Barrie
WAX Group
Barrie, Ontario
FN04DJ
email:
barrie.wax.group@gmail.com
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The WAX Group consists of members of the Barrie Amateur Radio Club who enjoy building projects for our ham radio hobby from kits or individual parts, instead of just buying ready made. We have fun soldering, and don't mind occasionally "letting the smoke out" of what we build. We also promote learning and using CW and getting out of your house to a park or other location to operate (whether it be QRP or higher power, CW or SSB). In addition to using the WAX Group VE3WEX call sign, we also use the VE3GCB Barrie Ham Club call.
Some Reading
The original "DIY Maker" generation was ham radio
Ethics and Operational Procedures for the Radio Amateur
The New DX'ers Handbook - K7UA
Soldering is easy - here's how to do it (comic book)
G4FON Koch morse code trainer software
The Art of Radiotelegraphy - how to learn CW
A beginner's guide to making CW contacts
"QRP List" - an excellent source of knowledge on many aspects of ham radio
5 watts CW works as well as 100 watts SSB ??
Entire (1993-2003) Norcal QRPp Journals in one 2563 page PDF. Warning: 334 MB
Hot Iron - The Journal of the Constructors Club (1993 - 2006, Issue 1 - 52) 31MB
The Young Wireless Operator as a Fire Patrol - a 1921 ham radio adventure story
DBm-Volts-Watts and VSWR-Return Loss convert
The New DXers Handbook - 2nd edition 2015 - K7UA
Notations, Symbols and Abreviations
Hints and Tips on fixing many different things
High Frequency Measurements - EMC & ESD
RAC Canadian 0 to 30 MHz Band Plan - 2015
Industry Canada authorized frequency usage - RBR4
Power, Grounding, Bonding and Audio for the Radio Amateur - by K9YC
Some Projects to Build
WAXTENNA-PRD a poor man's Buddipole
AlvinLoop PortaHam MagLoop (15m - 40m)
The 6m Moxon Antenna (5.5 - 6 dBi gain, 25 dB F/B ratio)
Stealth apartment antenna for 20m and 40m
The QRP Rig 12V Battery Power Supply
Optimal wire lengths for an endfed 9:1 unun antenna
3A voltage converter to power QRP rigs from 6V to 30VDC
Installing Broadband-Hamnet v3.1.0 firmware on a Rogers WRT54G-RG or T-Mobile WRT54G-TM router
TRX file to upgrade an existing Broadband-Hamnet Linksys node to version 3.0.1
vtun Tunnel Install Instructions on bbhn-3.1.0 Node
How to Enable DTDLink on a Linksys BBHN 3.1.0 Node
Add node count to neighbor list on WRT54G
Recover Username / Password from a WRT54G
Bug workaround for Linksys firewall rule problem
Add a GPS to a Linksys WRT54G node
Make a cheap Arduino Uno clone - The Shrimp
80m 160m inverted L with folded 33' x 33' counterpoise
Wireless Amateur Experimenter Group
See our blog at http://barrie-wax-group.blogspot.ca/ to keep up on our latest activities
Solar Activity Monitor
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F2 propagation change from the 60 day average
The last 8 hours of history are shown
HF Band Conditions (continental US)
Azimuthal Map centered on Barrie, ON (11" x 17" PDF)
Callsign look-up web services:
Industry Canada Amateur Radio Services
Other services:
DXcoffee - DX items of interest
eQSL.cc - Electronic QSL card center
RAC Incoming QSL Bureau - do I have cards?
ARRL LoTW (Logbook of the World)
8-day contest calendar - fun on HF
Useful Links:
APRS.fi - APRS tracking on Google Maps
WebSDR - SDR receivers on the internet
Propagation prediction - where your signal may be heard
WNYSORC - Western NY & Southern Ontario repeaters
RAC - Radio Amateurs of Canada
ARRL - U.S. national association
Barrie Amateur Radio Club Facebook Page
Club Event and Activities Calendar
*** Ham Stores & Links to Buy Kits, Parts, CW Keys etc. ***
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