bugs
Finally! I snag the elusive 1937 McElroy Mac Key …
Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 — I’ve had this little gem for several weeks and it is one of my prize key acquisitions — a 1937 McElroy Mac Key. The 1937 model is unique because of […]
Year: 2014
computers
Sometimes even ‘cheap’ has a price tag not measured in $$$ …
Tuesday morning — I’m still enjoying my SDR4+ by Cross Country Wireless … its quite a receiver, and it really has me thinking of getting a Flex radio … I nearly bought a Flex 1500, […]
computers
Software defined receiver hits it out of the ballpark …
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 — I’ll have to admit it — I’m really surprised and enthusiastic about my latest ham radio acquisition — a Cross Country Wireless SDR4+. I’m monitoring 75 meters right now with […]
computers
Is ham radio’s “DIY-ness” becoming a thing of the past? ….
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 — I think a lot of hams I know are “tinkerers” … they enjoy getting something done on their own, like making their own antennas, cables, etc. I can’t tell you […]
computers
Consider Linux Mint to replace Win XP on your shack PCs
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 — Ham radio has changed a lot in a quarter of a century or so … at least from my perspective. Computers were a part of my shack from the beginning […]
bugs
Another bad packing job pushes my buttons … perhaps I’ll write a book!
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 — One of my biggest pet peeves in the world of buying via eBay is when a seller does a crappy job of packing the merchandise I am buying from him […]
CW keys
Here’s one you won’t see on eBay every day …
Sunday, Sept. 16, 2014 — I have yet to fully photograph my new Vibroplex Double Lever key, but I will. I have had other chores that have kept me in the shack but not with […]
bugs
Not often you come across a Vibroplex Double Lever key at a hamfest …
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, 1 a.m. — Just a quick note before I head off to bed, and a photo to share of a semi-automatic key that I’m confident is unique in a variety of […]
CW keys
Holey Vibroplex, Caped Crusader! Wonder what happened here?
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 — While rummaging around the shack looking for something else (of course!), I ran across this 1963 base for a Lightning Bug Standard that I’ve had tucked away for a while […]
ebay
Proof there’s no exact answer to the question “How many handhelds should a ham own?”
Sunday, June 22, 2014 — One of the newer hams in my area gave me a laugh recently when he told me, “I never knew ham radio was such an addictive hobby.” He went on […]