Shack Tools

Station accessories

Every serious FT-0 station needs test equipment. These instruments are calibrated to a traceable standard of nothing, and each one reads exactly the same no matter what you do to it. That is how you know they are accurate.

QRL? CHECKER

Before calling CQ, a courteous operator asks if the frequency is in use, then waits. This tool asks for you and waits the customary four seconds.

MONITOR AUDIO

Listen to 15 seconds of genuine FT-0 through your speakers. This is real audio, generated live in your browser. Every sample is exactly zero.

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SWR METER & ROTATOR

Drag the dial to turn your beam. Watch the SWR meter respond to every heading with total indifference.

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ASK AN ELMER

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