The K3NG Report

A blog of my rants on Amateur Radio

PIC CW Keyer

This is a free, open source Microchip PIC based CW (Morse Code) keyer implementation that is packed with features, including a frequency counter.

Amateur Radio Information Handouts

Various handouts suitable for giving out at Field Day, club meetings, training seminars, and pibluc events.

Hamdb

A shell script for Unix that automagically retrieves the FCC Amateur Radio license database from the FCC FTP site, and parses it into a MySQL database. The database is searchable using the command line.

Morse Code Practice Files

MP3 files for improving CW speed, based on the Candler System.

Frequently Asked Questions by Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) about Hams / Amateur Radio

An FAQ for those in the WISP industry with questions regarding Amateur Radio

Broadband over Powerline FAQ / Wiki

This is (was) the definitive FAQ on BPL interference and Amateur Radio. BPL has dwindled as a threat to Amateur Radio and radio spectrum due to improvements in technology, better competing technologies such as cable and fiber, and an overall lack of market acceptance.

A Poem on Code/No-Code Debates

A poem I posted on eHam in response to yet another insulting, flaming, pointless code debate.

80m QRP CW Transceiver

This is a QRP rig I homebrewed from some textbook circuits and other circuits that I created.

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