July 4, 2020, 2 a.m. Just a short update to report on my latest eBay acquisition — a Yaesu FT-757GX. Like I needed another transceiver, right? Hi! This was was listed with a reasonable Buy […]
Friday, July 3, 1959 I just purchased a FCC-mandated accessory for my BC-348 / Heathkit DX-100 station — a new CA-1 Conelrad Alarm. If you haven’t heard what Conelrad is, its the abbreviation for Control […]
Monday, June 8, 2020 — Several days ago I was listening to the NCS of my Georgia CW net wrap things up for the night. I usually move from 80 to 75 meters and listen […]
Late springtime band conditions haven’t been too bad, at least for my 9 p.m. CW net. One of the regulars who lives in South Carolina did two nights this past week as NCS, and his […]
We’ve had springtime weather here the last couple of days, with promising weather in the immediate forecast. Its great for getting out in the yard, but awful weather for erecting antennas — the best performing […]
Friday, March 20, 2020 Book Review: W1FB’s Antenna Notebook Like most fledgling hams, the ARRL Handbook and the ARRL Antenna books were both high on my “purchase-ASAP” list when I was getting my Novice ticket. […]
Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 I like to listen a lot to QSOs on the 75 meter band in the evenings. Its an old habit, one that dates back to my teenage years as an SWL. […]
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 — The MFJ 986 Differential T tuner I obtained from eBay arrived a couple of days ago, and as is always the case when buying an antenna tuner, I took time […]
I‘ve been enjoying HF operation a great deal here in our library now that my main PC can be powered up and not cause RF hash all across several ham bands. I’ve just not found […]
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 — The test I mean — the stress test I just completed. It must have been an oral exam as I didn’t have to write any answers or fill in the […]
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