Ham Radio For Dummies. H. Ward Silver

Ham Radio For Dummies

award certificate.FIGURE 11-9: My paddle-key combo and the venerable straight key.FIGURE 11-10: The FT-817 and KX3 are two popular commercial QRP HF radios.FIGURE 11-11: KB8UIP enjoys activating peaks on the VHF bands for the Summits O...FIGURE 11-12: Competitors in a direction-finding meet use lightweight portable ...FIGURE 11-13: Pictures typical of those sent via amateur radio image modes.

10 Chapter 12FIGURE 12-1: (a) A FlexRadio Maestro control console; (b) Icom IC-7300 standalo...FIGURE 12-2: FM radios: (a) A Yaesu FT-7900A mobile and (b) a Kenwood TH-D74A h...FIGURE 12-3: An HF beam antenna for 20 through 10 meters (a) and a dual-band VH...FIGURE 12-4: Loops and dipoles are simple and effective HF wire antennas.FIGURE 12-5: Different types of feed lines. FIGURE 12-6: Mounting a rotator on a mast and on a tower.FIGURE 12-7: A simple configuration for a remotely controlled station.

11 Chapter 13FIGURE 13-1: Three popular arrangements of monitors with radios.FIGURE 13-2: Station desk and chair ergonomics should be arranged for operator ...FIGURE 13-3: A tabletop station built around laptop and tablet computers. FIGURE 13-4: A simple, uncluttered layout is effective for long periods of oper...FIGURE 13-5: A station with two main transceivers for high-performance contest ...FIGURE 13-6: Adding a second monitor provides more information to the operator....FIGURE 13-7: Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur by the author shows yo...FIGURE 13-8: Proper bonding for RF signals with a safety ground.FIGURE 13-9: Metal sheeting under equipment helps control RF picked up from you...

12 Chapter 14FIGURE 14-1: The PowerSDR software’s operator interface showing a received CW s...FIGURE 14-2: A typical paper log sheet showing basic information.FIGURE 14-3: (a) DXLab Suite is a general purpose logging program; (b) N3FJP's FIGURE 14-4: One of my QSL cards.

13 Chapter 15FIGURE 15-1: The FT-891 transceiver is designed for mobile and portable operati...FIGURE 15-2: This folding bicycle-mobile station was built by Christian Bravo, ...FIGURE 15-3: Most mobile radios have detachable lightweight control heads or fa...FIGURE 15-4: (a) A Hamstick-type mobile antenna mounted on the NØAX mobile alon...FIGURE 15-5: W6PNG operated this portable station from the Golden Gate National...FIGURE 15-6: The author operating from a campground on Emerald Island, NC.FIGURE 15-7: (a) Chuck Greeno, WA7BRL, using a Buddipole portable dipole antenn...FIGURE 15-8: Members of the St Charles Amateur Radio Club (KOØA) during the Fie...

14 Chapter 16FIGURE 16-1: A set of tools needed for routine ham station maintenance.FIGURE 16-2: The common types of crimp terminals.FIGURE 16-3: The common types of RF connectors and adapters.FIGURE 16-4: Power connectors used for ham radio equipment.FIGURE 16-5: Audio and data connectors.FIGURE 16-6: Use these tools for building or repairing electronic equipment.

15 Chapter 18FIGURE 18-1: (A) Signal bandwidth example and (B) a filter bandwidth example.FIGURE 18-2: Filter types, showing the responses of low-pass, bandpass, and hig...FIGURE 18-3: Antenna patterns: (a) Azimuthal pattern and (b) Elevation pattern.