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1 Welcome to Ham Radio 201 New General / Extra Session Sponsored by

2 Agenda New Technician / New Licensee 8:00 Kickoff 8:40 VHF/UHF Gear 9:20 VHF/UHF Operating New General / Extra 10:00 HF Gear 10:40 HF Operating 11:20 HF Digital

3 Virtual Amateur Radio Club > 290 members groups.io 6 2 sites Analog FM, D-Star & C4FM Dig IRLP / EchoLink VOIP Events Field Day Antenna Shootout BayCon Urban Shield Supports American Red Cross FEMA USAR TF 3 Radio Mala - Nepal 501(C)3 Non-profit Field Day!!!

4 Great Resources HamRadio 360 Podcast com TX Factor factor.co.uk The Doctor Is In QSO Today podcast website

5 Speakers Jason K6DGN Beric K6BEZ George KJ6VU David W6DTW

6 New General / Extra Gear Sponsored by

7 What s in a Station? Antenna Power Supply Radio Feed Line Watt Meter Headphones Microphone Speaker

8 HF Radios Good Better Best $650-$1,000 $1,000-$2,000 $2,000-$4,000++ Standard features common to all radios Frequency bands, Modes, Power output So, what is the difference??? Performance - Quality - User features

9 HF Mobile Radios Good Universal Rig Same standard features as base radios Some w/ VHF & UHF Typically good / not great performance Much smaller Designed for mobile good for portable Easy to haul around Can have a cramped user interface

10 New / Multi Purpose Radios Icom IC-7100 HF, 6m, 2m, UHF D-STAR Mobile/Base config Icom IC-7300 HF, 6m SDR architecture Touchscreen Full Time spectrum display Yaesu FT-991 HF, 6m, 2m, UHF System Fusion Part time spectrum display

11 Mic Speaker Power Speaker FT-991 P3 Paddle K3 Keyer ID-5100 Computer

12 Headset Digimode Tuner EMF Meter Speaker Ant Sw & Meters Power Filter TM-742A Mic SW Computer Paddle TS Amp-hr AGM Power

13 Buy a Used Radio A 20 year old radio is still a good radio Price range: 50% to 75% of new pricing Ebay Craigslist Local operators Try before you buy if you can and test it

14 Portable Low Power Radios $900+ $650 $300 Optimized for portable use Backpacking / hiking / travel Battery operated Wide range of performance and features Wide price range

15 KJ6VU Portable Stations Tail Gate Portable Case 1 - IC-7100 Radio - LDG Z11 ProII Tuner Case 2-40 Ah LiFePo battery - Solar charger Case 3 - Mast, tripod, wire antenna SOTA Portable Elecraft KX3 8 Ah LiFePo battery Paddle Mic Tablet Speaker

16 Advanced Radio Features Performance Digital signal processing Automatic notching IF shift More sensitive / selective Lower noise Rx Better Tx audio processing Spectrum display / waterfall display Antenna Tuner Better Rx filters Keyer CW / RTTY / PSK decode

17 Typical Antennas Wire Dipole Vertical Yagi

18 Feed Line & Connectors Cable 144 MHz 440 MHz LMR Best RG Good RG-8X OK RG Bad RG Dummy load Connectors N (Best) BNC (Good) UHF PL-259 (OK)

19 Accessories SWR/Watt Meter Computer Interface Headset External Speaker Desk Mic

20 Power Supply 13.8 VDC 35 Amps Fused power junction

21 Battery Power

22 Antenna Tuners Antenna tuner, a matchbox, transmatch, antenna tuning unit (ATU), or antenna coupler - Connected between a radio and its antenna - Improves power transfer by matching impedance of the antenna to the radio - If you have a resonant antenna you don t need a tuner Tuner types - Internal vs external - Manual vs auto tuner - Balanced vs unbalanced Antenna External at the antenna External in the shack Internal

23 Antenna Tuners Internal Tuners External Auto Tuner External Manual Tuner Elecraft K3 Max 10:1 SWR range Icom IC Ohms Max 3:1 SWR range

24 Tool Kit In-Line Volt / AMP Meter Antenna Analyzer Digital Volt/Ohm Meter (VOM) Soldering Iron & Hand tools Watt Meter PowerPole Crimper

25 Parts Kit PowerPole Connectors Fuses Coax adapters Resistors Capacitors Coax connectors Scotch 33+ Tape Rescue Tape Solder Zip ties Lugs

26 ARRL Handbook Fundamental Theory Electrical Fundamentals Analog Basics Digital Basics Practical Design and Principles RF Techniques Computer-Aided Circuit Design Power Supplies Modulation Oscillators and Synthesizers Mixers, Modulators and Demodulators RF and AF Filters Receivers Transmitters Transceivers Telemetry and Navigation DSP and Software Radio Design Digital Modes RF Power Amplifiers Repeaters Antenna Systems and Radio Propagation Propagation of Radio Signals Transmission Lines Antennas Equipment Construction and Maintenance Component Data and References Construction Techniques Station Accessories Test Equipment and Measurements Troubleshooting and Maintenance RF Interference Station Assembly and Management Safety Assembling a Station

27 Radio Advice Get a good quality / basic radio to start Consider mobile radios You will want to upgrade later Do NOT start with a QRP radio Any antenna is better than none Dipoles and verticals are good starter antennas Get the antenna as high as possible Get a CW filter if you plan on operating CW Invest in a good quality set of accessories and tools

28 10 Things You Should Do In your 1 st year 1. Set up your HF station 2. Join a local club and! 3. Register for Logbook of the World 4. Work a contest 5. Get a copy of the ARRL handbook 6. Try digital modes on HF 7. Assist with organizing a Field Day event 8. Attend the Maker Faire (or Hamvention) 9. Build a wire antenna 10. Operate HF mobile or portable

29 HF Operating Sponsored by

30 Basic Bands and Propagation New Bands! 630 meters 2,200 meters Requires application and approval

31 Basic Bands and Propagation Band 160m 80m 40m 20m 17m 15m 12m 10m DX Night in winter months Local day, further at night DX Night, local day DX Day & Night DX Day & Night Daytime Daytime Daytime Worldwide during sunspot high

32 Basic Bands and Propagation Solar Cycle

33 Basic Bands and Propagation Solar Cycle

34 Basic Bands and Propagation - Tools PSK Reporter SolarHam DX Cluster ebook: Understanding LF & HF propagation

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36 That Band Plan again CW RTTY Packet NCDXF Beacons CW SSB SSTV SSB Calling Freq

37 Making your first QSO Calling CQ Find an open frequency Check band-plan CQ CQ CQ K6BEZ calling CQ May not get a response. Don t take it personally

38 Making your first QSO Answering CQ Caller calls CQ or QRZ? QRZ means who s calling me? Make sure you are on frequency Tune until the caller sounds normal K6BEZ

39 Making your first QSO Arrange a Sked A Scheduled Contact Work with a friend or club Useful for testing problems in setup

40 Making your first QSO The Exchange Location Country, City Maidenhead Grid Square Signal Report RST Readability 1-5 Signal strength 1-9 Tone (CW only) 1-9 Weather Station Details

41 Logging Software Ham Radio Deluxe Log4OM N1MM HamLog MacLogger RUMlog and dozens more

42 Morse Code Why? No longer required for license More popular than ever before Miles per Watt 10 db gain over SSB Low signal to noise Very narrow bandwidth Quiet operation Need transceiver and Key Need to learn new language

43 Morse Code How to Learn? Online PC Smartphone Tapes & CDs Broadcasts W1AW transmissions

44 HF Digital Modes Sponsored by

45 Why Digital?

46 Why Digital? The Bands are Dead! People stop calling on voice If no-one calls, no-one responds Lots of hams turn to digital in down times Good for high noise QTH Digital modes operate on spot frequencies No need to tune around More with less power Perfect for Remote Operation Can operate from your desk at work during lunch ;-)

47 Digital Modes Conversational RTTY, PSK31, Olivia, MFSK, Throb etc.. Conversational mode Take turns to type Cross platform, Open Source Software FLDigi

48 Digital Modes - Weak Signal JT65, JT9, FT8 WSPR Structured long overs Not great for conversation Great for DX Chasing Many miles per Watt JT65 10 db better than CW Cross platform software WSJT-X

49 Digital Modes Packet Radio type FSQ Fast Simple QSO Good for group chats Like IRC or ICQ chat Set up relays or hops Software FLDigi FSQCall

50 Digital Modes Weather FAX WeFAX Download Weather forecast maps Great for remote sailors Software FLDigi

51 Digital Modes - WINLINK Yes, over HF! Very slow Not private Be careful about Part 97 regulations

52 FLDigi Decode Signal Browser Sent Macros Panadapter

53 WSJT-X Panadapter Signal Browser Macros

54 Equipment Transceiver Low Power OK, especially on JT Modes Radio should be frequency stable Any modern rigs

55 Equipment Computer Desktop/Laptop Windows, OSX, Linux Anything modern Tablet/Phone Android/IOS Raspberry Pi Model 3

56 Interface - Audio Get Audio from computer to radio Does your rig have a USB connector? Mic by speaker (audio coupling) Not Recommended Audio cable Cheap option Can be noisy Dedicated Rig Interface Signalink or RigBlaster Include isolation transformers Knobs help set audio levels

57 Interface Rig Control Computer control Change Frequency PTT Serial Port CAT /CI-V Does your rig have a USB connector? Be sure to use an RF choke on your cable!

58 JT Modes - Timing Computer timing is critical Decoder is very time sensitive FT8 has a 2 second turn-around time Online? Dimension 4 software BktTimeSync Offline in the field? USB GPS Puck GlobalSat BU-353-S4 Works with BktTimeSync (NMEA msgs)

59 Audio Settings Don t be a Lid! Disable Windows sounds Turn OFF AGC & transmit compression Set Input or Mic Gain so ALC not engaged Depends on radio see manual Set Radio to maximum power Set Tx power with audio level from PC/Rigblaster You don t want to look like this:

60 Getting Started Start with RTTY, PSK31 or JT65 ARRL Book Getting on the Air with HF Digital YouTube PSK31 Tutorial FT8 Tutorial Ask Questions

61 Welcome to Ham Radio 101 & 201 Sponsored by

62 Other Digital Modes Miles per Watt Low signal to noise Bandwidth efficient Quiet operation Need a PC or Smartphone

63 Other Digital Modes PSK31, RTTY, Olivia QSO modes JT65, JT9 Slow but very efficient Winlink2000 over HF

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