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Being fairly new licensed in 1987, I don't have the experience that lots of Hams have. I have learned lots from my friends on proper operating and want to pass some of it on to others. Also included is a break-down of my operating by mode, by year. Along with the equipment I currently use in my very low budget shack. Also the 50 most wanted for us that love that DXing. Enjoy!!! Remember these are only human ideas.
How to Zero Beat Another Station CW stations should always try to zero beat each other. That means to adjust
your rig's transmit frequency to exactly
match the transmit frequency of the other ham you would like to talk to. Hearing two CW stations conduct a conversation a few hundred cycles apart is a waste of frequency space, and is inviting QRM.
How does one zero beat another station? Easy to do on phone or SSB, just tune so that the other fellow's voice sounds normal. But trickier on CW because when you put your receiver exactly on a CW station's transmit frequency, you hear nothing, zero. In modern transceivers, in the CW mode, the receiver's BFO is offset from the displayed, transmit frequency in order to produce an audible tone. In other words, the transmit and receive frequencies are far enough apart for you to hear a pleasantly pitched tone when your transmitter frequency is tuned to exactly that of the ham you are listening to. This frequency offset is frequently about 600 Hz or Hertz. Now go to my page, Links on CW and Equipment and look under Hams First Contacts Page written by Jack Wagoner WB8FSV for more outstanding information. Since obtaining my ticket in 1987 below is my operating by mode and year.
CW is something you must work for it's not CB it's CW!!!! CODE ODE It’s more than dots and dashes, It’s a place. A sanctuary for those who’ve learned to love the mysterious magic of thoughts, arriving in mile-long strings on great roads of ether or wire. Even more, it’s peace. A shield from the disordered sounds of traffic, angry people, and industrial clutter clatter. Within it’s warm mantle we find soothing respite. The patter of bright ideas it is, the sharp focusing of other’s thoughts. From miles beyond our visions range, as in a dream we sit so still. It floats in our ears and stirs our minds with concerns, remembrance, speculation and mirth. Code is music in the shack to each senders inter clock. It comes butter-smooth, deliciously swinging, or choppy staccato from a “fist” praising definition, or one perfectly metered, flowing exquisitely. From the gentle hand of an artist, a place, and peace. Intelligence and music, it is more than dots and dashes to some of us. will help you in protecting your equipment and yourself. Remember a good ground is as important as a good antenna system.
HAM RADIO on The NET
Great source for reviews on equipment!!!
My Rig TS-130SE (click on photo for product review of TS-130SE)
My Right Arm the BY-1 (click on photo for product review of BY-1)
MFJ-969 Tuner (click on photo for product review of MFJ-969)
HY-GAIN TH-3 Yagi (click on photo for product review)
HUSTLER 4-BTV Vertical (have 26 underground radials) (click on photo for product review)
YAESU FT-1500M (click on photo for product review)
LOGGER 32 BIT (click on photo for product review)
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Guide to the Most Wanted 50 Countries Archive
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