Year: 2007

Ahh, the smell of fresh lacquer! I don't know what it is (beyond the mind-altering solvents), but I've always liked the smell of lacquer paint. Goes back to my body shop days, I guess. When […]

With oppressive heat awaiting me outside, I thought this afternoon an indoor project might be a good option. I've got plenty of slips to choose from the the Honey-Do jar, but I decided to do […]

” .. is there a parcel in your bag for me? …” I'm not too proud to steal a line from the Marvelettes' hit “Please Mister Postman,” I heard it today on an oldies FM […]

Electrical resistance, that is … I was finally giving my new Datong FL-3 a workout today with my TS-430S, and I realized that the front-mounted headphone jack on the Datong didn't work. I've spent a […]

I admit I spend too much time browsing on eBay, but thankfully I don't buy everything I look at. But every now and then you hit on something that's too good to pass up. I've […]

I've been rooting around in my radio junk storage area (i.e. basement and attic) looking for treasures to unload — er, I mean “sell” — in order to build up my radio fund. With Catholic […]

It's been prime time for DX on 10 and 6 meters the last few days. I'm listening to a Florida ham in QSO with a guy in the Midwest. I can hear both sides of […]

Just when you think you've seen everything, life throws you a curveball. In this case (particularly since my focus here in Amateur Radio and eBay), the curveball arrived today via my rural mail carrier. I've […]

Ahh, copper … the lifeblood of the cheapskate HF antenna builder! What's cheaper and simpler than a dipole? Very little, though I'm always a little bewildered at the number of hams (new and old) who […]

I couldn't resist the pun, I've worn “fair” puns out on the family since my wife and I returned from the county fairgrounds with our family's winning fair entries. My daughter entered five art entries, […]