Month: October 2008

I received a phone call today from Kuni, the owner of Comtek ham radio service out in Washington state, who told me that the front panel for my Icom IC-746PRO that was on backorder arrived […]

Talk about QRM — I've been trying to slice 'n' dice signals on 15 meters in the contest, and its been tough. First there's a big signal from an Italian station on 21.218. TM6M is […]

I've been operating the CQ WW contest periodically today, and I've been alternating between operating, doing dishes and reading the Yaesu FT-2000 manual. Last night I punched the VOX button on the rig, and attempted […]

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 […]