Why SWR meters can be bad for your station by Chris Turner ZS6GM
Chris Turner, ZS6GM December 2023
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Sandton Amateur Radio Club
Welcome to the Sandton Amateur Radio Club.
RAE - Class-A General Information
Sandton Radio Amateur Club’s RAE :: Class-A General Information
Amateur Radio Satellite Frequencies
Ham Satellite Frequencies on GitHub
About HAM Radio
If you already know what Amateur Radio is and you want to do your licence, visit our Radio Amateur Exam page.
APRS with Brian NB7KW/6
Power Hour Tech Talk … with Brian NB7KW/6
Phonetic Alphabet & Morse Code Chart
This is useful to read through every once in a while, especially for those who have had their licence for an extended period. It is helpful to get it right o...
Amateur Radio Terms
This is glossary contains general definitions of typical amateur radio terms. Not all of the definition listed may apply to your specific model of radio. Con...
2021
Fox Hunt
Fox hunting seems to be a favorite past time of Ham radio operators of yesteryear which seems to have been forgotten about along the way.
SARC Repeaters
Frequencies
Earthing and Bonding - Aired on 3 March 2021
Presented by ZS6GL Graham Busse
Making a not so ugly air choke for the MFJ G5RV
Love them or hate them, the G5RV antenna has been around for some time. My first introduction to the concept was when I saw a ZS6BKW antenna, and I thought I...
Propagation Tech Talk by ZS6GM (Chris Turner)
Listen on our Pod Cast for the Propagation Tech Talk
2020
Guide to Buying Used Ham Radio Equipment
Listen to the podcast of this article “Secondhand Equipment”
Learning Morse Code - CW
Morse code, also known as CW (Carrier Wave), is still a very common mode of communication between HF amateur radio operators today. Nearly 60 % of all DX-Pe...
Homebrewing a Quadrifilar Antenna
“The antenna conslsts of a pair of onewavelength peri meter rectangular half-turn helical loops oriented 90” to each other an the same axis and fed in phase ...
Home Brewed PCB Boards
There are many methods used in home brewing PCB’s. Here I reveal my tried and tested method by Noel, ZR6DX.
Counterpoise - The misuse of the word
The term counterpoise has a long history in antenna engineering and amateur practice. Today, it may be among the most misused terms in amateur circles. Indee...
A Basic Guide to CAT and Audio Interfacing
In order to use Ham Radio Deluxe or other logging programs to control your rig, you will require a CAT interface. Some radios supported by Ham Radio Deluxe a...