ham radio
CQ WPX phone clutters up 40 CW … (sigh)
Saturday, March 26, 2016 — Last night after checking in to Georgia CW net, I tuned around a bit, and then dropped in on 40. 40 CW was booming. IARU Region 2 stations outside the […]
ham radio
bugs
Speed-X on the air …
Sunday morning March 20, 2016, 1:35 a.m. — Its been an interesting weekend here in the shack. Friday night I did make the Georgia CW net, but instead of my usual 100th Anniversary key, I […]
bugs
Bug, remote software updates and more …
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, 10:50 p.m. — I’ve trying to get the steel grit out of my beard this evening; I’ve been doing some precision work with a Dremel tool. OK, I know — the […]
bugs
‘Something old, something new; something purchased cuz something blew …’
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, 10:45 a.m. — Have a lot to post here today, so I won’t waste time. PC GO BLOOEY! My primary office PC here at home up and died Thursday night while […]
classic radio
1940 QSL card has a link to Amateur Radio in 2016 …
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, 1:30 a.m. — Just got back from the shack to my PC in the library of our home. I know “library” sounds pretentious, but the truth is, it is not. A […]
bugs
Bubble wrap: If more is good, then too much is just enough…
Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 — Early morning post with the lastest eBay updates. RTL SDR (for FT-2000). This dongle-thingie will give me a rocking replacement spectrum display that the Yaesu DMU fails to provide. It […]
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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Tonight: “Terror on Louisville Road” or “The Priority Mail Package Always Clunks Twice” …
Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 — According to my USPS tracking info, I learned this morning that my Bunnell Martin Flash key arrived! I couldn’t wait to beat a path to the mailbox, which I did […]
bugs
Today’s episode: “There’s gold in them thar bugs!” or “Honey, I shrunk the budget!”
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 –– While digging around the shack a couple of nights ago I spotted a key that I hadn’t seen lately — my second Bunnell Gold Bug, serial no. 439. The first […]
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‘100th Anniversary Delight’ or ‘A Man Can’t Have Too Many Code Keys’ …
Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 — Well, I’m happy to report that this formerly grumpy Bug Man has a reason to smile! We finally dug out a path through the snow to our mail box and […]