Amateur Radio – Presentations & Articles
- Just Say No to the Amateur Radio Parity Act v13
- “Do Your Own Needs Analysis“ (PowerPoint)
by Dennis Egan, W1UE, From Dayton 2013 HamVention - “So You Want to Put Up a Tower . . .“ – 494 KB PDF
by John Lindholm, W1XX (reproduced with permission of the author), CQ, June 2008 - “Nagytavolsagu amatorradiozas the rovidhullamu alsoavokban 2“ – 2.7 KB PDF
HA8RM reviews his installation of the Spitfire Antenna for 160m (designed by W1FV and K1VR)
Radio-Technika Evkonyve 2005 (Hungary) - “PRB-1:What the Law Requires of Municipalities“ (PowerPoint)
From Dayton 2004 HamVention - “Emergency Communications“ (PowerPoint)
From Dayton 2002 HamVention - “How to Solder PL-259s on a Tower- A Summary“
A collection of notes assembled and edited by K1VR.
Appeared originally on the TowerTalk Reflector, 1998, now archived at K1TTT.net - “Talking to the Town: A Zoning Ordinance Primer” QST, March 1997
- “Chairs (for Contesting)- A Summary“ – Text File
A collection of notes assembled and edited by K1VR.
Appeared originally on CQ-Contest Reflector, 1995, now archived at QTH.com - “Stacking Tribanders“ – 2.2 MB PDF
Translation of article by N6BV and K1VR, implemented by JA7SSB
Ham Journal (Japan) No. 92, 1994 - “Power Line Noise“ – 634 KB PDF
Suggestions for Locating and Eliminating Pesky QRN
The DX Magazine, July/August 1994 - “In re Coaxial Switches“ – 770 KB PDF
Comments on and review of manual coax switches
The DX Magazine, September 1991 - “More Listening on 160“ – 217 KB PDF
Further tips
RadioSporting Magazine, April 1985 - “Listening on 160“ – 1.5 MB PDF
How to hear more
RadioSporting Magazine, February 1985 - “Six Antennas from Three Wires“– 442 KB PDF
- Feed a Beverage antenna at both ends
73 Magazine, October 1983 - “Short-Wave Listening — Legal or Illegal?“ – 459 KB PDF
The Communications Act, Sec. 605, was changed because of this article
CQ Magazine, August 1980
Fred Hopengarten, K1VR