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Technical Articles
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This area is always being updated...check back from time to time! Most of the articles originally appeared in the club's monthly bulletin, the VHF-UHF Digest, and will be reprinted here with minor revisions and updates. |
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| Propagation (by Glenn Hauser, HTML) | 1990 | |
| Introduction to FM DX'ing (by Dr. Bruce Elving, HTML) | 1998 | |
| RealAudio sound clips of actual DX stations heard via ES, MS, Au, and Tr - very educational for the beginner (this is a link to collection on Mike Bugaj's website) | 2000 | |
| WTFDA Guidelines for Computing Distance Records (HTML) | 2000 | |
| Index of VUD Technical Articles, 1979-2000 (HTML) | 2000 | |
| Q&A about Extreme DX (written by club experts, HTML) | 2001 | |
| Improving FM tuner selectivity with better filters (by Tim McVey, 240KB, Adobe PDF) | 1991 | |
| A Homebrew Antenna for 54 MHz (by Joop J. Prosee, 29KB, PDF) | 1991 | |
| Improving UHF TV Reception: Georgia Tech Antenna, Preamp, and accessory tests - summary of a Radio Electronics (April, 1981) article by Dennis C. Brown (234KB, PDF) | 1981 | |
| Cable Leakage: What is it & what to do about it (by Bob Cooper, HTML) | 2001 | |
| Why don't TV sets have a Channel 1? (by Bob Cooper, HTML) | 2000 | |
| Review of Yamaha T-2 FM Tuner (by Armand DiFilippo, 24KB, Adobe PDF) | 1984 | |
| Stagger Stacking Antennas (by Bill Thompson, 139KB, Adobe PDF) | 1980 | |
| Mid-Latitude Sporadic E: A Review (by Michael Hawk, 63KB, Adobe PDF) | 1992 | |
| Review of Akai ATF-V04 FM Tuner (by Peter Sawatzky, 156KB, Adobe PDF) | 1985 | |
| Transatlantic F2 TV DX Tips (by Jerry Pulice, 42KB, Adobe PDF) | 1979 | |
| The Hoverman Antenna (by Bill Thompson, 42KB, Adobe PDF) | 1980 | |
| Review of Carver TX-11 Tuner (By Bill Thompson, 45KB, Adobe PDF) | 1983 | |
| Channel Master Quantum vs. Crossfire VHF TV Antennas (By Bill Thompson, 36KB, Adobe PDF) | 1983 | |
| Selectivity, The Most Important FM Spec (by Bill Thompson, 14KB, Adobe PDF) | 1982 | |
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Screening a parabolic dish for better performance Part 1 (by Steve West, 63KB, Adobe PDF) Part 2 (251KB, Adobe PDF) | 1986 |
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Experiments with a homebrew FM yagi antenna Part 1 (Bill Thompson, Adobe PDF, 20KB) Part 2 (Bill Thompson, Adobe PDF, 20KB) Part 3 (Bill Thompson, Adobe PDF, 20KB) | 1980 |
| Review of Icom IC-PCR1000 (by Tim McVey, HTML) | 2000 | |