What are Long Path and Short Path Propagations in Ham Radio? Long path and short path are terminologies used during long distance radio communication by Amateur Radio operators.
Folded Dipole Antenna Folded dipole antennas were a common site on rooftops as part of Yagi-Uda television antennas in the past. Now with cable television becoming more popular,
What is Grey Line Propagation in Amateur Radio? Wiktionary definition of grey line is a transition line coinciding with twilight zone where a change in the propagation of
Why is 6 Meter Called the Magic Band? Six meter band is the lowest among the VHF bands allocated for Ham Radio. According to National Frequency Allocation Plan
What is a Slinky Dipole Antenna? Many of you would have seen children play with Slinky toys which are spring like as illustrated in the picture. Slinky Dipole
Homebrewing of My First VHF Seven Element Yagi Continues Initial steps of Homebrewing of My First VHF Seven Element Yagi was discussed earlier. It is a KA0NAN/VU3NSH design
Importance of a Good Ground Plane for Magnetic Mount VHF Antenna Hello friends, today we are going to discuss the importance of providing a good ground plane for
Live Amateur Radio Satellite Status Live status report of amateur radio satellites, Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio or OSCAR is available at AMSAT page: https://www.amsat.org/status/index.php. There are several
What are Ground Wave, Sky Wave, Skip Distance and Skip Zone? These are terms which are often discussed while talking about amateur radio propagation. Electromagnetic waves emanating from
