classic radio

Wednesday night I had free time this afternoon so I decided to try out the latest SB-102 transceiver I recently picked up on eBay. After questioning the seller, I was informed that the radio operated […]

Wednesday night, Sept. 16, 2020 I have been working some on cleaning my main shack this week and making progress. I found some goodies that I’ve already sold on eBay, so I need to keep […]

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 I’m working to get things rolling again on eBay, so I took pics of two VHF rigs to list to sell. Won’t bring a bunch of cash, but they will be […]

Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 Last night I cleaned up the Tempo 2020 that I rescued from our attic a few days earlier. The radio cleaned up nicely. The parts Tempo 2020 I purchased arrived Monday, […]

A week or so back, I was digging into the attic and ran across a radio I bought from a local ham not long before he had a fatal heart attack — a Tempo 2020 […]

Early Friday morning, July 24, 2020 My XYL was tied up with continued education classes today, and so I spent part of the afternoon working to repair the speaker cable for the Swan 350 that […]

Early Thursday, July 23, 2020 I have been checking in lately on my CW traffic net with a mid-1960s Vibroplex Lightning Bug Deluxe and enjoying getting my bug fist back in practice (as much as […]

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Disappointing news — no joy in my attempt to check in to the net this evening. I had the SB-102 warmed up and tuned well — it was pumping out 80 […]

Saturday, July 11, 2020 Last night I unboxed a Heathkit HW-101 I purchased months ago. It’s a pretty clean rig and doesn’t look like it has been chopped up or abused. The rig needs a […]