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G0HWC ATV 13cms and 23cms projects

Find out about GØHWC’s 13cms and 23cms ATV  projects and builds. Click here to find out more. Find out more at DXZone.com

Homebrew VHF 2m Transceiver from Down Under

Here’s some beautiful discrete component DSB VHF homebrew from John, VK3AJG:—-Hi Bill, I know you like DSB transceivers, so I’m sending you a link to my 144MhzDSB transceiver which I’ve just completed. Thought I would try and see if I could get the same circuits I use on HF to work on VHF, turns out [...]

Radio Mods

Ham Radio, CB Radio, Scanner radio modifications sites, the list can be found here Find out more at DXZone.com

RadioShack Looking for Suggestions for DIY Parts

Back in the day, RadioShack was the first place many of us looked for parts. QST construction projects routinely referenced RS part numbers, and the Shack even sold 10 and 2 meter transceivers. What goes around comes around, and RadioShack is now looking for input from us, as members of the larger DIY community, on [...]

80m Double Bazooka by K4JRG

A double bazooka antenna for 80 meters band, read the full article here from DXZone’s section on Antennas/Bazooka

Flower Pot Antenna for 2 and 6m

This page shows the basic arrangement of the 2m Half-Wave version of the antenna. A 6m diagram is available too by VK2ZOI. It can be found in the DXZone’s section Antennas/Vertical

A 5/8 mobile whip for 2m

Here’s the schematic for a 2m 5/8 λ mobile whip, courtesy WB4MYL, see it in the DXZone’s Section Antennas/2M

Dual Radio Computer Interface

Schematic of a simple interface to connect a pc to a FT-1000 Mk5 Field and FT-817 transceivers can be found here in the DXZone’s section of  Technical Reference/Sound Card Radio Interfacing.

Yaesu FT-817 CAT Interface

Here is the schematic of the simple CAT interface KO4BB uses with his FT-817. From the DXZone’s section on Technical Reference/Coax Cables and Connectors