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Spring is in the air … and apparently, so are my crossbow arrows
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 — Just about to head out to the barn and mow the front field a while, but decided to write a bit in this space before I leave. LATEST PROJECT! I […]
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1937 Mac Key finds its way to Kentucky …
1937 MCELROY MAC KEY. It was nearly impossible to miss this key when browsing eBay listing — probably the only Mac Key I’ve ever seen with a bright red finish. What caught my eye (in addition […]
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Vibroplex booklet makes it clear — ask the man who owns one
Thursday, March 31, 2016, 2:40 a.m. — Yes, I know …. you’re thinking to yourself, “Self, why the hell is Zed Man awake at this hour — and NOT chasing rare DX or shacked up […]
classic radio
GoFundMe suggestion doesn’t build confidence in Ten-Tec’s future …
Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 — If you’ve been following what many people have called the demise of Ten-Tec, then you are aware of the company’s rather troubled history of changing ownership, locations, etc. The once […]
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New arrival is a blast from my ham radio past ..
Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 — It has been a rather surprising 24 hours here in the Zed’s Ham Radio World, one with a lot of nostalgia and both good and bittersweet memories. Received a social […]
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Work in the shack continues …
Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 12:20 a.m. — I have been doing more cleaning in the shack this evening, but as you might expect, no Beugler yet. But I did spend some time working with the […]
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Life, love and the pursuit of ham shack happiness on … ‘The Daze of Our Lives’
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 — I’m STILL in the hunt for that Beugler pinstriping tool … the side benefit of course is that there’s more of the shack floor visible, hi hi! I have a […]
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A McElroy Christmas in July!
Thursday, July 16, 2015 –– The knock on my front door at 8:40 a.m. was something of a surprise — the mail in these parts of rural Kentucky usually doesn’t run until more like 10-11 […]
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More shack cleaning, more radios to ponder …
Thursday, July 9, 2015 — Between chores and errands, I spent time today and this evening tearing thru the shack … for a variety of reasons. The main reason was the Drake TR-7 transceiver sitting […]
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Blast from the Hallicrafters past … missing gear, found gear
Monday, July 6, 2015 — I have had some time to enjoy my Hallicrafters FPM 300 transceiver Sunday afternoon, but I also remembered what I didn’t like about it — it drifted so much. Other […]