26 Dec
Posted by RD Bentley as Amateur Radio, Geeky Tips, Scanner Listening
Software Defined Radio Tutorial For The Beginner This DVB-T dongle will turn a computer into an electronic listening device, which is basically a police scanner radio but even more. This may be the most fun a techie could have on the cheap! The NooElec TV28T v2 USB DVB-T & RTL-SDR Receiver R820T is the ticket […]
Some ham radio operators use ladder line to feed their antennas and they firmly believe in it. The latest debate is 450 ohm ladder line versus 600 ohm ladder line. If you decide to build your own, it is a snap with these sturdy Ladder Snaps.
Here are the Behringer 802 settings with Kenwood 570 HF radio, because I keep forgetting them. I am using the Marshall MXL 990 condenser microphone and the Kenwood radio is set on vox, (a PTT switch was later acquired). Access through the front of the transceiver is available, but better performance can be achieved by […]
Here’s a DX antenna that is quite remarkable if constructed properly. If it isn’t put together right, it will just play okay but not top shelf. The 20 meter vertical loop antenna will get you around the world if the conditions allow it. My first contact to Australia was on my 20 meter loop, so […]
Here are the 60 Meter band frequencies. Channel 1 — 5330.5 USB Channel 2 — 5346.5 USB Channel 3 — 5357.0 USB Channel 4 — 5371.5 USB Channel 5 — 5403.5 USB For more info click on the HFLINK website.
28 Jul
Posted by RD Bentley as Amateur Radio, Scanner Listening
Here’s a weekend project that will keep you busy for a moment and will give you a very nice police scanner antenna. This antenna is called an Off-Center Fed Dipole. The assembly is fairly easy and receive capability is fantastic. It took me a few minutes to put this scanner antenna together because I already […]
The 80 meter loop is the antenna I would recommend to any amateur radio operator for the low bands. I have constructed several HF antennas by now, and I am starting to develop some practical knowledge about the topic. I am still in the learning process myself. What do I like about the 80 meter […]
I posted in February about The 160 Meter Electric Fence Wire Dipole and I am going to take another look at this HF antenna. I have made some changes in my arrangement of this antenna. Some strong winds snapped one of the wires, so I opted to better the situation if possible. Here are the […]
20 Jun
Posted by RD Bentley as Amateur Radio, Scanner Listening
The Hammarlund Super Pro was an American made high-frequency receiver used during World War II. “The SP-600 Super Pro covered the frequency range of 540 kHz to 54 MHz.” In 1936 the first of the Super Pro series were manufactured. According to a November 1940 QST Magazine ad, “The fact that ‘Super-Pro’ receivers are used […]
Solar Cycle 24 has arrived but the benefits to amateur radio operators have not been so great. This is my first solar cycle and I have made some very nice contacts, so I’m not totally upset by the lack of conditions but I must admit, I am a bit disappointed. Where are the conditions that […]