If you have an article of use to other amateurs,
whether or not you are an sdarc member, please send it to Dave, M0XUK at
this website address. Articles will be fully credited. Articles are presented
in Adobe Reader (pdf) format. If you have the reader installed you can click
on the article links and view in your browser, or you may save to disk for
later reference by right-clicking and 'save target as'.
How to give your aluminium panels a professional looking finish
An old club article thanks to G3YKC. Download here.
Making Baluns
An excellent article by Clive, 2E0KGV, on how to construct current baluns, their usage and abusage!
Making Baluns
Dealing with RFI
Understanding and Solving RF Interference and Noise Problems, by Jim Brown, K9YC of Audio Systems Group, Inc. You won't find many articles as well written as this!
Understanding and Solving RF Interference and Noise Problems
Power and Grounding for Audio and Audio/Video Systems - A White Paper for the Real World
Another truly excellent article by Jim Brown, K9YC of Audio Systems Group, Inc.
Power and Grounding for Audio and Audio/Video Systems
CRYSTAL SETS TO SIDEBAND A most excellent online book on electronics and home-brewing written by Frank Harris, K0IYE and reproduced here in its entirety. Once you start you won't be able to stop reading, and hopefully reaching for the soldering iron!Index is here.
Construction of the 9 band Butternut vertical
Short article by Andy, 2E0XVZ on the trials of putting one up in your back garden! 
Butternut.pdf (126k)
4 ele quad for 10m
Here is a 
comprehensive article from committee member
Jon, 2E0DBD, on constructiing a cubical quad for 10m, together with helpful
resourcing notes and comments from the field testing.
4 element cubical quadpdf (212k)
A double-sized G5RV - Is there such a thing? Well Jon built one and here's the article with construction and field notes:
The double-sized G5RVpdf (425k)
Constructing impedance transformers for beverage antennas
and the like. A very useful article written by John Bryant and discovered
by James (M1DST).
Fabricating Impedance Transformers
for Receiving Antennas. pdf (166k)