HF Net Anyone??

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River Song:

My approach is to use the bare minimum of power on the transmitter as power will be hard to come by in the long term. My belief is that 10w is sufficient. This is what I am testing.
Suitable commercially made transceivers are made by Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood and Alinco.

ATU is as HL explained. Antennas have to be electonically matched to a transmitter in order to protect its electronic components. An ATU is the machine that is used for this.

Foundation license: Good for you! The booklet "Foundation Now" by Alkan Betts ISBN-10: 1872309801 contains absolutely everything you will need for the examination and is a real must have guide to radio communications. You'll not find a lot of studying is required though... sorry to disappoint you

Be aware that some SUK members are reticent about getting a license due to concerns about opsec and appearing on the radar of the authorities. But in my opinion the level of intrusion by officialdom is considerably less than that entailed in holding a driving license.

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Steve

The testing I am doing is on Ham licensed frequencies below 30Mhz.

I'll PM you to see if your gear is capable of receiving me.