Several readers have asked us how best to communicate with other nearby friends and family in an emergency when landlines and cell phone service is all unavailable. Maybe you too […]
A collection of 9 easy to build J Pole antenna projects for VHF UHF and also HF
DIY FM dipole antenna or half wave antenna are the most used because is easy to build and cost a few bucks but has some drawbacks like little
Quarter Wave Dual Band VHF/UHF Ham Radio Antenna by Asni Nor Rizwan: A Simple & Cheap Dual band antenna will save you having two different antennas for UHF and VHF
One of my favorite things to do is talk with other ham radio operators through satellites or the International Space Station (ISS). To do this, I stand on a rooftop and tune a handheld multiband radio while tracing the orbit of a satellite or the ISS with my homemade yagi antenna.
Seven good ideas for amateur radio operators forced due to space restrictions, to operate on HF and VHF ham radio bands from apartments with heavy antenna limitations
Quarter Wave Dual Band VHF/UHF Ham Radio Antenna by Asni Nor Rizwan: A Simple & Cheap Dual band antenna will save you having two different antennas for UHF and VHF
Make a crystal radio at home with common household materials
I have built countless regenerative radio circuits throughout the years and some have worked well – some haven’t. I was inspired by the circuit design of the TEN TEC regenerative radio …
The Michigan Mighty Mite is a simple shortwave transmitter that can be created with minimal parts.
Please consider the risks involved with constructing an antenna before proceeding with any project. The author shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including human or computer err…
433 MHz Coil Loaded Antenna: In my 433 MHz projects I have been using a cheap (0.70 cnts) pair of Tx/Rx modules. I have mostly used the transmitter and that is actually fairly OK with just a simple 1/4 lambda antenna, but is open for improvement The receiver however is a bit cr…
The DB4 Antenna. Simple, very cheap, and very effective. If you are within 30-40 miles of your TV stations, then this is the antenna for you. Before you
How to Make a Balun or Unun: I needed a simple portable HF antenna. A long wire and some insulators is pretty easy to carry. To connect it to the radio I needed a Balun.These are such simple things but yet they cost so much from some places. I decided to make my own and did i…
Is your garden the size of a postage stamp? Or maybe you live in a flat/apartment with just a balcony, then this could be the antenna for you to get on the air using HF frequencies. We all know tha…
After a Qth change last year, I was fortunate to get permission for an outside antenna. The new antenna was built with the following considerations in mind. At least 10 – 20m coverage Open wire feed to simplify matching the various impedances Loop design, because it is less sensitive to nearby objects and it requiresRead More...
