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Backup Solar For Hams

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Magnetic Loop Antennas

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HOA Antennas

The file below contains 11-pages that are full of possible antenna ideas for an HOA.


Former WVARC club member Gordon, NW7D, was instrumental in both providing this information, 

and for working with the Sun City Grand HOA (now known as THE GRAND) 

to make Amateur Radio antennas acceptable in the community. Thank you Gordon!

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Radio Frequency Interference

Powerlines on Power Pole image

The links below contain useful information for identifying and locating sources of RF interference.


RFI Reference Materials - ARRL


Potential Sources of Interference - ARRL


Locating RF Interference at HF - Tom Thompson - WØIVJ

Q-Codes

Common Q-Codes from ARRL

Q-signals are a system of radio shorthand as old as wireless and developed from even older telegraphy codes. Below is a link to a great list of these codes.


Q-Codes - ARRL

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