bugs
Improved Model X looks promising …
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 — It absolutely slipped my mind a couple hours earlier when I wrote my last entry, but I have a new key set to join my collection: a 1920 Vibroplex Improved […]
Year: 2016
bugs
Unspeakable crimes against a Vibroplex bug? I thought my fist was bad enough??
Monday, March 28, 2016 — I’m probably guilty of some violation of the sensibilities of Vibroplex fans and fanatics everywhere — tonight I wrapped up my efforts to touch-up the paint on the 100th Anniversary […]
ham radio
CQ WPX phone clutters up 40 CW … (sigh)
Saturday, March 26, 2016 — Last night after checking in to Georgia CW net, I tuned around a bit, and then dropped in on 40. 40 CW was booming. IARU Region 2 stations outside the […]
bugs
More thoughts o’ McElroy …
Thursday, March 24, 2016 — Haven’t had much time to play radio or work CW, hoping I will this weekend, but with it being Easter, well, it just depends. I’m going to post photos of […]
bugs
Ted McElroy rides again …
Sunday, March 20, 2016, 10:30 p.m. — I had just told myself earlier this week I was swearing off buying yet **another** 100th Anniversary Vibroplex Original after one in mint-freaking-conditiion appeared this week on eBay. […]
bugs
Speed-X on the air …
Sunday morning March 20, 2016, 1:35 a.m. — Its been an interesting weekend here in the shack. Friday night I did make the Georgia CW net, but instead of my usual 100th Anniversary key, I […]
bugs
Lionel J-36 returns to the desk …
Monday, March 14, 2016, 12:30 a.m. — I should be in front of my radio tonight, but it can be hard to scare up a contact this time of day (night) on 40 CW. Tonight […]
ARRL
“The return of Ham-itis!” or “Honey, guess how much money I saved buying this key on sale?”
Friday, March 11, 2016 — This will be short and sweet, I have to get to bed. I was here in the shack thinking I could scare of a CW contact, or at least […]
bugs
How many bugs is too many? The world may never know ….
Monday, March 7, 2016, 11:30 p.m. — I’ve been doing some work in the shack over the weekend, trying to straighten things up. Of course, the problem is that it seems most of my cleaning […]
bugs
When it comes to a 1905 Vibroplex Original, it is true — ‘Everything old is new again’
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 — I wasn’t expecting the doorbell to ring at 9:30 this morning, but it did, and did the pants-leg hop down the hallway, trying to get my pants up to my […]