NCJ Bonus Content

Bonus Content

Due to space limitations in the printed version of the journal or the nature of the items, the following additional material is available for these articles originally published in the NCJ:

Turning Out the Lights in DOS, Jul/Aug 2011 NCJ
- Downloading and Setting Up WINTEST for SO2R (3.5 MB)

Updating a Contest Station Antenna System - Part 2, Jul/Aug 2011 NCJ
- SWR Patterns of Antennas at KØMD (660 kB)

Updating a Contest Situation Antenna System - Part 1, May/Jun 2011 NCJ
- HFTA Plot - 10 Meters
- HFTA Plot - 15 Meters
- HFTA Plot - 20 Meters
- HFTA Plot - 40 Meters

A Phidgets Based Antenna Control System, May/Jun 2011 NCJ
- Overview of KC5FU Contest Station RF Scheme
- Photo of Completed Phidget Antenna Control System

SO2R Duino - A USB SO2R Box, Jul/Aug 2010 NCJ
- Photos/Software (1.9 MB)

Optimizing Rig Placement and Ergonomics for Contesting, May/Jun 2010 NCJ
- Figure 1 (5.4 MB)
- Figure 2 (4.1 MB)
- Figure 3 (5.4 MB)

Creative Contest/DX Station Switching Solutions, Sep/Oct 2009 NCJ
- Additional Figures (7.55 MB)

A 160-Meter Antenna for the Acreage Challenged Ham, May/Jun 2009 NCJ
- Radiation Plots (206 kB)

KØDXC Visits K3LR - CQWW CW 2008, Jan/Feb 2009 NCJ
- Complete Article (864 kB)

Distributing Receiving Antennas - Part 2, Nov/Dec 2008 NCJ
- Expanded Article (878 kB)

Distributing Receiving Antennas - Part 1, Sep/Oct 2008 NCJ
- Radiation Pattern for Ducie Island Beverage Antenna (Figure 3) (54 kB)

The Wacky World of State QSO Parties, Sep/Oct 2008 NCJ
- QSO Party Comparison (121 kB)

Some Reflections on WRTC 2006 - Part 2, Jan/Feb 2007 NCJ
- Complete Article (1.55 MB)

Some Reflections on WRTC 2006 - Part 1, Nov/Dec 2006 NCJ
- Complete Article (2.83 MB) (Includes corrections of printed version)

Secrets of Success: Lessons from WRTC 2006 - Part One, Sep/Oct 2006 NCJ
- Point Differences (561 kB)
- Equivalent Qs Behind (561 kB)
- Percent Differences (561 kB)
- Scores (1.44 MB)
- Errors (20 kB)

2005 CQWW CW DX Contest on Topband from VY2ZM, Mar/Apr 2006 NCJ
- Complete Article (409 kB)

Twenty Years of Contesting - from 2005 to 2025, Dayton Hamvention Contest Dinner, 2005
- Full text by Dr. Beldar L1AR (aka H. Ward Silver, NØAX)

Getting Started in Contesting, Nov/Dec 2004 NCJ
- PowerPoint Presentation (830 kB) by Gary Schmidt, W5ZL

Antenna Interactions - Part 6, Sep/Oct 2004 NCJ
- Complete Article (398 kB, Acrobat 6 required)

A Four-Square with Eight Directions of Fire, Mar/Apr 2004 NCJ
- Corrected version of K3LC's article (244 kB)

Maximum-Gain Radial Ground Systems for Vertical Antennas, Mar/Apr 2004 NCJ
- Corrected version of K3LC's article (674 kB)

Antenna Interactions - Part 5, Mar/Apr 2004 NCJ
- Complete Article (123 kB)

Antenna Interactions - Part 4, Jan/Feb 2004 NCJ
- Complete Article (1.75 MB)
- Additional meta-tools used for the article (12 kB)

Index of W9XT's Contest Tips, Tricks & Techniques first 100 columns.
- index of columns

Antenna Interactions - Part 3, Nov/Dec 2003 NCJ
- Complete Article (2.61 MB)
- twisting unused yagi PowerPoint (10.20 MB) This shows the effect of twisting an unused yagi in a stack.
- Additional meta-tools used for the article (11 kB)

How Much Is a dB?, Sep/Oct 2003 NCJ
- complete article, including statistical methodology

Antenna Interactions - Part 2, Sep/Oct 2003 NCJ
- Text of Article (214 kB)
- Article Figures 1-12 (4.80 MB)
- Article Figures 13-24 (5.02 MB)
- Article Figures 25-36 (5.10 MB)
- Article Figures 37-48 (5.17 MB)
- Article Figures 49-60 (5.26 MB)
- Article Figures 61-67 (3.20 MB)
- Updated meta-tool file (34 kB)
- stack reference patterns PowerPoint (2.14 MB) These are the reference patterns for the 3-Yagi stack.
- filling target PowerPoint (2.02 MB) This is a comparison between a 6-element OWA stack and a 5-element OWA stack in filling the Europe target zone.
- Europe twist open PowerPoint (1.21 MB) This shows the patterns of a 2-Yagi stack as the two Yagis are twisted open.
- VK ZL and SA PowerPoint (731 kB) This shows coverage into VK/ZL and South America with a 3-Yagi stack.
- twisting open 2 yagis PowerPoint (5.92 MB) This shows the effect of twisting open a 2-Yagi stack.
- twisting open 3 yagis PowerPoint (6.34 MB) This shows the effect of twisting open one Yagi in a 3-Yagi stack, with the other two fixed.

Antenna Interactions - Part 1, Jul/Aug 2003 NCJ
- complete article, color version of the NCJ article, including Annex II explaining all the meta-tools in Big_Picture.zip
- zipped meta-tools
- RP cards, 89 RP cards referenced in the NCJ article needed to calculate antenna patterns for the sky hemisphere
- Excel spreadsheet, full version of Figure B of the Dividing the Sky into Patches sidebar of the NCJ article

How Much is An S-Unit?, Jul/Aug 2003 NCJ
- complete article, including statistical methodology

VHF-UHF Contesting!, Jul/Aug 2003 NCJ
- grid map of stations heard and worked by KØHA and NØJK in May 50 MHz Spring Sprint

Automated Antenna Selection for the ACOM 2000A Amp and 2000S Switch, Nov/Dec 2002 NCJ
- program listing referenced in the printed article

Unlocking the Secrets of Success: WRTC-2002 Finland, Sep/Oct 2002 NCJ
- 6 figures referenced in the printed article

The Thrill of It All, Oct 2002 QST
- complete article Join Jack, W1WEF, as he narrates his experience in the 2002 ARRL DX CW contest and explains why contesting can be fun!

Propagation: Propagation Planning, Sep/Oct 1999 NCJ
- 7 figures referenced in the printed article

The 10-Meter Rope Gun Yagi: A 10-Meter Big Gun Antenna on Little Pistol Budget, May/Jun 1998 NCJ
- 2 EZNEC (binary) files: ropegun.zip