Presentations

SpiderBeam Antenna

There are several attachments to this page:

1. Construction Guide.
2. Specifications
3. Bad SWR diagnostic page.
4. SWR Chart (for recording SWR for diagnostic purposes)
5. Tuning the Spiderbeam

LARC Spiderbeam assembly instructions.

Before you start, remember this: This beam has been assembled before which means if something does not fit, you do NOT have it in the correct place or position. The antenna consists of the center post with balun mounted, center post extension, fiberglass spreaders and 4 spools with supports and elements.

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Sebastian’s CW Page

Material on this page has been provided by Sebastian Wessels (NS0W) to assist anyone who might be interested in adding CW operating to their Amateur Radio toolkit.

Look for a copy of his slide show – just posted the ppt file WannaTryCW near the bottom of this page  6//7/2012

Also, checkout this page for more CW Information

 

General CW hints

Chris Burger, big time DX’er Fists

Online Books

ZART: Zen & the Art of Radiotelgraphy The Art & Skill of Radiotelgraphy. Learning CW (Begali CW Machine)

Software

Morse Machine. RufzXP Just Learn Morse Code Morse Runner Koch Trainer Morse Cat CWCom

 

Brad has challenged Paul to learn code at 20 WPM……

Check out this website to see why…………

 

 

SKYWARN – Weather Spotter

For those amatuers interested in SKYWARN or CAST (Colorado all-Season Spotter Team) Weather Spotting

This url will take you to the current NOAA information and schedule of training for this year.

Click Here