Month: November 2006

I live out on a rural mail route, and I can tell when the substitute is running the route. The woman who is my regular carrier's sub never brings my eBay parcels up the hill […]

I had a real pleasant surprise today courtesy of some very talented amateur radio operator from long ago. On Friday, my wife had picked up a box for me at the post office. It was […]

OK, it's a new model but only new to me. This is a used key I picked as a “Buy It Now” on eBay for $50. Overall, it's quite a key. It took me some […]

Yeah, that's right, it's not Turkey Day without being thankful for amateur radio. I've not been a very alert eBay'er lately, as I've let some real DEALS slide past me. What's worse, I knew they […]

Late at night — like tonight — I spend a lot of time listening on the 75 meter band. There are a couple of frequencies I enjoy listening to, and I gravitate between these. One […]

I was bored this evening here in the old radio shack, and with nothing much drawing my interest on the ham bands, I decided to tune my IC-746PRO down thru the old CB band. The […]

Before I detail the goodies, I need to mention a “baddie.” I won the auction for a 1913 Vibroplex Key out of Canada. The key was in “original” condition, which meant it needed cleanup, etc. […]

Yes, it appears that my research on an eBay item missed one important aspect — the shipping cost. I recently won a bid on a 1913 Vibroplex Original in fair original condition. Nothing to write […]