If you are SWL or Amateur Radio Operator then basic information of Amateur radio with lots of articles links have been compiled by VU3PLP (OM Rajesh Kumar). Rajesh is a very active HAM Radio Operator and Electronic Hobbyist from Bhuveneshwar (Orissa).

We hope you would find the information listed here to be of immense use - and help you in your efforts to know more about this wonderful hobby in Radio Electronics. Should you have more information, or like to share your views, feel free to write in to us and we would be glad to publish information posted by you here on VU2.IN - Your own Ham Radio India Amateur Radio Website.

First Steps in Amateur Radio

Part 1 -- Getting into Amateur Radio Electronics QST January 1984, (Page 22-25) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8401022.pdf

Part 2 -- How to Read a Schematic Diagram QST February 1984, (PP 19-22) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8402019.pdf

Part 3 -- Understanding Resistors QST March 1984, (PP 11-15) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8403011.pdf
Feedback: QST August 1984, p. 49. The output waveform in Fig. 5B should be shown 180deg out of phase with the input signal.

Part 4 -- Getting to Know Capacitors QST April 1984, (PP 37-40) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8404037.pdf

Part 5 -- An Introduction to Coils and Transformers QST May 1984, (PP 15-19) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8405015.pdf

Part 6 -- The World of Switches and Relays QST June 1984, (PP 25-29) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8406025.pdf

Part 7 -- Meet the Versatile Diode QST July 1984, (PP30-33) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8407030.pdf

Part 8 -- The Magic of Transistors QST August 1984, (PP 38-41) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8408038.pdf

Part 9 -- Radio Antennas and How They Operate QST September 1984, (PP 30-34) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8409030.pdf

Part 10 -- How Receivers Work QST October 1984, (PP 30-33) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8410030.pdf

Part 11 -- The Basics of Transmitters QST November 1984, (PP 40-44) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8411040.pdf

Part 12 -- The Amateur and Electrical Safety QST December 1984, (PP 19-22) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8412019.pdf

Part 13 -- Radio Waves and Communications Distance QST January 1985, (PP 31-33, 38) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8501031.pdf

Part 14 -- Understanding TV and Radio Interference QST February 1985, (PP 34-37) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8502034.pdf

Part 15 -- Diodes and How They Are Used QST March 1985, (PP 34-38) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8503034.pdf

Part 16 -- Resonance and Tuning Methods QST April 1985, (PP 28-31) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8504028.pdf

Part 17 -- Understanding FM Transmitters QST May 1985, (PP 23-25) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8505023.pdf

Part 18 -- Understanding FM Receivers QST June 1985, (PP 25-27) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8506025.pdf

Part 19 -- Equipping Your First Ham Station QST July 1985, (PP 34-36) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/8507034.pdf

Some Antenna Projects

• Wire Antennas for the Beginner QST June 1983, (PP 33-38) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/0683033.pdf

• Ground-plane Antennas for 144, 222, 449 MHz ARRL Antenna Book, 18th Edition, (PP 18-16 to 18.17 ) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/ab18-16.pdf

• Build a Portable Groundplane Antenna QST July 1991, (PP 33-34) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/0791033.pdf

• Feeding Your Station QST December 1983, (PP 20-23) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/128320.pdf
Feedback: QST April 1984, p. 51. There is an error in Table 1. The capacitance of RG-11A/U is 20.5 pF/ft, not 0.5 pF/ft as shown.
Feedback: The first formula in note 1 should read m = ft x 0.3048

• A 15-Meter Beam "On A Budget" QST February 1971, (PP 41-43) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/7102041.pdf

• Choosing An Antenna QST January 1962, (PP 25-29, 140, 142) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/6201025.pdf

• The Aerial Performers of the Radio Circuits Part 1 QST November 1978, (PP 42-46) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/7811042.pdf Antennas are as different as the hams who use them.

• The Aerial Performers of the Radio Circuits Part 2 QST December 1978, (PP 44-48) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/7811042.pdf

• What Does Your SWR Cost You? QST January 1979, (PP 19-20) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/7901019.pdf

• Antenna Accessories for the Beginner QST February 1979, (PP 15-19) http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/7902015.pdf

We hope you enjoy reading these articles just as much as we enjoyed collecting and presenting them to you here. Do give us your feedback and inputs and let us know what you think about this wonderful hobby of amateur radio!

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