CW keys
Headphones, microphones, keys and SKN — oh my!
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 — Belated Merry Christmas wishes to my readers, and here’s hoping for a safe and joyous New Year! Just a quick entry to catch up on my ham radio musings and […]
CW keys
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CW keys, band conditions, and ladder line — OMG!
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2019 — I keep waiting for band conditions on 80 CW to improve, but perhaps its a little too early to think that winter-time conditions will prevail. The good news is I’ve […]
CW keys
Another holiday, another new key …
Thursday, July 4, 2019 — I trust eveyone had a good 4th holiday. Mine was pretty low key, thanks to a backache I’m nursing. I had plans to do some things outside today but opted […]
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Stormy weather, careless wife creates antenna repair work …
I‘ve been enjoying HF operation a great deal here in our library now that my main PC can be powered up and not cause RF hash all across several ham bands. I’ve just not found […]
CW keys
Today’s lesson: A Kent is a Kent is a Kent …
Hi fellow CW buffs, I’m back with an update. Remember the key I purchased some time ago that I noted “closely resembled” a Kent twin paddle iambic key? The contact arms on this particularly key […]
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Something rotten in WordPress …
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 — I have a lot to write about but I’m having issues with the database that drives my website; I keep getting database errors. The hosting company says — naturally — […]
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You won’t put your eye out with these Red Riders …
Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 — I know I sure didn’t need to purchase this key, but curiousity got the best of me. The red 1983 vintage Vibroplex Iambic key shown here caught my eye recently […]
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CQ SS makes CW net operations a true contest …
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 — I don’t keep track of contests, but given the fact that I enjoy checking into CW nets, I should. After a productive Saturday here at home, I was settled into […]
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No telling what you’ll find in the floorboard these days ….
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 — I found a couple of unopened USPS Priority Mail boxes in the backseat of my old Suzuki Sidekick in the barn this afternoon. Woo hoo! Like Christmas in … September! […]
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My new bug: Not a Vibroplex, nor a Speedoplex; a Randomparts-o-plex perhaps?
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 — My recently purchased new-to-me bug arrived recently, and its something of a puzzle, which is probably responsible for two things — first, the auction price was rather law, and secondly, […]