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Techniques for testing the functionality of radios and other equipment. Do not use this tag for license examinations; use [license] instead.

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Testing Radios Back-to-Back without Going Over-the-Air

Variable attenuation is very useful for testing but can be very expensive since they are fairly obscure test gear. …
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Is there a proper way to connect multiple radios via coaxial cable so they can be tested wit...

A run of coaxial cable, with an attenuator, is a perfectly good way to simulate an “over the air” connection. It is done all the time in labs. (However, note that it does not automatically mean your s …
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Are there any good, consistently receivable signals in the US for HF receiver testing?

WWV and WWVH broadcast time and frequency reference information continuously, using AM on 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz, so you should be able to pick up all of them using your receiver, given an adequate …
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