classic radio
For my shack its 1987 again …
Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 — Not much has been happening here in the shack with the exception of increasingly good night time propagation on 75/80 meters. Studio B (my shack in the corner of our […]
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Yearning for the true classic days of radio …
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 — I came to the conclusion some years ago that I was born 60 years too late. Now I’m a journalist by trade, and a ham by choice, and electronic gizmos […]
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Paragon offers a new look at 30-year-old technology
Saturday, March 24, 2018, 2 a.m. — I’ve been the owner of a 30-year-old Ten Tec Paragon that I picked up on eBay last fall, and finally today have had the chance to put in […]
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Honoring the Silent Key who owned the latest addition to my collection …
Friday, Feb. 10, 2018 — The Skillman “coffin” bug I recently picked up on eBay has quite a nice provenance with it that I discovered quite by accident. As you can see, the key […]
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Not much to cuss or discuss but the snow …
Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 — We’ve been having lousy band conditions AND weather conditions here in the Ohio Valley of late. We are such panty waists compared to you hams in our northern climes — […]
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A collector’s nightmare: What do you do when your seller disappears?
Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 — Happy Holidays to followers of my humble blog! I’ve already forwarded my Christmas list to Santa, and I’m making room at the operating position for what I’m hoping Santa will […]
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Today, KY4Z asks: Can one own too many McElroys?
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 — I’ve had plenty to write for publication here, but other duties have kept me busy to say the least! The XYL and her BFFs are in Myrtle Beach this week […]
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‘What a long, strange trip its been’: KY4Z’s hamfest sales notes & observations …
Saturday, Sept. 9th marked the first time I have set up to sell at a hamfest in more than 10 years. Eight of those years I spent as an elected official of the ARRL, and […]
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Catching up on with the latest additions …
Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017 — It has been a while since my last update, but summer activities have taken their toll on my blogging and key collecting — at least temporarily. I’ve been following a […]
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Radio spotting again in 1950s sci-fi movies …
Friday, July 14, 2017 — Back again with one of my sightings of radio equipment in classic science fiction movies. A movie I hadn’t seen in years — “When Worlds Collide” of 1951 — […]