Educational
Articles
Alachua County EOC
Alachua County Vol. Comms Plan 2022
Application Form to use AlachuaCounty EOC conference
ARES/RACES Application/ Badging
Alachua County EOC Volunteer Taskbook
ShelterPhotoBook
AlachuaCounty EOT Web Page (submission links)
Design Considerations for an EOC
2023 Antenna Design Proposal
ANTENNAS
TechNite: Antennas
TechNite: Antenna Tuners
14 Apartment Antennas
Apartment Antennas: ARRL Article "Honey, I shrunk the antenna!" (Req ARRL log-in)
SWR and Return Loss
Tech Nite: Antenna Tuners
ARRL: Antennas, Myths & Mysteries
BeginnersCorner-Antennas
Florida 20 Foot Flag Pole Law
RFI Hints
SWR and Return Loss
SlimJim Homebrew 2-meter Antenna
BALUNS --- Part One
BALUNS--Part Two
HOW-TO document for making baluns
SWR and the radio amateur
PalomarEngineers9:1MultibandEFAntennaBalunTalk
ARRL 2022 Convention
Mentor Software Installation Procedures
Instructions Sent To Participants
IAP - Winlink Training Session
IAP (public)for CommTrack
AUXCOMM & RELATED
RATPAC video series lists
South Carolina
North Carolina
Region 5
Washington
Georgia
Tennesssee
Battery Backup
ZippedSoftwareSource
BaseBillOfMaterials
ConstructionOperationManual
ZippedGerbersForPCBFabrication
AON6411 - 2.1 mOhm Rdson
Badging (Alachua County)
Badged Volunteers
Our Alachua County Badging Requirements
TrainingLevelData
BITX Resources
Manual for uBitx 3rd party software
Loading/Using the IDE
Initial NFARC ubix construction
OutboardLPFRelayDaughterboard
BPQ
Current Alachua County linbpq
Example
linbpq config file
Raspberry
Pi USB Lockup FixMESH & other info about BPQ
Advanced BPQ node commands from John Wiseman #1
Download Links from John Wiseman (BPQ)
CW (Morse Code)
Alachua County CW Growth Net
DOWNLOAD: CW Decoder
VoiceMEETER (link speaker to mic)
DATA COMMUNICATIONS
Installing VAR-AC
SoundCard Options 2022
TECHNITE: Wiring to your radio (for data)
Comparison of Digital Performance
Tech Nite: Overview Data Techniques
Tech Nite: Wiring For Sound
JS8FT8Talk
Setting Up VHS RMS
How
to wire your station for digital
2020 Digital101 (Hardware)
Using UF Digipeater - Halbert 2021
Solution For Two-Node Packet WINLINK Traversal
Primer
on FLDIGI
$10TNC
Introduction
Creating
Private Residential Packet Backbone
Sarasota
Emergency Radio Club
WINLINK
Terrestrial
Packet Radio Network
TAPR (Tucson)
SATERN digital net primer
youtube: checking into DAREN
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Alachua County Vol. Comms Plan (2022)
GPS Time Capture (NTP Local Server)
Katrina:
Communications Failures
Useful Emergency Equipment
How to Use WINLINK without WINDOWS at ALL
Soundmodem/audio configuration how-to
State of Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Comms Out - Alerting & NGOs
TechNite: Nuclear Attack & Emergency Communications
Lecture on Volunteer Importance - Craig Fugate Apr 2022
JS8Call Radio Assets & Schedules
NetList / Summer 2022
DisasterHWMessageIntakeForm
EOC Use Application (Alachua County Only)
Use Application
FCC Issues
PACTOR educational information
RegulatoryMyths
EMP Resources
DHS EMP Protection Levels
QST:
EMP Protection
Washington Examiner - EMP
Oct 2017 - Vincent Pry
SB-100 EMP PROOF RIG SPECIFICATION
QST:
EMP Protection
DHS 2016 EMP Protection Recommendations
Emergency Comms Resources
Shelter Reference Book (of forms etc)
BLANK RADIOGRAM
Hurricane Shelter---Problems!
EQUIPMENT DESIGN
50W HF MOSFET amp
Designing LC low-pass RF filters
WA2EBY Amp Build
Startup Suggestions
Field Day Bandpass Filters
Tech Nite: Amplifiers
EQUIPMENT MANUALS
ICOM CI-V Addresses
SettingUpTheIcom7300
CW on an ordinary Transceiver
Using Headphones With Baofeng UV-5R
Making Baofeng UV-5R Data Cable
TECH NITE: MODULATION
Exercise Creators
SampleKDPExerciseAARIP.doc format
SampleKDPExerciseAARIP odt format
Field Day Systems
Field Day Software / Systems
Tour Guides / Operating Efficiency (2023)
GENERATORS
Yanmar 10HP Engine Manual (L100)
USGov Manual for ES5500X Diesel Generator
Yanmar 5500W Diesel Generator Manual
Pramac S5500 Manual
6HP Diesel Tapered Shaft Engine
10HP Diesel 1" Dia Shaft Engine
Homemade Diesel Generator (youtube)
Diesel Engines (Amazon)
Yanmar 5500W Diesel Generator
DieselGenerator Part1
DieselGenerator Part2
HIPAA
HIPAA: Protected Health Information (PHI)
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
ICS Positions / Nomenclature
LabNLunch Projects
LightningEMPArrestor
OCF Dipole Balun Construction
Improved Balun (Guanella) for OCF Dipole
uBitx information & purchase
12V Power Dist Project
EndFed 49:1 Balun
AC Line Common Mode Choke
MESH - UBIQUITI
Power over Ethernet in the Field
Creating MESH Winlink Gateway via KISS
MISCELLANEOUS
Ports Blocked by COX CABLE
HSEEP Exercise Creation Manual
RouterMeshSatellite Slide Presentation
NTP Server
Raspberry Pi GPS NTP server
North Florida Section Web Page
https://arrl-nfl.org/
NFL Section Training Materials
Davis-NCS Toolkit
Online WedSDR (distant computer controlled receivers)
websdr.org
PACKET (AX.25) Communications
(see also DATA COMMUNICATIONS above)
Using UF Digipeater - Halbert 2021
PARTS RESOURCES
Kits And Parts Dot Com
QRP Kits -- nice stuff
QRP Labs
QRP Guys -- cheapest stuff!
DigiKey -- EVERYTHING parts wise
Free LT-SPICE
Personal Growth Goals in Emergency Communications
Suggested Growth Goals
Polarity Protector
Introduction: Polarity Protector Part One
Polarity Protector Construction Manual
PowerSwitch/SmartCharger (homebrew project)
(moved to Battery Backup above)
Power Supplies (TechNite Talk)
PROPAGATION
NOAA Official Space Weather
Private Commercial Space Weather Site
Critical Frequency
D-Layer Absorption
World Map of Critical Frequencies
HF BEACON FREQUENCIES
Texas Army Mars IONOSONDE info
Map of BEST FREQUENCIES RIGHT NOW
Educational Info on Bands / Available Data
BestArticleEverOnNVISMeasurements
QRP Amplifiers
MRF-136 Datasheet
You:Tube repair to keying of MX-P50M
Schematic for MX-P50M Chinese Amplifer/LPF
(probably useful for 30-35 W output max)
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
RFI AMBIENT NOISE PROTOCOL
Inverter Generator Filter
RADUINO (computerized VFO)
Raduino / SWR Meter DigitalFrequencySynthesis PCB DipTrace
RASPBERRY PI
Changes to reduce Raspberry server WRITES
ConfiguringHFForwardingRMSGateway
Primer on WINLINK "connect"scripts
EchoLink Over Raspberry PI
Raspberry
Pi Packet Server
RaspberryDeliverySheet (pdf)
RATPAC VIDEOS
List of Videos
Repeater Construction
svxlink configuration manual
HowTo - Additional Info on ICS-CTRL 1X Controller
sBITX (software defined Bitx)
Farhan's Written sbitx Paper
Farhan's 2021 FDIM Talk (youtube)
AssemblingKitVersion
KX4Z Notes on sBitx TR / Switching Upgrade
How The sBitx Diode T/R Switching Works - Ashhar Farhan
School Radio Kit
Introduction ToTheRadio
OVERVIEW OF KIT
InstructionsPart1
InstructionsPart2
InstructionsPart3
InstructionsPart4
Product Detector / Balanced Mixer
Bill of Materials
Gerber Files For PCB Fabrication
SimpleArduinoSketch
Example CW Reception
School Receiver Progres Oct '21
Parts Sheet (for kit creators)
Scouting / Boy Girl Scouts Information for Field Day
Info Sheet- Ken Lyons
Radio Merit Badge Info
Shelter (Alachua County) Information
ShelterInformation&Testing(2021)
Shelter WIFI Servicer
Shelter WIFI Service - Introduction
Significantly improved technical document: (Feb 25 2021):
Rasp3BPlusOrRasp4TechnicalServerDocument
Solar Power
2021 Field Day Solar Power Educational Module
Soundcard Interface (homebrew project)
DipTrace Files For Soundcard Interface PCB
Zip'ed Gerber Files to Send To PCB Makerfor Soundcard Interface
Soundcard V2.2 Construction Manual (June 2019)
Soundcard Isolation building manual (for slightly earlier version)
(change the 47K in the base of the audio input amp to more like 5-10K)
2022 Soundcard Isolator Build Instructions/Parts
Space Weather
NOAA Official Space Weather
Private Commercial Space Weather Site
SSTV
SSTV Application
Sustainability
Chainsaws&Radio Volunteers
TECH NITE COMPENDIUM
TechNite: Antennas
TechNite: Antenna Tuners
Ham Radio Ancient Lore (Feb 2022)
Of Microphones And Speakers ( Mar 2022)
BeginnersCorner-Antennas
TECHNITE: Wiring to your radio (for data)
Chainsaws&Radio Volunteer
Tech Nite: Overview Data Techniques
Tech Nite: Wiring For Sound
How
to wire your station for digital
2020 Digital101 (Hardware)
TechNite: Nuclear Attack & Emergency Communications
TECH NITE: MODULATION
Power Supplies (TechNite Talk
TECH NITE: Amplifiers
Tech Nite: AX.25/VARA Part One
Tech Nite: AX.25/VARA Part Two
Portable NVIS HF Solutions
TechNite: Field Day Tour Guides / Operating Eff (2023)
TRAFFIC TRAINING
RRI Radiogram Traffic Aid (PDF)
ARRL MPG Document
RRI DTN (Digital Traffic Net) White Paper
RRI Registration Form
RRI Facebook
RRI Web
NTS Procedural Words (Wells)
Net Control Practice
Ohio Traffic Net Example (Matthew Curtin)
Kate Hutton videos (sniff, sniff)
TFC School #1
TFC School #2
TFC School #3
Training Manuals / Criteria etc.
(EC-001 Stuff Also)
Florida ARES(R) Taskbook
Alachua County Badged Volunteer TaskBook
Proposed Baptist DR Training
WINLINK "Slo-Mo" Training #1
Traffic NCS Practice
Radiogram Practice Document
WINLINK Practice Tasks
ARRL MPG book chapter on NCS
ARRL EC-001 PDF Texts (Dropbox)
ARES TaskBooks
FEMA on ICS & NGO's
IS-300: Planned Events & ICS
EMA ARRL - ICS / Planned Events
ICS for organizations
FEMA: ICS positions
ICS Positons
Wikipedia: ICS
Transistor Amplifier Background
TransistorAmplifiers1.0
Transistor Amplifier 2.0
Transistor Amplifier 3.0 (Biasing)
VAR - AC (Hf Chat Reinvented) by 4Z1AC, Irad Deutsch
varAC homepage (requires VARA
Volunteer Legal
State Shelter Volunteer Legal Requirements
Alachua County Badged Volunteers
WATER (EMERGENCY)
Emergency Disinfection of Water
WINLINK & PACKET EDUCATIONAL
Alachua County VARA Digipeater NF4RC-7
Installing VAR-AC
AX.25 / VARA PART ONE
Tech Nite: AX.25/VARA Part Two
VARA Installation / Setup
Florida WINLINK Check-In Training Net
Winlink Training Net(2)
IntroToWinlink-Radiograms-ComputerSide
How
to wire your station for digital
Signalink Commervially Made Cable Guide
Soundmodem/audio configuration how-to
Comprehensive Older Packet Instruction
EasyTerm Tutorial
VHF WINLINK Primer
Primer on WINLINK "connect"scripts
Creating WINLINK Account By Radio
Using UF Digipeater - Halbert 2021
WinlinkAdvancedTopics
