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This version of PkUnZip is a DOS program. You can get a trial copy of the windows version at the
PkWare
site. There are other programs that will unzip archives as
well –ZipGenius,
WinZip,
WinRAR…
PDF Files
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ØBeat is distributed in this format. You can download a free Adobe Acrobat Reader from the
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Files available for download
| A paper on Digital Logic and Gates by George KE0QCC | Practice With Two Input Digital Functions (260 KB) |
| Form to request club expense reimbursement | PPRAA Voucher (12 KB) |
| Program a Channel into a Yaesu FT-70D | Yaesu FT (36 KB) |
| BaoFeng Programming | BaoFung (24 KB) |
| Program to extract files from Zip archives | pkunzip (29 KB) |
| PPRAA Contest Award Rules | PPRAAContestAwardRules.pdf (52.7 KB) |
| ARRL’s Public Service Communication Manual | pscm.pdf (771 KB) |
| Weather Observers Handbook | obsman.pdf (806 KB) |
| NTS Message form (requires Adobe Reader) | ntsform1.pdf (7 KB) |
| NTS Traffic Log form (requires Adobe Reader) | messagelog.pdf (6 KB) |
| Amateur Radio Frequency Propagation (PowerPoint presentation by Jerry VerDuft, ADØA) | Amateur Radio Frequency Propagation.ppt (3.6 MB) |
| Technician License Training Slides (Note: these are based on a previous question pool) | Tech1.ppt (288 KB) Tech2.ppt (542 KB) Tech3.ppt (1.0 MB) Tech4.ppt (3.6 MB) Tech5.ppt (1.5 MB) Tech6.ppt (1.2 MB) Tech7.ppt (185 KB) Tech8.ppt (504 KB) Tech9.ppt (1.7 MB) Tech10.ppt (1.3 MB) |
| JOTA Presentation | With embedded video (171 MB) Without embedded video (1.4 MB) |
Back issues of Ø Beat:
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| Ø Beat 2024 | January (zip) (pdf) February (zip) (pdf) March (zip) (pdf) April (zip) (pdf) |
May (zip) (pdf) June (zip) (pdf) July (zip) (pdf) August (zip) (pdf) |
September (zip) (pdf) October (zip) (pdf) November (zip) (pdf)  |
| Ø Beat 2023 | January (zip) (pdf) February (zip) (pdf) March (zip) (pdf) |
April/May/June (zip) (pdf) July (zip) (pdf) |
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| Ø Beat 2022 | January (zip) (pdf) February (zip) (pdf) March (zip) (pdf) April (zip) (pdf) |
May (zip) (pdf) June/July (zip) (pdf) August (zip) (pdf) |
September (zip) (pdf) October (zip) (pdf) November (zip) (pdf) December (zip) (pdf) |
| Ø Beat 2021 | January (zip) (pdf) February (zip) (pdf) March (zip) (pdf) April (zip) (pdf) |
May (zip) (pdf) June (zip) (pdf) July (zip) (pdf) August (zip) (pdf) |
September (zip) (pdf) October (zip) (pdf) November (zip) (pdf) December (zip) (pdf) |
| Ø Beat 2020 | January (zip) (pdf) February (zip) (pdf) March (zip) (pdf) April (zip) (pdf) |
May (zip) (pdf) June (zip) (pdf) July (zip) (pdf) August (zip) (pdf) |
September (zip) (pdf) October (zip) (pdf) November (zip) (pdf) December (zip) (pdf) |
| Ø Beat 2019 | January (zip) (pdf) February (zip) (pdf) March (zip) (pdf) April (zip) (pdf) |
May (zip) (pdf) June (zip) (pdf) July (zip) (pdf) August (zip) (pdf) |
September (zip) (pdf) October (zip) (pdf) November (zip) (pdf) December (zip) (pdf) |
| Ø Beat 2018 | January (zip) (pdf) February (zip) (pdf) March (zip) (pdf) April (zip) (pdf) |
May (zip) (pdf) June (zip) (pdf) July (zip) (pdf) August (zip) (pdf) |
September (zip) (pdf) October (zip) (pdf) November (zip) (pdf) December (zip) (pdf) |
| Ø Beat 2017 | January (zip) (pdf) No February March (zip) (pdf) No April |
May (zip) (pdf) June (zip) (pdf) July (zip) (pdf) August (zip) (pdf) |
September (zip) (pdf) October (zip) (pdf) November (zip) (pdf) December (zip) (pdf) |
| Ø Beat 2016 | January(1.5 MB) February(1.2 MB) March(1.6 MB) No April |
May(1.3 MB) June(1.3 MB) July(2.4 MB) |
August/September(1.4 MB) October(1.1 MB) November(1.1 MB) December(1.1 MB) |
| Ø Beat 2015 | January(1.4 MB) February(1.0 MB) March(984 KB) April(1.4 MB) |
May(1.4 MB) June(1.3 MB) July(1.9 MB) August(1.2 MB) |
September(1.1 MB) October(1.1 MB) November(1.5 MB) December(1.3 MB) |
| Ø Beat 2014 | January(1.8 MB) February(1.3 MB) March(1.5 MB) April(1.2 MB) |
May(1.0 MB) June(901 KB) July(1.8 MB) August(2.1 MB) |
September(1.6 MB) October(1.2 MB) November(908 KB) December(954 KB) |
| Ø Beat 2013 | January(1.6 MB) February(1.6 MB) March(1.2 MB) April(898 KB) |
May(2.0 MB) June(724 KB) July(972 KB) August(2.4 MB) |
September(477 KB) October(1.6 MB) November(1.1 MB) December(1.4 MB) |
| Ø Beat 2012 | January(5.4 MB) February (342 KB) March (573 KB) April (1.1 MB) |
May (1.4 MB) June (740 KB) July (3.7 MB) August (2.5 MB) |
September (5.8 MB) September Club Minutes October (394 KB) November (464 KB) December (517 KB) |
| Ø Beat 2011 | January(4.6 MB) February (1.6 MB) March (829 KB) April (894 KB) |
May(566 KB) June (2.3 MB) July (1.0 MB) August (4.1 MB) |
September(981 KB) October (1.5 MB) November (1.8 MB) December (3.8 MB) |
| Ø Beat 2010 | January(1.9 MB) February (1.2 MB) March (688 KB) April (642 KB) |
May(755 KB) June (647 KB) July (8.1 MB) August (510 KB) |
September(946 KB) October (4.35 MB) November (9.69 MB) December (1.24 MB) |
| Ø Beat 2009 | January(2.0 MB) February (736 KB) March (380 KB) April (396 KB) |
May(416 KB) June (1.4 MB) July (2.48 MB) August (780 KB) |
September(1.77 MB) October (451 KB) November (3.2 MB) December (900 KB) |
| Ø Beat 2008 | January(5.94 MB) February (974 KB) March (1.10 MB) April (1.27 MB) N7LV’s MIR article (122k pdf) |
May(620 KB) June (378 KB) July (699 KB) July Club Minutes July Board Minutes |
August (not published) September (not published) October (1.12 MB) November (921 KB) December (623 KB) |
| Ø Beat 2007 | January(2.49 MB) February (469 KB) March (3.37 MB) April (1.40 MB) |
May(529 KB) June (622 KB) July (322 KB) August (798 KB) |
September(875 KB) October (1.2 MB) November (1.9 MB) December (2.9 MB) |
| Ø Beat 2006 | January/February (839 KB) March(329 KB) April (364 KB) |
May (366 KB) June (898 KB) July (773 KB) August (1.34 MB) |
September (1.35 MB) October (722 KB) November(3.6 MB) December (656 KB) |
| Ø Beat 2005 | January (555 KB) February (234 KB) March (179 KB) April (517 KB) |
May (506 KB) June (251 KB) July (291 KB) August (428 KB) |
September (299 KB) October (558 KB) November (260 KB) December (597 KB) |
| Ø Beat 2004 | January (757 KB) February (411 KB) March (602 KB) April (616 KB) |
May (600 KB) June (680 KB) July (1498 KB) August (628 KB) |
September (104 KB) October (480 KB) November (201 KB) December (229 KB) |
| Ø Beat 2003 | January (425 KB) February (572 KB) March (535 KB) April (535 KB) |
May (630 KB) June (652 KB) July (239 KB) August (285 KB) |
September (617 KB) October (560 KB) November (670 KB) December (728 KB) |
| Ø Beat 2002 | January (512 KB) February (547 KB) March (765 KB) April (301 KB) |
May (325 KB) June (385 KB) July (511 KB) August (328 KB) |
September (301 KB) October (344 KB) November (325 KB) December (823 KB) |
Back issues of Ø Beat back to 1960s:
Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association newsletter archive