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Through these pages I hope to keep you informed on my hamradio related projects I am currently working on.
Spotter, a DX Spotting Sidebar Gadget for Microsoft Vista
When chasing DX is your beef and Microsoft Vista runs on your shack computer, you're in luck. This Spotter Gadget will put the latest DX spots from DX Summit conveniently on your desktop.
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QRZ?, a QRZ.com Sidebar Gadget for Microsoft Vista
If you're running Microsoft Vista on your shack computer and want quick access to QRZ.com information for a callsign, then this gadget is for you.
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Freckles, a Sunspot Info Gadget for Windows Vista
As Amateur Radio Operators we love gadgets and freckles. The more the merrier! If you're running Microsoft Vista on your shack computer, here's one more gadget for you.
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CI-V DDS Controller
Sometimes someone hands you a fun idea and you just have to build it. Especially if it's a project resulting in a product that can be utilized in many different ways.
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Serial DDS Controller software for the DDS-60 kit
You built the DDS-60 kit from AmQRP and you built the Serial DDS Controller for it, but it doesn't work. Now what?
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Cook Up Your Own Emergency Power Pack
The lights go out. You drag out your emergency battery you bought at the discount store. It's dead. Now what? Now you wish you had read this article.
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A Halo 4 Stack for 70cm on the Cheap
Your multiband radio has the 70cm band but you don't have a 70cm antenna?
Build this Halo 4 Stack without breaking the bank.
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Yaesu FT-897 Noise Blanker
During the 2004 ARRL 10 meter contest I was plagued by severe power line noise. This was a good opportunity to test the noise blanker in the FT-897.
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IF Filter Measurements on a Yaesu FT-897
When I installed a 2kHz (SSB) mechanical Collins filter from Inrad in my Yaesu FT-897 transceiver, I became curious how it would stack up against the factory installed mechanical filter. I decided to do some measurements to see how the added filter changed the behavior of the radio.
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A Tree Friendly 2 Meter Halo Antenna
Always wanted to try 2 meter weak signal operation (SSB, CW), but don't have a tower or mast to mount a horizontally polarized, omnidirectional antenna? This article describes an easy to build Halo antenna that you can hang from a rope in a tree.
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A Magnetic Loop for Shortwave Listening (SWL)
This how-to article describes a magnetic loop I recently built for shortwave listening. Now that the sunspot numbers are declining I needed something better than the built-in whip antenna on my portable shortwave receiver. Building on the experience I gained with a small transmitting loop, I developed this receive-only loop.
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A Stealthy HF Coat Hanger Antenna
There's a lot you can do with coat hangers. As hams we already know we can build antennas with them. But for HF? Sure!
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My Magnetic Loop Antenna (Tx)
I've spent quite some time experimenting with this antenna. This antenna allowed me to operate on the HF bands when I lived in a ground floor apartment.
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