continuous Wave: Radio

continuousWave's Radio section is an collection of articles and information related to radio communications.

Radio

When I began this website in 1994, I planned to have two major sections, both related to the website's name, continuous wave. The first section to be developed was a boating website, related to "continuous wave" in the motion of the surface of the sea. The second section was to be related to "continuous wave" in the sense of radio communications using continuous wave methods. Unfortunately, it has taken twenty years for me to begin development of the radio communication section of the website, and its contents are just starting to accumulate.

Index of articles:

Using the SB220 Amplifier with Solid-state Transceivers—an article I wrote many years ago for QST magazine. I found it was being frequently reproduced on-line with some unfortunate errors, so I am providing this version here in HTML.
Radio Horizon—A careful look is taken at the notion of a radio horizon and its calculation. Rather than just give a formula, its derivation is shown and explained.
Conversion of dBm to Microvolts—Conversion of signal levels from dBm measurement to voltage measurement is demonstrated.
Reception of UHF TV Stations in Northern Leelanu County—some first hand observations of over the air signals and their received signal strength using a dedicated UHF Yagi antenna.
Antenna Aligment using Sun Azimuth—a method to determine precise azimuth by using the Sun's position that eliminates the need for a compass to determine heading.

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Author: James W. Hebert