The Iota (I) Antenna
A capacitive loaded and inductively center loaded vertical dipole with helicalhairpin beta match. By Tom Babcock, KN4ONE
Emergency Communications
Download the PDF presentation slides from the June 14, 2021 after meeting presentation given by Paul, KN4BAR.
D878UVII Plus Code Plug
D878UVII Plus Code Plug.rdt. This new radio has slight differences from previous models of the 878 that require a new code plug, specific to this model, to be used. Last updated on 6-14-2022 <DOWNLOAD> Developed by Chet, KG4IYS and posted May 11, 2021
Winlink Global Radio Email
This is a network of amateur radio and authorized government-licensed stations that provides worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present. The system is built, operated and administered entirely by licensed “Ham” volunteers. It supports email with attachments, position reporting, weather and information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in …
More CW Resources
If you have mastered instant character recognition at 15wpm or faster, then you might be interested in the practice files below. They will allow you to work toward an advanced level of head-copy. The videos are listed in order of easy to more advanced. The idea behind the practice files is to help you develop a larger …
What is a Fox Hunt?
Every weekend, in cities and towns all across the country, ham radio operators gather on hilltops for a very special kind of contest–the Fox Hunt. A small, low power transmitter is hidden and the rest of the crew tries to find it. Sound simple? It can be very challenging and a whole lot of fun. …
Basic Fox Hunting Equipment
To be a fox hunter only requires a directional antenna, a hand held receiver, and a method of attenuating the foxes radio signal when you are very close to the transmitter’s location to allow that critical last few feet of direction finding ability. The following links provide information about building or buying these fox hunting …
C0DE PLUG for Anytone D868 or D878 Radios
UPDATED: 06/08/20. The contact database and some channel changes to include renaming the W4MO repeater to the W4AC repeater. Those of you owning an AnyTone D878 and wishing to update your radio with this new data should download the attached file. Use your Anytone CPS software and write it to your radio. When the software …
Learn CW Resources
Thanks to TARC member Steve, K4EU for preparing this excellent resource for those interested in learning CW or in improving their CW skills: Software for Learning Morse code: Just Learn Morse Code Windows RufXP Windows Morse Runner Windows Morse Camp Web Browser ebook2cw Windows, Mac, Linux Morse Toad iOS Ham Morse iOS Seiuchy Web Browser …