[My Ham Radio Journey] wanted to see if a “common person” (in his words) could build an effective vertical ham radio antenna. If you look at the video below, the answer is apparently yes. He started ...

When broadcasting was in its infancy, amplitude modulation (AM) was the principal modulation system being researched and developed. Once efficient generation of useful RF signals was discovered and ...

If you read old antenna books, you’ll probably see the idea of phased vertical antennas. These use certain lengths of coax to control the phase of a signal going to three verticals in a triangular ...

Black Cat Systems has announced the release of Antenna Master version 2.0.0, the first version to support Mac OS X. Antenna Master is an antenna design package for amateur ham radio operators and ...

A friend who recently passed away once gave me this sketch and now, I pass it on to you. It illustrates the capacitance that a vertical antenna will exhibit at its bottom feed point versus the ...

POWAYPOWAY — Working to comply with federal guidelines and recent court decisions, the Poway City Council this week signaled its intent to ease restrictions on local ham radio antennas. At its Tuesday ...