for 8 Meters?
You may find yourself wandering along the bands one day in USB [ Upper Side Band ] on your way up to the “Magic Band” of 6 Meters and suddenly find yourself listening to a conversation [QSO ] around 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz. This band is new to Amateur Radio, and primarily known as…
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NEW ARRL Virginia Section Website
From the ARRL Virginia section news: http://www.arrlva.com/ This new site will offer a one stop shop for all current and important Virginia ham radio news. Sections for ARRL HQ news, VA club news, Contest news, DX news, ARES news, as well as other sections like builder tips, etc. There will be opportunities for posting up-to-the-minute…
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Rich K3VAT’s Quiz Questions
Rich Kennedy K3VAT gave an excellent presentation at the November 19, 2020 club meeting—the first of a four-part series on “Radio, Transmission Line, and Antenna: Some Basics.” He covered the basic components of a radio, the various types of coaxial cable, and described the characteristics of a simple dipole antenna. He encouraged us to try…
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All About Baluns
Thanks again to Roger Steyaert K7RXV who found these excellent articles about baluns and got permission from Roy W. Lewallen W7EL to share them on this site. Understanding the basic information in these articles will help you understand some of the technical presentations we’ve got coming up in future club meetings. If you have any…
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SWR – The Persistent Myth
zs6wr.co.za/documents/SWR.pdf This PDF is a very good explanation of SWR. Club member Roger Steyaert K7RXV got permission from its author, John Fielding ZS5JF, to put a link to it on our web page. http://zs6wr.co.za/documents/SWR.pdf If you have issues accessing this document, ZS6WR is the club call for an amateur radio club in South Africa. You…