1. Clint Miller KCØJUO and Paul Cowley KB7VML Story County ARES January 16 th, 2016

2.  Ham lingo for "best regards." Used on both phone and CW toward the end of a contact.  Started with The National Telegraph Review and Operators' Guide, first published in April 1857

3.  A long-standing tradition among hams where several gather to assist a fellow ham in mounting antennas and/or towers.  Often followed by a shared meal or drinks upon completion.

4.  A switch used to connect one transmitter, receiver or transceiver to several different antennas.

5.  A device that matches the antenna system input impedance to the transmitter, receiver or transceiver output impedance. Also called an antenna-matching network, impedance- matching network, transmatch, or matchbox

6.  A device that allows repeater users to make telephone calls through a repeater.

7.  Contraction for balanced to unbalanced.  A device to couple a balanced load to an unbalanced source, or vice versa.

8.  A circuit that allows signals to go through it only if they are within a certain range of frequencies. It attenuates signals above and below this range.

9.  Bandwidth describes the range of frequencies that a radio transmission occupies.  Will vary with type of emission.

10.  Refers to running your transmitter without an amplifier  In other words, the "power out" is being produced entirely by the transmitter, without any assistance from an amplifier.

11.  An amateur station transmitting communications for the purposes of observation of propagation and reception or other related experimental activities.  Found on specific frequencies.

12.  A directional antenna. A beam antenna must be rotated to provide coverage in different directions

13. 1. Nickname for “satellite” 2. Brand name of a high-end, high quality directional wattmeter.

14.  Slang for a large, heavy, usually old radio, typically restored

15.  International Amateur organizations set up to process QSL cards between countries.  Provides an inexpensive way to send and receive QSL cards.

16.  A repeater that restricts access to those who know a special code.  A repeater that can be used by all hams.

17.  Coax (pronounced kó-aks).  A type of feed line with one conductor inside the other.

18.  Working as many stations as you can over a specific amount of time.

19.  An amateur operator designated by the licensee of a station to be responsible for the transmissions of an amateur station.  The locations at which the control operator function is performed

20.  A tone or beep transmitted by a repeater to indicate that it is okay for the next station to begin transmitting.  The courtesy tone is designed to allow a pause between transmissions on a repeater, so other stations can call.  It also indicates that the time-out timer has been reset.

21.  "Calling any station": the general call when requesting a conversation with anyone.  Like many other telegraph terms which originated on the landlines, CQ was brought over into radio and used as a general call to all ships by the Marconi Company.  But why the letters CQ? From the French, sécurité, (safety or, as intended here, pay attention)

22.  A device that uses a quartz crystal to keep the frequency of a transmitter constant.  A simple type of transmitter that consists of a crystal oscillator followed by driver and power amplifier stages.

23.  “Quad”  An antenna built with its elements in the shape of four-sided loops.

24.  A communications mode transmitted by on/off keying of a radio-frequency signal.  Another name for international Morse code.

25.  The basic antenna consisting of a length of wire or tubing, open and fed at the center.  The entire antenna is ½ wavelength long at the desired operating frequency.  This antenna often used as a standard for calculating gain, dBd.

26.  A device which substitutes for an antenna during tests on a transmitter.  It converts radio energy to heat instead of radiating energy.  Offers a match to the transmitter output impedance. (50 Ohm typical)

27.  An antenna designed for use on two different Amateur Radio bands.  Typically 2 meters and 70 centimeters.

28.  A device that allows a dual-band radio to use a single dual-band antenna.  Also allows a repeater to receive and transmit on a single antenna in the same band.

29.  A measure of the amount of time a transmitter is operating at full output power during a single transmission.  A lower duty cycle means less RF radiation exposure for the same PEP output.

30.  Radio expedition to remote and rare locations

31.  Distant, foreign country stations  “Working DX”

32.  Messages with life and death urgency or requests for medical help and supplies that leave an area shortly after an emergency.

33.  Term for the different modes authorized for use on the Amateur Radio bands.  Examples are CW, SSB, AM, RTTY and FM.

34.  Face-to-face meeting  As in "eyeball QSO" (to speak to one another in person).

35.  A once a year contest sponsored by the ARRL where hams go to remote sites and operate for 24 hours.  Used to assist hams in emergency preparedness as well and to practice not sleeping, treating insect and other vermin bites and the drinking of cold coffee and the ever present telling of lies.  Great publicity!  Great fun for all!

37.  A circuit that will allow some signals to pass through it but will greatly reduce the strength of others.

38. 1. The final tube(s) or transistors in an amplifier: "I just put new finals in this transmitter and I'm getting a lot more power output.“ 2. The last transmission in a contact before singing off: "OK this will be my final for now, talk to you again next time".

39.  A type of Omni-directional antenna.

40.  A festival, a social and commercial event at which hams meet to buy, sell, and swap equipment.  A flea market with a focus.  Great place for Eyeball QSO’s.

41.  Messages about the well being of individuals in a disaster area.  Such messages must wait for Emergency and Priority traffic to clear

42.  Refers to equipment that is “home built”.  Something you built yourself.

43.  Device used by hand to produce Morse Code  Can contain either a single, vertically travelling arm (Straight Key) or horizontally travelling paddles (Paddles) that are used to make ground connection and produce the Morse Code.

44.  Slang term, often referring to a CW operator with very poor practices and manners.

45.  The term used to describe VHF and UHF propagation in a straight line directly from one station to another.

46.  The common single-sideband operating mode on the 40, 80, and 160 meter amateur bands.  The common single-sideband operating mode on the 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meter HF amateur bands, and all the VHF and UHF bands.

47.  Slang for "repeater", and sometimes for rig.

48.  An amateur radio station installed in a vehicle - a mobile station can be used while in motion.  A portable station is one that is designed to be easily moved from place to place but can only be used while stopped. Portable operation is away from the home base station.

49.  The difference in transmitting and receiving frequencies in a transceiver.  For a repeater, offset refers to the difference between its transmitting and receiving frequencies.

50.  A system of digital communication whereby information is broken into short bursts.  The bursts ("packets") also contain addressing and error-detection information.

51.  Standard words used on voice modes to make it easier to understand letters of the alphabet, such as those in call signs.  My call sign KC0JUO stated phonetically is Kilo Charley Zero Juliet Uniform Oscar.

52.  The electrical-field characteristic of a radio wave.  An antenna that is parallel to the surface of the earth, such as a dipole, produces horizontally polarized waves.  One that is perpendicular to the earth's surface, such as a quarter-wave vertical, produces vertically polarized waves.  An antenna that has both horizontal and vertical polarization is said to be circularly polarized.

53.  Emergency-related messages, but not as important as Emergency traffic.

54.  Three-letter symbols beginning with Q.  Used on CW to save time and to improve communication.  Some examples are  QRM (interference)  QRZ (who is calling me?)  QTH (location) or (home)  QSO (ham conversation)  QSL (acknowledgment of receipt)  QST (announcement)

55.  Low power operation, usually 1 watt or less.  Commonly portable stations with temporary antennas

56.  A part of the Amateur Service that provides radio communications for civil preparedness organizations during local, regional or national civil emergencies.  Often integrated with ARES programs

57.  Listening on the input frequency of a repeater instead of the normal output frequency.  You hear the simplex signal from other users directly from their radio, not the repeater transmitter.  “Listening in Reverse” is useful to determine if simplex operations are possible, freeing up the repeater for other users.  Also a good diagnostic tool.

58.  A system of numbers used for signal reports:  R is readability  S is strength  T is tone  On single-sideband phone, only R and S reports are used.

59.  A device which interfaces a computer to a transceiver and performs a function similar to a modem.

60.  Messages passed from one amateur to another on behalf of a third person.

61.  Slang for an amateur radio license.

62.  A message or messages sent by radio.

63.  A radio that both transmits and receives.  Also known as a XCVR or Rig.

64.  Voice Operated Transmit

65.  Any female amateur radio operator or the significant other of a amateur.