Welcome to the SCARS Website

Here we will try to post information that will help you in some way.  Most of these link are in .pdf format.

Antennas

• A Cheap and Easy HDTV Antenna Project
• A Horizontal Loop Antenna for Shortwave Listening and Amateur Radio Use
• Amateur Antenna Tripod
• An Improved Multiband Trap Dipole Antenna
• Build the Cobra Antenna
• Coax Cable Data
• Directional or Omni-directional Antenna
• Florida State Tower and Antenna Laws
• HF Antennas for Beginners – 30 Meters and Below
• How to Attach a PL-259 to Coax Cable
• How to Build a VHF/UHF Quad Antenna
• How to Build a Double Bazooka Antenna
• How to Build a J-Pole Antenna
• How to Build a Tape Measure Yagi Antenna
• How to Build a Multi-Band Fan Dipole Antenna
• How to Build a Multiband Vertical Antenna
• How to Build an Ugly Balun (1:1 Choke Balun)
• J-Pole Antenna Instructions
• MultiRange Trap Antennas
• Recycling TV Antennas for 2-Meter Use
• Rhombic Antenna Calculator
• Simple Gain Antennas for the Beginner
• VHF-UHF Quad Antenna
• Wire Antennas for Ham Radio - 70 Antenna Ideas

Understanding Antennas For The Non-Technical Ham

• A Book By Jim Abercrombie, N4JA
  Illustrations by Frank Wamsley, K4EFW
  Edited by Judy Haynes, KC4NOR
  Copyright July 2005. Second Edition
  Edited for the web , N4UJW

Band Plans (Printable)

• ARRL Band Plan Chart
• ICOM Band Plan Chart
• Kenwood Band Plan Chart
• VHF/UHF Band Plan Chart
• HF Band Plan Chart

Catalogs (The listing of the catalogs below is by no means a form of advertising or
                  endorsement.  It's simply a way to put more information at your fingertips.)

• Amateur Electronic Supply
• Ameritron Amplifiers
• Cushcraft - Amateur Radio Antennas
• Ham Radio Outlet
• HY-Gain Antennas & Rotators
• MFJ Enterprises
• Mirage Amplifiers
• R&L Electronics

Digital Modes on Ham Radio (includes D-Star)

• 10 Tips for PSK31 Digital Mode
• Building on D-Star DV  (PDF of a PPT File)
• Computer Sound Cards for Amateur Radio
• D-Star Concepts from ICOM
• D-Star - Digital Voice for VHF/UHF
• D-Star - For the Second Century of Amateur Radio
• D-Star - Operation and Programming  (PDF of a PPT File)
• D-Star - System Introduction
• D-Star Wiki
• Ham Radio Digital Modes
• The Newbies Guide to Using D-Star
• A Primer for Packet Radio Beginners
• VoIP and Amateur Radio

FCC Files

• Form 605 Application
• FCC Part 97 (April 28, 2011)

Fox Hunting

• How to Build a Tape Measure Yagi Antenna
• Building the Handi-Finder
• Intro to Fox Hunting
• Field Strength Meter for Fox Hunting
• Beyond the Repeater - VHF/UHF Directions Finding
• Radio Direction Finding
• Stalking the Fox - ARRL QST
• Tape Measure Yagi Optimized for RDF
• TDOA Fox Hunting Antenna
• A Transmitter for Fox Hunting

Ham Radio Codes and Terms

• ICOM - Ham Radio Terminology
• Morse Code
• Q-Signals
• R-S-T System

Miscellaneous

• A Guide for New Amateur Radio Operators
• ARRL Handy Reference Guide
• ARRL - Choosing a Ham Radio
• Florida DHSMV - Application for Amateur Radio Tag
• Getting into Amateur (Ham) Radio
• Ham Radio Call Log Sheet
• Ham Radio Call Prefixes
• Ham's Guide to RFI, Ferrites, Baluns and Audio Interfacing
• History of Ham Radio
• Huge List of Scanner Frequencies
• ICOM US Grid Square Chart
• Lightning Protection for the Amateur Radio Station - Part 1
• Lightning Protection for the Amateur Radio Station - Part 2

Radios

Baofeng

• UV-5R  (Best resource for the Baofeng UV-5R Dual Band Radio)

Repeaters

• Amateur Radio FM Repeater Basics
• How to Use a Ham Radio Repeater
• Florida Repeater Listing

Satellite Communications

• AMSAT Home Page
• The Arrow Antenna and the Satellites
• Getting Started on Amateur Radio Satellites
• How to Build and VHF/UHF Egg Beater Antenna - Part 1
• How to Build and VHF/UHF Egg Beater Antenna - Part 2
• How to Build and VHF/UHF Egg Beater Antenna - Appendix A
• How to Build and VHF/UHF Egg Beater Antenna - Revisited
• The Amateur Satellite Resource Guide
• Work Satellites with your HT!
• Working the Easy Sats

Scanner Information and Frequencies

• Scanner and Ham Frequencies

Space Station Information

• Amateur Radio in Space

If you have some PDF files that are good information for helping other hams about the hobby, please feel free to email them to suncountryars@gmail.com.