Author: Johnson Francis

Trying to Build a 40 Meter Inverted V Dipole in Zig-Zag Fashion! In my first stint on amateur radio I have used inverted V and horizontal dipole antennas

Troposcatter Propagation Model in VHF/UHF/SHF Tropospheric scatter is said to be the most reliable propagation mode for working DX on VHF, UHF and microwave. Other modes like duct

Checking RX on FT-710 AESS with RG 213 and No Antenna! Today morning, my five year old grand kid wanted me to ‘use’ HF. So I had no

Getting the Meanwell LRS 350 – 12 SMPS Ready for Use Few days back, I bought Meanwell LRS 350 – 12 SMPS aiming to use it for my

Checking the Voice Transponder of BeliefSat-0 There was a pass of BeliefSat-0, the new Amateur Radio FM Satellite from India, yesterday night at 11.17 pm IST (5.47 pm

Recording Signals From BeliefSat-0, the New Amateur Radio FM Satellite From India I had posted about the launch of BeliefSat-0, the New Amateur Radio FM Satellite From India,

BeliefSat-0, the New Amateur Radio FM Satellite From India! BeliefSat-0 is a project of the undergraduate students of K.J. Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology, Sion, Mumbai.

Refurbishing Old Laptop as Amateur Radio Station Computer! I had revived an old laptop with burnt off NVME SSD and bulged out battery to use for Ubuntu Linux

What are the differences between FT-710 AESS and FT-710 Field? Couple of days back I had posted about FT-710 AESS as a relatively recent HF radio from Yaesu.

How to check propagation and activity on 6 m band? Magic band and sometimes the tragic band, that is what 6 m amateur radio band is known as!