ebay
Chips ahoy, Captain!
Dec 24, 2012 — Finally found my macro lens in order to get a half-decent shot of the damage to my Signalink USB. I don’t think this happened in transit; in fact, judging from the […]
Year: 2012
ebay
On closer inspection, the chips aren’t just down, they’re entirely gone!
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 — Before I jump in the mobile and do some last-minute Christmas shopping for my wife, I thought I would leave a quick update regarding my Signalink USB escapades. My Paypal […]
ebay
We’ve got trouble! Right here in Digital City! (Now with updated content!)
Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 — Merry Almost Christmas to my online readers! I hope you have dutifully ordered yourself a nice piece of ham radio gear for your Christmas stocking. If not, there’s still time […]
classic radio
Trip in the Wayback Machine, Chumley! Set it to ‘Classic Heathkit of the 1980s’
Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 — After my family’s Christmas party yesterday, I had time for some down time in the shack while everyone else was sleeping off turkey and ham. I ran across my Heathkit […]
ham radio
‘All I want for Christmas is a new Q-R-P, a new Q-R-P, a new Q-R-P . . .’
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 — With apologies to Spike Jones, I’ve chosen to modify this holiday ditty to introduce my Christmas toy … yes, a little early, but perhaps that’s because Santa knows I’ve been […]
bugs
Unfinished QSO has me longing for the glow of tube filaments in the night …
Dec. 1, 2012 — A little bit ago I had to abort a QSO on 40 CW with K4JYS, a ham who apparently enjoys classic/homebrew gear, and does more than talk the talk but also […]
bugs
Now its time to talk of the important things in life … cw keys
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 — While my wife takes a nap, I thought I would dash into my shack and jot down a few notes … so here I am. 1936B McElroy Mac-Key. At right […]
bugs
More ham gear in the movies … this time its about Mars and the Cold War ….
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 — My wife tells me from time to time that my son is “my guts” — in the sense that he’s a mini-KY4Z when it comes to being a geek. And […]
ham radio
Something “new” for my something “old”: Making a workhorse BC-348 work a little harder ….
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 — Something old, something new, something borrowed, something homebrewed …. no, no, there’s no wedding plans in my future, just the ongoing romantic nostalgia between me and my BC-348Q receiver. The […]
bugs
Bulldozing storage area unearths a few gems ….
Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 — Over the past two weekends I’ve been helping my family reclaim one of the rooms on the first floor of our home. It started out as the kids’ play room. […]