Year: 2008

I'm sitting on 21.315 MHz listening to a J88 on St. Vincent, hoping his signal builds back up from the noise. I got in on the contest late last night, working a couple dozen contacts […]

No, I'm not referring to the instruction manual that came with my FT-2000 transceiver. I'm referring to the rather comical instruction sheet that was packed with my latest new CW key, a Monarch KY-102 bug. […]

I've been enjoying listening and operating the Yaesu FT-2000 today. I wired a cable so I could connect up my straight keys and bugs to the rig. The cw key jack requires a 3-conductor 1/4-inch […]

After several hours of preparation here in the shack, I've pulled my venerable IC-756PROIII out of its place as the mainstay of my shack and replaced it with my new Yaesu FT-2000 and accessory DMU. […]

I'm on something of a roll when it comes to Hallicrafters I guess — I received a package on my porch the other day containing the rather suspect Hallicrafters SX-140 I took a chance on […]

HALLI GALLEY TALLY. Tonight I checked in with “the guys” on 3710 with my recently acquired Hallicrafters FPM-300, otherwise known as “The Safari.” Over the last week or so I finally completed wiring up a […]

My favorite Midwestern religious broadcaster — an amateur radio operator — has returned to the 75 meter phone band. And true to form, he apparentlly has set out to outrage as many people as he […]

The race for vice-director in our division is getting increasingly interesting, which is something rare when it comes to radio politics. Since the director had no opposition, he keeps his elected position without the need […]

I can't blame eBay for making me something of an impulsive buyer. I'm that way at a hamfest if I see a bargain. And that's what I saw staring at me recently as I cruised […]

I tend to consider eBay as a reflection of our society, from the luxurious to the looney tunes — and it never ceases to surprise even a jaded eBay'er like myself. There's a fellow from […]