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Amateur Radio License Exam Saturday Oct 3 Norwich CT
The Tri-City Amateur Radio Club will be conducting an Amateur Radio License Exam on Saturday October 3rd from 9 AM to Noon at the East Great Plain Fire House in Norwich CT. Reservations are required and walk ins will not be accepted. There will be two sessions. First from 9…
FT-891 Project Build
Write-up by: Bob Nazro Amateur Call W1RPQ Building an FT-891 Field Rig with Raspberry PI computer. I wanted to build a “Go Kit” for field activation using both HF voice and digital modes. I also wanted it to be compact and fit in a backpack with battery power or a…
Club Equipment
MFJ-269 Antenna AnalyzerICOM IC-7300 KitICOM IC-7100FT 450D KitHonda GeneratorMast One – 50′ MastMast Two – 50′ Mast Members may contact a club officer to borrow the equipment.
Repeaterbook.com – Home
Source for finding Repeaters in your area! https://repeaterbook.com/ Worldwide Amateur Radio Repeater Database Source: Repeaterbook.com – Home
ARRL Exam Review for Ham Radio™
Looking for Some exam practice? check this free exam practice out! ARRL Exam Review for Ham Radio Source: ARRL Exam Review for Ham Radio™
Dipole antenna radiation and polarity effects
Jim Seaton W1FWE presented how the em wave near and far field is developed from a dipole antenna, and propagates away at the speed of light. Jim also demonstrated, with an actual dipole, how relative polarity between transmitting and receiving antennas affects the received signal
Simple Loop Antenna for RDF
K1RMN Bob made a simple Loop Antenna for 2 meters. 1/4″ tubing , 1/2″ PVC tee and pl-259 ct. Made an 8″ loop , attached the loop ends to the cut away tee. Opposite side I cut the tubing and used shrink tubing to connect the loop together with a…
