Operating
How to Send a Radiogram
By OneShack Staff
The ARRL radiogram explained: the four parts, precedence, counting the check, and how to pass your first message on a traffic net.
OneShack Staff
Antennas
Verticals and Radials
By OneShack Staff
A vertical is only as good as what lies under it. Here is why radials matter, how many you need, and when a few elevated ones will do.
Antennas
Receive-Only Antennas
By OneShack Staff
On 160 and 80 meters, hearing is the hard part. Beverages, loops, active whips and noise cancellers improve signal-to-noise, not gain.
Antennas
Yagis and Hex Beams
By OneShack Staff
How a Yagi beam works, what dBi and dBd really mean, why hex beams are so popular, and how to put a beam up safely.
Antennas
End-Fed Half-Wave Antennas
By OneShack Staff
Why a half-wave wire fed at its end needs a 49:1 or 64:1 transformer, how one wire covers several bands, and how to tame common-mode current.
Equipment
Test Gear for the Shack
By OneShack Staff
A friendly tour of the meters and instruments hams use, what each one tells you, what to buy first and how to stay safe.
Equipment
Simple Homebrew Projects
By OneShack Staff
Proven first projects, from a wire dipole to a Powerpole power panel, plus the soldering habits that keep you safe at the bench.
Equipment
Receiver Numbers Explained
By OneShack Staff
What MDS, noise figure, dynamic range, intercept point and phase noise mean, and how to read a receiver test report.
Antennas · Equipment
Grounding and Lightning Protection
By OneShack Staff
Three kinds of ground, one bonded system: how to protect your station, your gear and your home from faults, surges and lightning.
Operating
Ham Radio Awards
By OneShack Staff
WAS, DXCC, VUCC, WAC, WAZ, WPX and more: who runs each award and how to get your contacts confirmed.