Radials – a pragmatic installation experience

Category: Case studiesAntennas Views: 20

This post is an adaption of an article published in QTC Magazine. If you’re wondering why you’d bother with radials for a vertical antenna, read...

How to get DX QSOs in your log

Category: Case studies Views: 13

By Graeme VK5GG & Chris VK3QB Getting DX QSOs in your log takes skill, effort and dedication. The ideas presented below should give you a solid starting...

Confessions of a CQWW CW Newbie

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Confessions of a CQWW CQ Newbie By Mark VK4MFX I thought I’d share my experiences and thoughts as a FIRST-time contester and also as a QRP’er for the...

Pete M3KXZ portable works DX into VK & ZL

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QRP Corner Via Facebook from Pete M3KXZ – (Ed: this just goes to show that you can work CW DX QSOs with a simply station) Great fun on 20m this morning,...

A brief history of Morse code

Category: OverviewMiscellaneous Views: 32

Morse code emerged in the 1830s as Samuel F. B. Morse and Alfred Vail worked to create a practical electrical telegraph. Early prototypes used mechanical...

Selecting a paddle

Category: Learning Morse CodeTools of the trade Views: 12

A Morse Code Paddle is a personal choice, and if you really get passionate about CW and using a paddle, you’ll probably end up spending some money...

CW Academy

Category: Learning Morse CodeSkills development Views: 13

CW Academy is a program created and delivered by the CW Operators’ Club and is aimed at increasing the number of competent CW operators on the HF CW...

How fast should I be sending?

Category: Tools of the tradeGetting started on-airSkills development Views: 23

How fast should I be sending (and receiving)? This question fraught, and the answer is “it depends”. If you’re in a contest or chasing DX, then you’ll...

Mythbusters

Category: Learning Morse Code Views: 34

With apologies to the real MythBusters, I wanted to bust a few myths and challenge a few long-held axioms – some of which have held many of us back as we...

Pangrams

Category: Learning Morse CodeSkills development Views: 24

A pangram is a sentence or phrase containing every character of the alphabet at least once. A very well know examples is “The quick brown fox jumps over...