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 NCJ:
- Mar/Apr 2014
NCJ Profile Ralph Bellas, K9ZO - Sep/Oct 2020
Supercharge Your S&P Operating - Sep/Oct 2021
Generational Changes in ARRL Contesting - Nov/Dec 2020
Arduino-Based Multi Radio Band Switch - Mar/Apr 2020
Backing Up Contest Files – by WJ1B
A Call for Enhanced Transmitter Purity – by G3RZP - Jan/Feb 2020
NCJ Profiles AD4EB
NCJ Profiles AD6E/KH6TU - 2018-2019
Remote Contesting Series – by K6UFO - Nov/Dec 2019
Transforming the K3 into a SDR + K3 – by N2NC
Additional support files and videos are at this link - Sep/Oct 2019
Getting Started with SO2R by K0AD – Part 1
Getting Started with SO2R by K0AD – Part 2
2019 North American Collegiate Championship - All Years NCJ
Master List of NCJ Profile Articles. Compiled by K6MM - Jul/Aug 2019 NCJ
What You Can Learn From Your Log Checking Report; Article and Audio Files - May/Jun 2019 NCJ
Building a VHF Contest Station - Mar/Apr 2019 NCJ
Chokes and Isolation Transformers for Receiving
Antennas - Jan/Feb 2019 NCJ
A Tribute to Paul Bittner, W0AIH
48-Hour Contest Recorder Using a Raspberry Pi
48-Hour Contest Recorder Programming Guide - Nov/Dec 2018 NCJ
NCJ Profiles: David Smith, ND4Y - Nov/Dec 2018 QEX
The Story of the Broadband Dipole - Sep/Oct 2018 NCJ
How Much Receiver Performance Does a Contester Need? Part 3 - May/Jun 2018 NCJ
What Makes a Good Solid-State Amplifier for
the Contester — Part 2 - Mar/Apr 2018 NCJ
How Much Receiver Performance Does a Contester Need? Part 2
What Makes a Good Solid-State Amplifier for the Contester? Part 1 - Jan/Feb 2018 NCJ
How Much Receiver Performance Does a Contester Need? Part 1 - Mar/Apr 2017 NCJ
Practical Tips on Contest Station Coax and
Connectors - Jan/Feb 2017 NCJ
Tennessee QSO Party 2016 — A Learning
Opportunity - Nov/Dec 2016 NCJ
Rethinking Station Building: A conversation
with Tim Duffy, K3LR - Jan/Feb 2015 NCJ
Optimizing stubs re-visited by W2VJN - May/June 2014 NCJ
RTTY Sprinting Tips – Part 1 by W0YK - Sep/Oct 2014 NCJ
RTTY Sprinting Tips – Part 2 by W0YK - May/June 2014 NCJ
A Prototype Foot Switch for the Future - Jul/Aug 2011 NCJ
Downloading and Setting Up WINTEST for SO2R - Jul/Aug 2011 NCJ
SWR Patterns of Antennas at KØMD - May/Jun 2011 NCJ
Updating a Contest Situation Antenna System – Part 1 - May/Jun 2011 NCJ
A Phidgets Based Antenna Control System - Jul/Aug 2010 NCJ
SO2R Duino – A USB SO2R Box Photos/Software - May/Jun 2010 NCJ
Optimizing Rig Placement and Ergonomics for ContestingFigure 1 (5.4 MB)
Figure 2 (4.1 MB)
Figure 3 (5.4 MB)
- Sep/Oct 2009 NCJ
Creative Contest/DX Station Switching Solutions – Additional Figures (7.55 MB) - May/Jun 2009 NCJ
A 160-Meter Antenna for the Acreage Challenged Ham
Radiation Plots - Jan/Feb 2009 NCJ
KØDXC Visits K3LR – CQWW CW 2008 - Nov/Dec 2008 NCJ
Distributing Receiving Antennas – Part 2 – Expanded Article - Sep/Oct 2008 NCJ
Radiation Pattern for Ducie Island Beverage Antenna (Figure 3) - Sep/Oct 2008 NCJ
The Wacky World of State QSO Parties
QSO Party Comparison - Jan/Feb 2007 NCJ
Some Reflections on WRTC 2006 – Part 2 - Nov/Dec 2006 NCJ
Some Reflections on WRTC 2006 – Part 1 - Sep/Oct 2006 NCJ
Secrets of Success: Lessons from WRTC 2006 – Part One
Point Differences
Equivalent Qs Behind
Percent Differences
Scores
Errors - Mar/Apr 2006 NCJ
2005 CQWW CW DX Contest on Topband from VY2ZM - Dayton Contest Dinner 2005
Twenty Years of Contesting – from 2005 to 2025 - Nov/Dec 2004 NCJ
Getting Started in Contesting PPT by W5ZL - Sep/Oct 2005 NCJ
Antenna Interactions – Part 8 - Jul/Aug 2005 NCJ
Antenna Interactions – Part 7 - Sep/Oct 2004 NCJ
Antenna Interactions – Part 6 - Sep/Oct 2004 NCJ
Antenna Interactions – Part 5 - Jan/Feb 2004 NCJ
Antenna Interactions – Part 4 - Nov/Dec 2003 NCJ
Antenna Interactions – Part 3twisting unused yagi PowerPoint (10.20 MB) This shows the effect of twisting an unused yagi in a stack.
- Sep/Oct 2003 NCJ
Antenna Interactions – Part 2
Article Figures 1-12
Article Figures 13-24
Article Figures 25-36
Article Figures 37-48
Article Figures 49-60
Article Figures 61-67
Updated meta-tool file
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.
- Jul/Aug 2003 NCJ
Antenna Interactions – Part 1Including 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 hemisphereExcel spreadsheet, full version of Figure B of the Dividing the Sky into Patchessidebar of the NCJ article
- Mar/Apr 2004 NCJ
A Four-Square with Eight Directions of Fire - Mar/Apr 2004 NCJ
Maximum-Gain Radial Ground Systems for Vertical Antennas - Index of W9XT’s Contest Tips, Tricks & Techniques first 100 columns.
index of columns - Sep/Oct 2003 NCJ
How Much Is a dB, including statistical methodology? - Jul/Aug 2003 NCJ
How Much is An S-Unit, including statistical methodology? - Jul/Aug 2003 NCJ
Map of stations heard and worked by KØHA and NØJK in May 50 MHz Spring Sprint - Nov/Dec 2002 NCJ
Automated Antenna Selection for the ACOM 2000A Amp and 2000S Switch – program listing - Sep/Oct 2002 NCJ
Unlocking the Secrets of Success: WRTC-2002 Finland – 6 figures - Oct 2002 QST
The Thrill of It All.
Jack, W1WEF narrates his experience in the 2002 ARRL DX CW contest. - Sep/Oct 1999 NCJ
Propagation Planning – 7 figures - May/Jun 1998 NCJ
The 10-Meter Rope Gun Yagi: A 10-Meter Big Gun Antenna on Little Pistol Budget.
2 EZNEC (binary) files: ropegun.zip
