Even you can solve simple transmission line stubs with this one weird trick! Ok, ok, we’ve all seen these ads. God help you if you ever clicked on one of them. But over the years of learning and teaching we’ve all developed our own little tricks to help solve/remember difficult things. Some times it’s mnemonics: …
There is rarely anything more misunderstood or misrepresented in the world of ham radio than the venerable antenna tuner. The myths and rumors that swirl around these remarkable but simple devices abound. Here we wish to examine what it is exactly that they do and how they do it. We are going to take a …
Winter is coming … and you know what that means. At least up here in the northern hemisphere, plenty of time to sit down while the weather is cold and relax by the radio. If one can call that relaxing … Sadly there are many types of radio operators out there. Some share your interests, …
Obligatory Warning……. What you are about to read should be taken more along the lines of semi-informed interpretation. The truth of the matter is no one knows for a fact everything about propagation and all the factors in creating it. These are all things that I’ve learned and hopefully interpreted correctly. I may be wrong …
(This article was first published a while ago by me on another blog) Introduction! I was browsing the Amateur Radio subreddit on Reddit.com late one night when I came upon a post about someone trying to build “A Poor Mans TDR” using an Arduino. After reading his blog and some of the comments in the …
