How To Set Up An Antenna For Ham Radio

How To Set Up Ham Radio Antenna 

This article will help you to understand the basics of antenna and how to place linear amplifier with swr meter and antenna.

The first thing you need to do is to find a good location for your antenna. You should make sure that it is not too close or too far from the transmitter. The best location for an antenna is in the middle of a clear area, away from any obstructions like trees, buildings, or hills.

The next step is to measure the SWR (standing wave ratio) of your antenna. This can be done by using a SWR meter which can be purchased at any electronics store or online. You should place the SWR meter on one side of your antenna and then move it around until you find the point where there is no signal coming through on the

The antenna is the most important part of a radio system. It is the device that converts the electromagnetic waves into electric signals. The antenna should be placed in a location where it can receive and transmit signals without any obstructions.

The swr meter is used to measure the amount of power being transmitted by an antenna. It should be placed near the antenna to get accurate readings.

A linear amplifier should be placed as close as possible to the antenna, but not too close or it will cause interference with other devices in your home or office.

The First Ham Radio Operator

Would you like to know, was the first Radio Amateur ?

Well let me tell you . 

The first radio amateur radio operator was a man named Reginald Fessenden. He was born in 1866 and died in 1932. He was an inventor and engineer who is best known for his work with the development of the first practical radio transmitter.

Reginald Fessenden was an electrician, chemist, and employee of Thomas Edison.

Fessenden's work with the development of the first practical radio transmitter led to him being called "the father of modern wireless."

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The first radio amateur radio operator was a man named Reginald Fessenden. He was born in 1866 and died in 1932. He was an inventor and engineer who is best known for his work with the development of the first practical radio transmitter.

Fessenden's work with the development of the first practical radio transmitter led to him being called "the father of radio."

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Ham Radio Modes

The most common mode is voice communication, which is done by using a microphone and speaker to transmit and receive sound waves. Other modes include Morse code, which transmits messages in the form of short pulses of light; radioteletype (RTTY), which transmits messages in the form of long pulses of light; and various digital modes that transmit data over a radio wave.

Easy Bitx Kit

                    NEW VERSION OF BITX KIT AVAILABLE

After a break of few years we are back with our new Easy Bitx Kits.

The Easy Bitx Kit is an updated version of our earlier kit the Bitx3b Bitx3c.  The Easy Bitx

kit is a mono band kit which can be build for 20mt band, 40mt band, or 80mt band.  SSB 

The power output is  3watts on 20mt and 5 watts on 40mt using a 12V power supply.

The details of Easy Bitx are give on our websites as below.

https://amateurradiokits.in

https://easybitx.amateurradiokits.in/

The Easy Bitx Kit will be available from our website in the month of May 2020 once the lock down is lifted in India

We leave you with some pictures of Easy Bitx

                               EASY BITX SSB TCVR

Exciter Board Easy Bitx 20mt

Front Face plate Easy Bitx

                                                            Inside View Easy Bitx
                                       

                                           
                                               Easy Bitx with AGC And Si5351 BFO VFO


                                     

                                             

                                                                      Easy Bitx View 

                                         

Easy Bitx Front View

  Easy Bitx View 

 Easy Bitx View 

 Easy Bitx View 

 Easy Bitx View 

                                       

                                                                    Easy Bitx Built up.

New Arrival Bitx Case 40mt SMD

There is a new arrival for the Bitx 40mt SMD case in two models and in three very attractive
colors.

• Black
• Blue
• Maroon

These are very compact and medium sized case made of Aluminium material, being light weight and

elegant to box your Bitx 40 or any other home brew transciever's

These enclosures are available from our website https://amateurradiokits.in

                                                       PICTURES OF THE CASE  

Marron Case With XLL Mic Connector 

                                                     Blue Case with Mic XLR Connector

Blue Case with Mic XLR Connector 

Maroon Case with Boefing CB Mic 

Blue Case with Boefing CB Mic 

                                                     MORE PICTURES OF THE CASE 

All these enclosures are available with complete accessories and without accessories too.

Our Store  :  AmateurRadioKits.In

Universal Case Blue Fitting Accessories

Here are some pictures which are being published so that our customers who have purchase the
Universal Case for fitting their Bitx 40 smd could follow the same process as we have not provided any building manual for the case.

So here is the lovely Blue case which has two stereo socket  connectors to be used as Mic/PTT or headphones in any configuration as desired as there are many ways of using the Mic And PTT pins, the way you like.  Like you could use one socket for PTT And Mic since it is a stereo socket and use other one for a headphone, so both purpose can be met,

If you plan to use a baofeng mic then the only problem is that the baofeng mic has two pins, the smaller pin may not fit in the stereo socket as the size will be large for it, on the other hand the big pin will fit okay, so you would need to find a smaller socket, which i could not outsource.

The 10K Linear Potentiometers  for Mic Gain And Audio Gain have to be mounted as in the picture, remember you need to enlarge the holes for both these Potentiometers  slightly with a tweezer so that the 10K LIN  slides into the hole, you may face a problem if you try to fit by turning it clockwise as it may bang with the other Potentiometer, so make it slide with enlarging the holes very slightly.

The stereo sockets also need to be mounted as shown in picture, we could have increased the gaping but then the chinese mic would not fit, so its a compromise.

I am using a Lu5DJV DDS in picture, you could use your DDS with the kit you got it will fit exactly the same way.

The Bitx 40 SMD pcb will be very well placed on the bottom case with ample space from all 4 sides of the case.

The SO239 Connector , Push to on switch And DC Supply and fuse holder all fit very well as in picture.   DC lead is also provided for connecting power to the transceiver.

The knobs can be changed if you have more colorful ones,

I will upload some more pictures soon for other models and colors, hope I have been able to
explain how to fit the accessories

                       PICTURES OF UNIVERSAL CASE WITH BITX SMD 40 

                           
                                                UNIVERSAL CASE BLUE FRONT

   

UNIVERSAL CASE WITH ACCESSORIES 

                                   ENCODER   MIC PTT HP / AUDIO AND MIC GAIN

                                    SO239  DC CONNECTOR FUSE ON/OFF SWITCH

                                            FRONT LOOK UNIVERSAL CASE

                                          SPEAKER FITTED ON TOP COVER

                             
                                              FARHANS  BITX  40MT SMD BOARD

                               
                                                                 LU5DJV DDS

TOP VIEW OF UNIVERSAL CASE WITH BITX SMD 

New Universal Ham Radio Project Case

We are glad to bring you  a new Universal Ham Radio Project Case, which comes in some very nice colors Blue And Maroon with two models to chose from. The case is made with Aluminium sheet and glossy paint Blue And maroon

The case is small in size  and the Bitx SMD pcb fits on the holes specially made for its size.
The case is universal and can be used in any project a person wishes to use it. Like it could be used for.

1. Transceiver Bitx 40mt SMD or other .
2. For a shortwave receiver Like our new Taurus receiver or any other home brew receiver .
3. For enclosing a DDS, as the LCD and tuning provision is already made.
4. For any other project you may find suitable.

                                         PICTURES OF OUR NEW UNIVERSAL CASE.

                              Blue Color Model 1  Universal Case

                             Top And Bottom Cover
                            

                              Side Cover Ventilation With Top cover for speaker

                              Back Cover   Power, Fuse AC In And Antenna SO239

                              Blue Color Model 2  Universal Case

                              Maroon  Color Model 1  Universal Case

                              Side Cover Ventilation  With Top cover for speaker

                              Back Cover   Power, Fuse AC In And Antenna SO239

                             Maroon Color Model 2  Universal Case


We hope you will surely like to built your Bitx smd and other projects in our case . The price has
been kept affordable for all.

The case will be available from our ebay store and our website https://amateurradiokits.in by this Monday 19/June/2017

Have a great day and do drop in your feedback.
best of 73s
Sunil