Saturday, June 20, 2020 One week until Field Day 2020! I’m not certain that I’ll be operating outside in one of our fields or not. I’m tempted to set up shop in our barn; I […]
Monday, June 15, 2020 I had to locate the proper thread screw to replace the missing power supply set screw on the back of my Samlex 1223 23A power supply. I couldn’t attach both cables […]
Friday, June 12, 2020 This evening I missed checking in to either my Kentucky or Georgia CW nets. My wife worked late and she was planning to go to the lake with her girlfriend for […]
I give up. I quit. For months I have been using a four port 12 VDC distribution block that uses the newfangled (in my shack they’re new, anyway) PowerPole connectors. And for months, I’ve struggled […]
One of the problems with having a lot of radio stuff is storing said stuff safely. I recruited my son to descend to our basement to assemble some storage shelves when we discovered that an […]
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. […]
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 I’m currently listening to a group of hams on 3958 kHz while my wife watches TV. I’m using headphones — or more correctly, an AvComm aviation headset — that I picked […]
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 The MFJ keyer unit and audio filter unit for my MFJ 9040 40M QRP rig arrived today. Though I know people complain about MFJ being “Mighty Fine Junk,” I have to […]
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 As those of you who have followed this site may know, I have a fetish for antenna tuners. In addition to some of the various incarnations of the MFJ 941 and […]
The latest addition to my code key collection arrived earlier this week, Bunnell Gold Bug s/n 477. The key was sold on eBay with its original case and instruction sheet. The key is basically in […]
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