Below is a list of useful links, some connected to the hobby and some are not.
Vertical antenna design programme This is a great DOS based programme that
I have used time and time again to design 160 and 80m base or centre loaded vertical at a
maximum of 12m using fishing poles (this was my maximum the higher the better) Set the ground loss to 0 and alter the lenght of wire,
size and diameter of coil to get as close as you can to 100% efficiencey, then work on your ground plane
for best DX results! Click here to download.
List of european repeaters A fantastic
site listing repeaters in EU in country order by PD2MEY
Useful site if you are interested in IOTA ref numbers
Great site with some useful IOTA info;
The spiderbeam was developed as a DXpeditioner's dream antenna.
It can be carried and installed easily by a single person.
A small push-up mast and a TV-rotator are totally sufficient, further reducing the weight of the total setup.
How to aviod paying VAT on your radio equipment from overseas
Fed up with mis-information regarding customs/import duty being used as a way to increase prices in
UK by way of fear/ignorance, so here is the official info;
Neil Crook G4ZLP Of ZLP Electronics
Great page and great guy. Selling lots of non brand interfaces for most major brand radios at a FRACTION of the cost
How to fire up the Yaesu FT 101Z
Never had to plate and load a radio before? This page takes you step by step
N2CKH Dedicates A Whole Page To The Yaesu FT-101 HF Transceiver
Interesting And Informative Page On The Yaesu FT-101 HF Transceiver
The Yaesu FT-101 HF Transceiver Home Page
Another great page with lots of info on the FT 101 Series By NW2M
Fan of the Yaesu FT101 Series? If so then this page will be of interest to you.
Great page with the history of the FT 101 series from the FOX Tango Group
Worldwide Information on Licensing for Radio Amateurs by OH2MCN Fantastic
page with all you need to know about traveling abroad with your radio and how to obtain that license.
World wide DX, multi-band, no tuner required, Off-Center-Fed (OCF) Dipole No tuner required and using just one wire! (60M, 30M, 15M and other frequencies with a tuner)
LLANELLI AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY GW0EZQ / GC0EZQ Est 1960 HQ:Swiss Valley Community Centre Felinfoel Llanelli Loc: IO71WQ
AMATEUR RADIO LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY World List of Lights
RADIO AMATEUR OLD TIMERS' ASSOCIATION The RADIO AMATEUR OLD TIMERS'
ASSOCIATION seeks to keep alive the pioneer spirit and traditions of the
past in todays Amateur Radio by means of personal and radio contact, whilst
being mindful of any special needs. Junk Sale The Junksale - The
best FREE bring & buy website for UK radio amateurs QRZ.COM Need to find a call sign
and more? Look no further DX-Summit Great page for
serious DX'ers DX-Central As with DX-Summit this
is a great page for catching all the top dx stations. Amateur Radio Prefix Guide Useful site
listing all the prefix's you will ever need to look up! DX Atlas Fantastic program with
beam headings and other useful info. Portland Radio Club
PARC is based in Portland, Dorset, on the South coast of England (IARU locator IO80SN, WAB square SY67).
The club takes part in a variety of events during the year, both radio related and in the community in general.
GB2PBL - Portland Bill Lighthouse PARC
have been involved in the annual International Lighthouse and Lightship
Weekend on several previous occasions, from Portland Bill Lighthouse, last
year operating under the call sign GB2PBL.
Neat site indexing most of if not all of the websites maintained within and around Wales.
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