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Welcome to Stanford Amateur Radio Club, W6YX
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Info for new members!
 Our club station (site 530) is in the Stanford Foothills, accessible by the dish trail. Click the image above to view a map. |
Welcome to the Stanford Amateur Radio Club, W6YX!Weekly workshops with Pete: Saturdays at 1pm in Packard 302 (check the Slack channel for more details)
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Build Your Own Antennas
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Join us for weekly kit-building workshops, Saturdays, 1pm-3pm, starting in Spring Quarter.
Save money by joining the bulk-orders for items below. (RSVP by March 27th)
Save money by joining the bulk-orders for items below. (RSVP by March 27th)
E-mail me if you want to join the bulk orders.
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| Kanga Products EFHW antenna kit approx. $34 ea. Good for portable operation |
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| ARRL EFHW antenna kit approx. $85 ea. Good for fixed installation at home |
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| Minimalist End Fed Half Wave antenna approx. $10 Build a minimalist EFHW from parts. May include 3D printing strain relief. We'll design this ourselves, so final price may vary. Details TBD. |
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| QDX radio kit approx. $84 ea. Some extra kits are left over from activity last quarter. |
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| Coax Jumper Cable approx. $10 ea. For connecting antenna to radio |
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| USB-B to USB-C adapter cable $17 ea. For connecting the QDX radio to a computer. |
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| 12V Rechargable Battery approx. $28 ea. Good for powering the QDX radio for portable operation. |
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| Basic option | Portable option | High-Performance home station |
(materials for dipole antenna included) |
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| *You can use the USB-B to USB-C adapter cable shown above, or you can use an old USB-B to USB-A cable from a printer if you have a spare. |
Quick summary:
- The Stanford Amateur Radio Club will hold weekly workshops (Saturdays, 1pm-3pm) to build antenna and radio kits, starting in Spring Quarter.
- Beginners are welcome. We'll have experienced mentors to guide you.
- You'll learn about radio waves, the ionosphere, antenna tuning, impedance matching, and antenna efficiency.
- We'll place a bulk order for the kits in the last week of March. For some items, we get a bulk discount.
- Contact me by March 27th if you are interested in joining the bulk orders. Let me know what items you are interested in.
- If you built a QDX radio kit last quarter, this is a good opportunity to build an antenna for it. If you didn't build a QDX kit last quarter, we still have some kits available.
- You'll keep your kit(s) at the end of the workshop.
The Stanford Amateur Radio Club will be holding a weekly kit-building workshop on Saturdays, 1pm-3pm, starting in the Spring Quarter. Last quarter, we built the QDX radio kit. The antenna kits and accessories above make nice additions to the QDX. The End-Fed Half-Wave (EFHW) antenna is the most popular antenna for portable operation, and can also be used for easy multi-band operation from a fixed location.