ebay
‘Real radios’ glow in the dark, don’t they??
Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 — I had to file this under the “What’d He Say?” heading in my high-tech filing system: An eBay seller listed a Kenwood TS-430S for sale this weekend. It’s one of […]
Month: February 2011
ebay
Digital deal down and dead: Use ‘er? I hardly even knew ‘er!
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, — I am not a happy camper this evening. I received in today’s mail my cable and jumper block for my SignaLink USB interface to use it with my Yaesu FT-817. […]
ham radio
FT-817 prompts question: Why didn’t I get one long ago??
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 — I’m listening to the latest addition to my shack — a Yaesu FT-817. This little jewel was the one I picked up on eBay for a bargain-basement price, and I’ll […]
ebay
The high cost of collectible radios …
Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 — As I sit at lunch and sip my coffee and peruse eBay, I found a Hallicrafters SR-150 station that has been relisted. The opening bid of $695 is a bit […]
bugs
Sometimes it pays to go huntin’, pointin’ and clickin’ …
Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 — Having been fooling with eBay for more than a dozen years, I have developed certain habits of searches I enter and categories I watch. This will vary depending on if […]
bugs
A little bit of dit and a little bit of dah …
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 — I just wrapped up a late night/early morning QSO on 40 CW with Ed, W7GVE in Golden Valley, AZ. Ed was using a straight key and I had one of […]
bugs
Cleaning house (and bugs, too) …
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 — Finished my radio show at noon, and after lunch decided to continue some projects in the shack related to my bugs. My long-term goal is to clean, document and photograph […]
ebay
Avoiding the bidding wars on eBay, but for good reason …
Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 — After nearly a week of salivating once again over eBay listings — including some nice collectible bugs and several HF rigs — I was struck yesterday with a dose of […]
bugs
With apologies to Flip Wilson: ‘The Go-Devil made me do it’
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, 1 a.m. — I just finished reassembling and adjusting my latest acquisition to my bug collection, my early Go-Devil bug … yes, the same one I cursed just one day ago. […]
bugs
Bedeviled by shipping, packing problems, my new Go-Devil bug arrives
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 — Sometimes I guess you get what you deserve when you deal with buying collectible keys on eBay. I had the chance to buy another rare early Go-Devil bug a week […]