Without Ying and Yang we might not be. Certainly if no one ever calls CQ, we’d have no QSO because everyone would be listening. And if everyone only called CQ, we’d also have no QSO because everyone would be calling. There are, like with all things, extremes, and then there […]
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The Reverse Beacon Network is known to many CW operators and serves some useful purposes for those that want to make use of it, but like all technology and the Internet, it is just an option. RBN can be useful for checking your signal and comparing different antennae by running […]
Dear Readers, We’ll be posting more content to the NO5NN Blog part of the NO5NN.org website and hope that the posts will be interesting and generate some comments and discussions. NO5NN is a site for all those who love CW but do not like only a “5NN TU” and consider […]
There are those who strictly operate their radios without the use of any computers or Internet, there are those who do not operate the radio leaving the computer and modem to do all the work, and there are many shades in between. Let us take a look at the question: […]
Is modern world of QRP is missing out on something? This article will address this question and offer some helpful suggestions on how to get more out of the world of QRP. Modern day Amateur Radio has certainly brought a lot of benefits to the world of QRP. Kits have […]
Many these days are using CW decoders. Because many stations use them, so it is best for us all to give good advice to help them avoid problems. This is important both for the user of the CW decoder (A1B) and the CW operator (A1A) with whom he wants to […]
This page addresses the problems of SSB interference to IBP Beacons and also the often misunderstood relationship between SSB frequencies and CW frequencies based on dial readout. For more information about the International Beacon Project see the IBP Page. This page here is intended primarily to explain to the SSB […]
The International Amateur Radio Union is not an organization that radio amateurs can join individually. It consists instead of its member “national societies”, of which it generally allows only one organization per country. Back in the early days when it was created perhaps this was not a problem, however, the […]
For the Old Timer who has observed the encroachment upon formerly exclusive CW bands and not been subjected to the “cooked slowly like a frog syndrome”, the following facts should be obvious: These three facts do not bode well for the future, and in addition due to point 3. above, […]
NO5NN.org not only provides resources for all those interested in “non-5NN TU” activities, that is, enjoyable Quality Over Quantity activity and especially in CW, but also we hope to assist the newcomer and those interested in good operating practices. In doing so, there is certainly far more that is allowed […]