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Update from the Shack …
Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 — I received my order of Vibroplex parts yesterday, which included the terminal post parts I wanted for my J-37 iambic key/straight key project. In that order I also had a […]
Year: 2015
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Pushing forward on key projects …
Monday, 2:15 a.m. — I’m placing an order for Vibroplex parts today … a finger and thumb piece for W4DHV’s 1949 Vibroplex Original bug I just acquired, and also the parts for the terminals for […]
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New arrival is a blast from my ham radio past ..
Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 — It has been a rather surprising 24 hours here in the Zed’s Ham Radio World, one with a lot of nostalgia and both good and bittersweet memories. Received a social […]
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You get what you pay for … or you hope you do
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 — I bought a vintage (i.e. ancient) Beugler striping tool set as reported in this space earlier, and it arrived a couple days ago. Boy howdy, it REEKS of “vintage” … […]
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…. There’s your problem (or more correctly, your answer) ….
In my last entry about the Halli HA-5 VFO checks I made, I found that the 40-10 bandswitch didn’t change the output of the VFO — it remained steady on 40 Meters regardless of […]
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It’s alive! It’s alive! The Hallicrafters HA-5 is VFO’ing like no one’s business …
Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, 1 a.m. — Good news to report from the shack … I’ve been curious about the Hallicrafters HA-5 and if the thing was actually working. Despite my last tests, I detected […]
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Progress in the Shack: One down, many to go
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 — Success! Success! Woo hoo!! That’s right, I received the needed 6BA7 tube in this weeks mail, so tonight I decided to go to work on the Hallicrafters HA-5 VFO. The […]
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Work in the shack continues …
Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 12:20 a.m. — I have been doing more cleaning in the shack this evening, but as you might expect, no Beugler yet. But I did spend some time working with the […]
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Life, love and the pursuit of ham shack happiness on … ‘The Daze of Our Lives’
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 — I’m STILL in the hunt for that Beugler pinstriping tool … the side benefit of course is that there’s more of the shack floor visible, hi hi! I have a […]
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The #&@(*$ Beugler is here somewhere, I know it is …. (sigh)
Wedneday, Oct. 14, 2015 — The hunt for the $&@*& Beugler pinstriping tool continues while my patience grows increasingly thin. After another coat of paint late Monday, the base looks excellent; all I need is […]