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• Philippine Amateur Radio Examination PARE (click to download)   by John Fraser 4F3EW
• NTC CW Exam Practice Audio Files by John Fraser 4F3EW ^NEW  (click to download)
• Class C NTC Exam Resources (DX3H)
• Meinberg NTP - Computer clock Sync by John Fraser 4F3EW ^NEW
• MX-K2 CW Memory Keyer by John Fraser 4F3EW ^NEW
• PARA Affiliated Club Logos by John Fraser, 4F3EW ^UPDATED
• Icom IC-718 Tuner Accessory by John Fraser 4F3EW ^NEW
• 14 to 28MHz Wire Antenna by John Fraser 4F3EW ^NEW
• Steps on how to set-up your own Wires-x PDN (Portable Digital Node) Station by Rom Verdan, DU1YQ^NEW
• DIY Iambic Morse Code Keyer by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU^NEW
• DIY Satellite Tracker by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU^NEW
• Home-brewed Morse Code Straight Key by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU^NEW
• Radioless Project (VoIP) - Pinoy Version by 4F2V Rollydel Tamin, Compiled by DU1ZC Ramon Paulino^NEW
• DIY holster for portable radio by Jeremiah Santos, DV1XAU^NEW
• Peanut Application for Amateur Digital
• Steps on how to set-up a Wires-x room using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection by Rom Verdan, DU1YQ
• Mating an Icom microphone to Yaesu radios with the DU1XRF interface by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV
• No-holes mounting for your mobile transceiver by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV
• DIY Morse Code Trainer by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU
• DIY Rotator Controller by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU
• Disaster Resiliency Talk Highlights Amateur Radio Satellites by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU
• AMSAT-PH showcases Satellite Equipment by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU
• PARA operators spearhead DIWATA2 testing by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU
• Antenna Project: 6 Element Wire Beam for 144 MHz by DU1RZ
• AMSAT Philippines Satellite Demo (Sept 2019) by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, DU1AU
• Home Brewed Foot Switch by Gavin Tse, DV1UST
• Making a Dual-Band Satellite Antenna by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, 4I1AWN
• Morse Code Trainer Software by John Fraser 4F3EW ^NEW
• Amateur Radio Cartoons  by John Fraser 4F3EW ^NEW
• Multiband Doublet Wire Antenna by John Fraser 4F3EW ^NEW
• Accessing Satellite Repeaters using a 5W Transceiver by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, 4I1AWN^NEW
• Getting Started with Satellite Communications by Anthony Guiller E. Urbano, 4I1AWN^NEW
• Homebrew Directional Antenna (2M/70CM) for Satellite Hunting or Fixed Setup by Erson A. Dayo, 4E1EEE^NEW
• FT8 for Beginners by Dexter M. Toyado, DU4DXT ^NEW
• Wing Antenna Dual Band - Dual Dipole Antenna for 21MHz and 28/29 MHz by Dexter M. Toyado, DU4DXT ^NEW
• QRP HF Transreceiver for beginners at P3,500 by Dexter M. Toyado , DU4DXT ^NEW
• NTC Amateur Radio Examination Reviewer by John Fraser 4F3EW ^UPDATED
• Ham Radio Basics : Time and Zones You Need To Know | QTH/Location Identifier (Tagalog/English) by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ ^NEW
• Be an AMATEUR, Be a HERO by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ ^NEW
• Introduction to Winlink Global Messaging System via Radio by By Maximo Barawid, DU2UXH ^NEW
• Re-purposing a TV antenna into a 6 meter dipole by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV ^NEW
• Antenna Project: HF 20M Band Mini Dipole Antenna by Erson Alcantara Dayo, 4E1EEE ^NEW
• Ham Radio Basics: Code of Signal Report | Not Just A Number by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ^NEW
• Ham Radio: Morse Code Trainer | Prosigns and Most Commonly Used Abbreviations by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ^NEW
• SSTV Broadcast from the International Space Station using the 6 Element Moxon as Receiving Antenna^UPDATED
• Antenna Project: 6 Element Dual Band Wire Beam for 2 mtr and 70 cm by DU1RZ^UPDATED
• Ham Radio: Morse Code Trainer/Practice Mode By Groupings - Letters Only by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ^NEW
• How to Call and Work DX...Dos and Don'ts / Guidelines on DXing (Taglish) by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ^NEW
• The Morse Code Rhythm... See-Hear (decode) & Say CW!!! A 12-min Morse Code Tutorials by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ^NEW
• 5-min Basic Introduction to the HF Bands for Technician Class & Up by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ^NEW
• How to Register on eQSL & More About That QSL in Less Than 10 minutes by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ^NEW
• Adding Your Callsign to the QRZ Database (For Newbies) by Threeza Aniceto, DW3TRZ^NEW
• Antenna Project: 6 Element Dual Band Wire Beam for 2 mtr and 70 cm by DU1RZ^NEW
• Making a 70cm Yagi by Joel Limcangco, DV1KID^NEW
• DMR Platform by Oliver Boiser, MD., DW7FCV, CARL^NEW
• Amateur Radio Digital Voice Systems, DU1ZDR, ARCOTP Inc.^UPDATED
• Antenna Project: KGD Antenna (Mini Dipole for 40M Band) by Erson Alcantara Dayo, 4E1EEE ^NEW
• QSL, The Final Courtesy by John Fraser, 4F3EW  ^NEW
• Antenna Project: AWX Antenna by Erson Alcantara Dayo, 4E1EEE ^NEW
• Antenna Project: Build a Multiband Wire Beam by DU1RZ ^{UPDATED with Testimonials}
• Build a Simple RFI Indicator by DU1RZ ^NEW
• Simple Database Software for the Radio Amateur,by John Fraser, 4F3EW ^NEW
• Digital and the internet: Is it even radio, or not? by Joseph Angelo B. Racoma, DW1ZDK/N2RAC^NEW
• Decoding Packet Data from the International Space Station by Lee Castor I. Canono, DV8BVK, AMSAT DX1O^NEW
• Amateur Radio Digital Voice Systems by Audie O. Sanchez, DZ1A, ARMI^NEW
• What amateur radio taught me about mentorship, innovation, and building community by Joseph Angelo B. Racoma, DW1ZDK/N2RAC^NEW
• Parallels Between Ham Radio and Social Media: Lessons Learned by Joseph Angelo B. Racoma, DW1ZDK/N2RAC^NEW
• Computer Clock Accuracy and Amateur Radio by John Fraser, 4F3EW ^UPDATED
• DZ1PUP Teams up with Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines ^NEW
• Yaesu FT-60R vs. Icom IC-T70A Comparison by Joseph Angelo B. Racoma, DW1ZDK/N2RAC ^NEW
• Make your own Solar-Powered Portable Gen Set by Ed Brisenio, DV1EB ^NEW
• Frequency Allocation by License Class - Produced by DW1ZCF ^NEW
• International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 Band Plan - Produced by DW1ZCF ^NEW
• REMOVING WIGGLE OF REPLACEMENT RUBBER DUCKS by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV ^NEW
• Posthumous Service Award given to the family of Mr. Jose I Calderon (DV1ANV)
• CUBESATS by Craig Kinsman ZS6XKH / DW1XKH
• Audio CW Filter by John Fraser 4F3EW/GM4DKO^UPDATED
• Receiving on the new LF bands by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• WARC Bands Dipole by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• 6m Moxon Antenna by Gilbert Lappay 4F2KWT (K4KWT)
• New Take on Stacked Yagis by Gilbert Lappay, 4F2KWT
• Mobile Antenna Security by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV
• Tuning a Wire Dipole Antenna by Fausto L. Andres DU1FLA
• Antenna Patch Panel by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• Home-made Multiple DC Power Outlet by Gilbert Lappay, 4F2KWT
• Fred Johnson Elser - KA3AA, PI-3AA, K3AA & 1ZA by Mario "Ricky" Maipid, KB4SAD
• Don Bosco Technical College The Longest Running Active School Amateur Radio Club in DU-Land by Mario “Ricky” Maipid, KB4SAD
• NTC Exams - An aid to help pass these exams by John Fraser, 4F3EW
• Web Magazines by Hannes Grünsteidl, OE3SGU
• Stacked 3/4 Wavelength Antennas by Albert Velasco, DU1ACV
• Blind Transmission by Arthur Letim, DV1VLU
• Refurbishing the A3S by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• Compact Fluorescent Lights by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• SEANET 2008 by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV
• Magnetic Loop Antenna by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• The Pancake Antenna by Gilbert Lappay, 4F2KWT
• Camping with Zest by Gilbert Lappay, 4F2KWT
• The Radio Works Superloop 80 by Gilbert Lappay, 4F2KWT
• HF Mobile Operation by Abet Villanueva, DU1AV
• PARA Inc., a Review by Joey Tamayo, DU2LX
• Simple and Cheap Radio Directing Finding Set-up by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV
• Multi Band Mono Delta Loop by Jose Calderon, DU1ANV
• Internet Linking by Jose Calderon, DU1ANV
• DXing by Gilbert Lappay, 4F2KWT
• Rotatable Dipole by Abet Villanueva, DU1AV
• Setting up a Tower by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV
• Cleaning Antennas by Eddie Valdez, DU1EV
• JT65 on HF by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• Postage Stamps in Amateur Radio by John Fraser, 4F3EW
• Ham Radio Deluxe (updated Dec 24) by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• Grounding Systems by Jose Calderon, DU1ANV
• Code Practise Oscillator by Jose Calderon, DU1ANV
• Learning Morse Code by John Fraser 4F3EW ^UPDATED
• VHF Collinear Antennas by Jose Calderon, DU1ANV
• Soldering by George Szymanski, DU1GM
• Build the Slim Jim Antenna by Jose Calderon, DU1ANV
• Collecting Awards by John Fraser 4F3EW
• A Simple PC to Radio Interface by Jose Calderon, DU1ANV
• A Foot in the Door of DXCC Honor Roll by Gilbert Lappay, 4F2KWT
• How I got started in Amateur Radio by John Fraser, 4F3EW
• Multimode Interface by Jose Calderon, DU1ANV
• Disaster Preparedness by George Szymanski, DU1GM