Month: July 2007

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 […]