Month: November 2010

This just in … I've had the opportunity tonight to spend some time really listening to the BC-348Q, and the more I use it, the more impressed I am. No, it isn't a Pro III […]

After my initial tests with my BC-348Q military receiver, I wanted to move the rig into the library. My favorite chair in the library is next to a bookcase, and I have already cleaned off […]

Today's post-holiday mail brought with it a tightly packed bundle of iambic key history — an original HAL FYO iambic key. The key was designed by Joseph Hills, W8FYO, of Dayton, Ohio. He built his […]

I've spent much of my free time the past couple of weeks putting radios, code keys and radio “stuff” in general up and out of the way in preparation for today's visit by family for […]

Well, I seem to have recovered from my key issues with the Brown Bros CTL-A double key that arrived recently via USPS … the key plays well, and only another collector would spot — or […]

Well, it's not all quite THAT bad, but its been a very frustrating day as far as all things Morse are considered. First, let me back up a couple of days. Our dog decided there […]

It's been a big ham radio weekend here on the hill! For starters, I wound up filling several pages in my log operating the Kentucky QSO Party. I found a clear spot on 40 and […]

You would think that even someone like me would tire of making puns about my obsession with Morse Code keys, but you would be wrong to assume there's a bottom to the depths of my […]

The latest addition to the family arrived Monday morning about 10:30, delivered not by the stork, but FedEx. She's about 7 inches, 3-1/2 pounds of painted steel and chrome-plated brass … yes, my late-model Vibroplex […]

Well, it happened. I had a relapse of bug-itis. Something about seeing “good deal!” written in print on an online auction or web site just turns my self-control to jelly … or did this weekend. […]