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The Friendliest Repeater in the Southeast
Located in the Heart of North Central Florida

Anthony, FL 146.970 MHz
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    • Band Plans
    • Catalogs
    • Digital Modes
    • FCC Files
    • Fox Hunting
    • Ham Radio Codes and Terms
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    • Repeater Info
    • Satellite Communications
    • Scanner Frequencies
    • ISS Info
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Misc Docs

Work in progress

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.

 
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