CW keys
Hack attack?? Someone needs to get a life …
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 11:55 p.m. — Just a quick note to let those who follow my blog that yes, I’m still alive, and yes, I’m still collecting keys (though I haven’t added one to […]
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Sometimes even ‘cheap’ has a price tag not measured in $$$ …
Tuesday morning — I’m still enjoying my SDR4+ by Cross Country Wireless … its quite a receiver, and it really has me thinking of getting a Flex radio … I nearly bought a Flex 1500, […]
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Software defined receiver hits it out of the ballpark …
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 — I’ll have to admit it — I’m really surprised and enthusiastic about my latest ham radio acquisition — a Cross Country Wireless SDR4+. I’m monitoring 75 meters right now with […]
computers
Is ham radio’s “DIY-ness” becoming a thing of the past? ….
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 — I think a lot of hams I know are “tinkerers” … they enjoy getting something done on their own, like making their own antennas, cables, etc. I can’t tell you […]
computers
Consider Linux Mint to replace Win XP on your shack PCs
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 — Ham radio has changed a lot in a quarter of a century or so … at least from my perspective. Computers were a part of my shack from the beginning […]
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Not often you come across a Vibroplex Double Lever key at a hamfest …
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, 1 a.m. — Just a quick note before I head off to bed, and a photo to share of a semi-automatic key that I’m confident is unique in a variety of […]
CW keys
Holey Vibroplex, Caped Crusader! Wonder what happened here?
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 — While rummaging around the shack looking for something else (of course!), I ran across this 1963 base for a Lightning Bug Standard that I’ve had tucked away for a while […]
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Proof there’s no exact answer to the question “How many handhelds should a ham own?”
Sunday, June 22, 2014 — One of the newer hams in my area gave me a laugh recently when he told me, “I never knew ham radio was such an addictive hobby.” He went on […]
CW keys
Wonder how you say “iambic key clone” in Chinese? …
Monday, June 16, 2014 — I own two Kent iambic keys and I think they are superb paddles. I prefer them to several other iambic keys, including the Vibroplex Iambic and most of the earlier […]
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“Well there’s your problem …”
My Daddy had a sign in his basement workshop … it was cut from an old magazine, probably part of an advertisement. It was a simple quote he frequently used and it that served him well […]