DIY Antennas, QRP, SDR & Ham Radio Projects from VU3DXR
This guide explains terminated antennas for HF ham radio, which use resistors to absorb reflected energy and maintain stable impedance across wide frequency ranges. It covers designs like Beverage and T2FD antennas, highlighting their broadband performance, directional patterns, and suitability for multiband, low-noise, and space-restricted installations.
From a fellow ham radio enthusiast, I recently acquired a refurbished Dell OptiPlex 980. My plan is to turn this vintage desktop into a dedicated machine for amateur digital operations like FT8, a task that doesn’t demand cutting-edge hardware but certainly benefits from stable performance. The system arrived with Windows 7 Pro 64-bit pre-installed, which […]