Latest ramblings from the Zed Man’s shack …
Good afternoon fellow CW key fans (and fantatics). Seems as though the Ohio Valley bypasses the season of Spring and we’re well into the start of summer about six weeks early. The bands — particularly […]
Good afternoon fellow CW key fans (and fantatics). Seems as though the Ohio Valley bypasses the season of Spring and we’re well into the start of summer about six weeks early. The bands — particularly […]
1937 MCELROY MAC KEY. It was nearly impossible to miss this key when browsing eBay listing — probably the only Mac Key I’ve ever seen with a bright red finish. What caught my eye (in addition […]
ULTIMATIC KEYER. The electronic key pictured here has “Ultimatic” on the case and was a project published in the April and May 1955 issues of QST magazine. This key was the second version […]
Sunday, April 24, 2016, 1:30 a.m. — OK, you’re right, I should be in bed; well, I plan to head that way shortly. Too much coffee too late in the day, I’m afraid. Remember the […]
Friday, April 15, 2016 — Happy Tax Day fellow Amateur Radio ops! Well, actually, the deadline is actually midnight Monday, the 18th, but the Zed Man did something quite unusual — he paid his taxes […]
Sunday, April 10, 2016, 10:30 p.m. — If you are like me, you browse eBay often (probably more than your XYL would like, HI!) … and you probably saw the key pictured above listed several times […]
Monday, March 4, 2016 — My 1920 Vibroplex “Improved” Model X arrived in Saturday’s mail, though I didn’t get a chance to check it out until last night. For years, I wasn’t sure how the […]
Sunday, April 3, 2016, 2 a.m. — Another early morning update, but hey, my family and I went to church last night, so we can sleep in. And who wants to turn in early on […]
Friday, April 1, 2016, 2 p.m. — I wish this was an April Fool’s entry, but it isn’t — trust me, I really, really wish it was. My new-to-me Kenwood TS-450S arrived by FedEx today […]
Thursday, March 31, 2016, 2:40 a.m. — Yes, I know …. you’re thinking to yourself, “Self, why the hell is Zed Man awake at this hour — and NOT chasing rare DX or shacked up […]
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