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Speed-X bug brought back to life …
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 — Before I turn to something else this afternoon, I wanted to share a few pics of my latest bug, a Les Logan Speed-X Model 500. This is the key pictured […]
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Interesting finds on eBay to help pass the time …
Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 — I’ve had to put my lust for goodies on eBay aside for a while due to other financial priorites. I’ve had lotsa stuff I’ve seen that I’ve liked of course; […]
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Cheap Speed-X bug a reminder of need to think before you click
Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 — Where would our lives be without eBay, the premium seller of extra “stuff?” Cruising the auction listings I found several keys listed with Buy It Now prices, some of which […]
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For once, switching rigs for digital modes was plug-n-play … no kidding!
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, 11 p.m. — My research into putting the IC-706MkIIG on the air using my Signalink USB interface was short lived — I didn’t need to buy a thing! Both the FT-817 […]
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Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, 6:15 p.m. — Success! Success!! After goofing around for a number of months I finally got my FT-817 QRP rig on PSK31 (and other soundcard modes). I initially believed the Signalink […]
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Hallicrafters QSL card brings up some history …
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 — There have been some interesting things selling on eBay this week; unfortunately I didn’t quite have enough money to buy some of the more interesting ones. I must be getting […]
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How do you get color TV on a b/w budget? Col-R-Tel, that’s how!
Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 — I’ve been in stealth mode this weekend on eBay … just watching the auctions go by. There’s been some sweet deals; the things I wanted I couldn’t afford – go […]
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Bugs a-plenty! Bugs a-plenty! Where do I hide them from the XYL?? ;-)
Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 — I’ve been following a number of auctions on eBay for some ultra-rare keys — including one that’s ending this morning. That key is Shawplex key, made by the Specialty Shoe […]
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Reading QST on CD is entertaining to me … (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)
Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 — I don’t know if I ever mentioned it, but sometime back I purchased the remaining QST CDs off eBay to complete my collection — from the first issue in 1914 […]
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Songs in the key of “CQ” …
Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, 11:18 p.m. — I’ve been enjoying some quality time in the shack today, cleaning up a key I’ve had a while, and enjoying a new surprise key I sniped on eBay […]