Prosigns (Procedural Signals)

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A prosign is a concatenation of two characters sent without any spaces. It is usually written with a line over the top of the two characters. These are...

Establishing a station

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When starting out it can be a bit overwhelming, whatever your goals. This post provides some guidelines and things to think about. And make sure you have a...

Which HF Antenna?

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Which HF Antenna? When establishing your amateur radio station, it can be easy to focus your attention inside the shack. Radios with all the bells and...

How fast should I be sending?

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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...

Boilerplate QSOs

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Boilerplate QSOs. You may have heard this term. It refers to a series of standard exchanges that are common to most basic Morse code QSOs. They typically...

Giving Signal Reports

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Most radio amateurs are familiar with the RST system of signal reports on CW – or the simpler RS version on voice modes. RST has been...