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Technical and Reference notes

Here is a collection of technical and reference notes I find handy from around the Internet. I’ll add to this list from time to time so keep checking back.

Bandplans and a big list of nets

  • Bandplans.com
  • Vince’s list of HF Nets

 

Grounding and Bonding

  • Motorola’s R56 – the gold standard document on grounding (.pdf)
  • The ARRL Manual on Grounding and Bonding
  • US Military’s guidelines on grounding and bonding (.pdf)
  • K9YC’s slide presentation on station grounding and RFI (.pdf)

 

Mobile operations

  • K0BG’s website on Mobile Setup and Operations
  • Blue Sea Systems notes on wire size per circuit

 

Lightning

  • KT9OM’s discussion on lightning protection
  • W8JI’s site on lightning grounds

 

RFI elimination

  • NK7Z’s post on using an SDR as an RFI survey tool
  • K9YC’s exhaustive document on handling RFI (.pdf)
  • K9YC’s article on killing receive noise (.pdf)
  • K9YC’s presentation on killing receive noise (.pdf)
  • The contesting.com RFI mailing list archives
  • ON4WW’s page on seeking and destroying RFI sources
  • G3TXQ’s page on common-mode choke impedances
  • ARRL’s ‘Sounds of RFI’ Collection
  • The ARRL RFI Info Page (Contains links to other resources)
  • KA7OEI’s blog post on containing switching PSU noise (warning – involves messing with mains voltage)
  • KA7OEI’s blog post on quieting USB car power supply

 

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