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These are some of my articles on a variety of amateur radio topics. They are listed from the most recent to the oldest.

• Weekend Antennas No. 3 - A Magnetic Slot for 40 Metres.
• Weekend Antennas No. 2 - The Versatile Vee Beam.
• Weekend Antennas No. 1 - A Bobtail Curtain for 2m.
• My Digital Voice Presentation for the SARL "Radio Technology in Action" Hamfest.
• My Comments to ICASA on the draft Radio Regulations.
• My Contesting FAQ.
• A Nice Touch, a vignette about DXing courtesy.
• The story of my recent SOTA activation of Cathedral Peak, a 3,004 m summit in the Drakensberg.
• Why we should retain a Morse code requirement for the unrestricted amateur license
• A Vertically Polarized Delta Loop for 40m
• Building the Elecraft K1 discusses my experiences in building a popular QRP transceiver kit.
• A Simple Soundcard Interface for the TS680S (and Other Transceivers). This is an article I wrote for our national magazine Radio ZS about the design and construction of an inexpensive and simple soundcard interface for use with modes such as PSK31.
• The Computer Optimisation of Multiband Dipoles. The slides for a talk I gave to the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre covering the G5RV, ZS6BKW and a new multiband dipole for 80, 30, 20, 15 and 10m.