Friday, March 20, 2020 Book Review: W1FB’s Antenna Notebook Like most fledgling hams, the ARRL Handbook and the ARRL Antenna books were both high on my “purchase-ASAP” list when I was getting my Novice ticket. […]
As most hams do, I’ve been watching a variety of items on the eBay website this evening, including an array of audio filters. Among those filters was the Datong FL-3, a top-notch audio filter produced […]
Sunday night I recently picked up a used MFJ antenna analyzer on eBay worth the money. The seller had listed it for a Buy It Now price higher than I wanted to pay, so I […]
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 I’m currently listening to a group of hams on 3958 kHz while my wife watches TV. I’m using headphones — or more correctly, an AvComm aviation headset — that I picked […]
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 The MFJ keyer unit and audio filter unit for my MFJ 9040 40M QRP rig arrived today. Though I know people complain about MFJ being “Mighty Fine Junk,” I have to […]
Sunday night, Feb. 9, 2020 My first exposure to RTTY was when I was about 14 years old. My best friend and I were into CB radio at the time, and we heard that a […]
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 As those of you who have followed this site may know, I have a fetish for antenna tuners. In addition to some of the various incarnations of the MFJ 941 and […]
Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 I like to listen a lot to QSOs on the 75 meter band in the evenings. Its an old habit, one that dates back to my teenage years as an SWL. […]
The latest addition to my code key collection arrived earlier this week, Bunnell Gold Bug s/n 477. The key was sold on eBay with its original case and instruction sheet. The key is basically in […]
Saturday, January 4, 2020 My new little QRP rig, the FT-817, arrived earlier this week. The sale was from someone who as selling it for the estate of a Silent Key, and of course, the […]
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