Various articles of interest to hams starting out in the hobby will be posted here
Beyond belonging to an active Amateur Radio Club like NCRC, one of the best things a new ham can do is join the ARRL (American Radio Relay League). The ARRL is the national organization representing Amateur Radio in the United States. Membership has options to receive a choice of one physical magazine like QST, and can electronically access copies of the many others. “On The Air” magazine is a great source of information to new hams, and you’ll notice several articles referenced below. Please consider joining the ARRL.
NCRC is an Affiliated and Special Service Club of the ARRL and at least 51% of our members belong to the ARRL. See our certificate at: Newport County Radio Club 2023 Special Service Club
Given the long history of NCRC, we are in the process of updating some of the links below and if they are not sufficient for your needs, please let us know.
VHF/UHF
- Using & Programming your HT (BaoFeng UV5R in Particular)
- Recommended Programming for NCRC HTs
- Extend Your HT Range With a Simple Ground-Plane Antenna (Reproduced with permission ARRL On The Air Magazine Jan 2020)
- Tones: The Keys That Unlock Repeaters (Reproduced with permission ARRL On The Air Magazine Mar 2020)
HF
- One Wire Many Bands (Reproduced with permission ARRL On The Air Magazine Jan 2020)
- Untangling Feed Lines (Reproduced with permission ARRL On The Air Magazine Mar 2020)
- Installing Coax Crimp Connectors (Reproduced with permission ARRL On The Air Magazine Mar 2020)
- Soldering PL-259 Coax Connectors (Reproduced with permission ARRL On The Air Magazine July 2020)
MORSE CODE
DSTAR/DMR/FUSION
- A Review of DSTAR/DMR/FUSION Radios
- The Digital Format Dilemma (Reproduced with permission ARRL On The Air Mar 2020)
Volunteer Examiner (VE) Manual (for General and Extra Licensees)
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/VEs/VE%20Manual%20Web%20Final%202022.pdf