Year: 2007

DIPOLE DOWN! A Comedy of Errors in 3 Acts ACT 1 SCENE 1: ROPE A DOPE [We join our hero wandering the aisles of a nondescript tractor supply store. His clenched jaw, deeply furrowed brow, […]

Rampage may be a bit strong, but yesterdays' thunderstorms did blast hard through Cox's Creek on their way east. The winds ahead of the storm were 60 mph, and I was in the middle of […]

I worked the IARU contest off-and-on through the evening last night, finally throwing in the towel after midnight. I'll have to admit that I'm a little surprised at how well the old Kenwood TS-430S fared […]

With the IARU HF contest underway this weekend, I decided to give the ol' Kenwood TS-430S a try under less-than-optimum conditions. I've had good luck on 10 and 15 meters, where I've been able to […]

I've been holding off on eBay purchases (somewhat) and focusing more on finding things I need … like parts. I recently picked up a well-worn but nearly complete Vibroplex Champion. It was missing the dash […]

I guess the title of this post would correctly be “Put away the soldering iron” since I just completed the job at hand. The 500 Hz CW filter came into today's mail for the Kenwood […]

My mailman has told me more than once that my oversized mailbox was a good idea. The standard size USPS Priority Mail boxes fit inside like a glove, meaning less paperwork for my carrier and […]

Aahhhh yes. According to my stack of ragged CQ, QST and 73 magazines, the late 1970s was the era for the emergence of the CW keyboard. I have a couple of examples of these CW […]

Today it's Christmas in July here at my hill overlooking Cox's Creek. Today, one of my finest eBay “snipes” arrived by USPS Priority Mail — an absolutely mint condition 100th Anniversary Vibroplex Original. I've wanted […]

My new Kenwood TS-430S has gotten steady use in the shack the last day or so, and I continue to enjoy the rig. Because it has no filters, I grabbed my Radio Shack DSP unit […]