As you may have guessed from the background pictures I am a Heath enthusiast, and love refurbishing and modifying the old gear.
However, the main purpose of this site is to provide Amateur Radio Operators with useful information:
First, if you have been operating radio equipment of reasonable power, for some years, you should have a look at my alternate site:
Click on the heading for information on the Registry, and names of those registered.
AT THIS TIME my most interesting project is a Phased Field antenna. The concept is based on the controversial EH antenna and the Cross Field antenna. This one actually works on the 20M band, and is designated PF4-20. Click on the picture to go to the details.
The next item is information on my Ham Station and myself, if you're interested.
And finally, the purpose of this site: Information on Software useful to the Amateur Operator, or valuable Amateur Radio Web sites.
I will list only software that I find (or have found) useful rather than just provide a general list of links. If the software needs to connect with your rig, I use only software that uses the sound card. There are also some web sites for other Amateur Radio sites that I have found to list reliable software or provide useful services to the ham. All of these sites are catagorized. Just click on the appropriate logo below to see a review and appropriate link.
VALUABLE AMATEUR RADIO WEB SITES
HEATHKIT BOAT ANCHOR K7HG DL9QJ
DIAGRAMS HEATH & MORE SOFTWARE SOUND CARD
AC6V VE2DM NJ7P
100 HAM THINGS HUNDREDS MORE TUBE DATA
SOFTWARE USED BY VE3ETK
OPERATING SOFTWARE:
LOGGER 32 WORLD TIME GEOCLOCK
QSL MAKER MIXW2
CODE PRACTICE DX ATLAS
TECHNICAL SOFTWARE:
COAX TRAPS HAM CALCULATOR POLAR PLOT
YAGI MAXIMIZER EZNEC 4NEC2
The gray buttons indicate programs that are DOS based and I cannot provide a logo.
If you know of any GREAT Ham radio sites I should include, or of any software you think I should evaluate and report on, then please E-mail me. All I ask with regard to software is that I get a working copy to evaluate. If I think it is very useful for Amateur Radio purposes then I will include it here - if I think it's a dud then that's then end of it.
One other quick point on software: if it works from the radio audio, then I will consider it ONLY if it makes use of the computer sound card.
Also, if you find that any of the sites no longer respond I'd appreciate an E-mail and I'll correct the information here.
I am a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Club.
You may be interested in visiting our web site. Just click on the logo below.
E-QSL is a great new way to send and recieve QSL cards and greatly reduce your costs. Type your call into the search window below to see if there are any E-QSLs waiting for you. Once you are at their site you can learn how to get registered (FREE) and be able to send your own E-QSL.
73, Bill VE3ETK
