Year: 2006

My latest sniping on eBay is paying off, as I recently scored big on a couple of keys — a couple of Speed-X keys — that were listed together. I was pleased to open a […]

NEW BUGS A-COMING!!! Being addicted to semi-automatic code keys, you know that I'm always looking for new keys. I recently purchased a couple of eBay offerings to add to my collection. The real prize is […]

NEW BUGS A-COMING!!! Being addicted to semi-automatic code keys, you know that I'm always looking for new keys. I recently purchased a couple of eBay offerings to add to my collection. The real prize is […]

NEW BUGS A-COMING!!! Being addicted to semi-automatic code keys, you know that I'm always looking for new keys. I recently purchased a couple of eBay offerings to add to my collection. The real prize is […]

Hi again ham radio friends! It's been a while since my last update, but I have a good excuse — I had to have emergency surgery to remove my appendix. I tell my publishing friends […]

With our rental house sold and signed away, I felt the need for some new hardware for the shack. I had quit looking at bugs and cw hardware on eBay for the past few months, […]

It's been a while since my last update, but I've been keeping busy. My Heathkit HW-16 and I have been prowling the 80-meter band after midnight lately. I'm still using my old beat-up Speed-X bug. […]

Tonight was the first club meeting of the year, and what a great meeting it was! We had great attendance and real enthusiasm from everyone. A great way to start the year. We had election […]

Yes, it was a glorious 24 hours! I first tuned in on the CW portion of 80 meters about 0030Z (7:30 pm local time), and the band was packed with signals, all the way from […]

… and what a great Straight Key Night it was! I turned on the rig about a half-hour into SKN's start (0000 Zulu), and boy howdy was 80 meters crowded. There were CW stations from […]