Most ham radio operators will build an antenna of some sort when they first start listening or transmitting, whether it’s a simple dipole, a beam antenna like a Yagi, or even just a random wire ...

It’s a dilemma many hams face: it’s easy to find yourself with a big spool of RG-11 coax cable, usually after a big cable TV wiring project. It can be tempting to use it in antenna projects, but the ...

Something that is as ubiquitous as power outlets. Coaxial cable. Even older homes will have coaxial runs that are accessible without ripping up a wall. If only there were a balun out there that could ...

B-204 IP Camera Balun Over Coax Converter Kit to its line of IP Surveillance products. This kit allows installers to update existing analog based security surveillance systems to IP based systems, ...

The book, authored by Raymond A. Mack and Jerry Sevick has been reviewed on EDN as well and that review can be found here. Editor’s note: Part 1 of this three-part book excerpted article discussed the ...

I have a Windows 7 machine with a digital coax out (Asus B85M-G). The RCA cable runs into a balun that runs through CAT5e through the walls, into another balun and into my receiver. It usually works ...

Designers and end users of security systems, integrators and installers must consider and balance the functionality required of a video surveillance camera with its methods of transmission. This is ...

This month I want to report an unusual DTV reception problem that I recently experienced. I did not write this up until I learned from another retired Tektronix engineer that he could not receive one ...