HOW TO WORK A RTTY PILEUP

Author: Eddie Schneider At the IDRA dinner in Dayton,Glenn,W6OTC suggested that someone with some experience at the “sharp” end of Baudot pile-ups ought to write something about how to assist the DX station in achieving maximum efficiency and ensuring that you get in the log. My credentials. I have operated from VP5,C6A,ZF,V2,VP2M,VP9,P4, TY, 3V and…

Russian Pirate HF stations and their frequencies

General Channels (Frequencies) 1) 1600-1810 KHz – this is a “teens” Band. Only for АМ modulation. The best Band for new (beginners) RU pirates. 2) 2000-2200 KHz – “150м Band” – not many RU pirates using this frequencies now. (2000-2100 KHz). 3) 2400-2600 KHz – “120м Band” – АМ modulation only. 4) 2900-3300 KHz –…

Be on the air with just some meters of wire

Can be used with reduced efficiency up to 150 MHz Principle of operation: Usual internal tuners or external tuner only have a limited impedance range. The matching of a short wire (short in comparison to the wavelength) with it’s high impedance is usually not possible. Further the wire is usually outdoors, the tuner sets in…