rare keys
The Continuing Saga of the ‘Cleaning of the Shack’ …*,.
Thursday, July 2, 2020 When I have a chance I have continued to sort and throw stuff away in the shack. And its been amazing the kind of stuff I’ve found tucked away in a […]
Year: 2020
Field Day
FD20: The most radioactive fun I’ve had in quite a while …
Field Day Sunday, 1:47 p.m. I wrapped up my Field Day 2020 about 90 minutes ago when my son arrived home with pizza– or thought I did. Just as I sat down to start this […]
bugs
… a case of contactus interruptus …
Sunday morning, June 28, 2020 At 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2020, Field Day began as the HF bands began to roar to life. I was still cleaning up the shack; actually, I was filing […]
Field Day
Field Day 2020 plans; Which rig and where to operate? Decisions, decisions …
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 With Field Day 2020 only three days away, I’m still debating if I’m going to set up a station outside the house or just operate from the comfort of the shack, […]
ham radio
Gearing up for Field Day 2020, deciding what rig to use
Saturday, June 20, 2020 One week until Field Day 2020! I’m not certain that I’ll be operating outside in one of our fields or not. I’m tempted to set up shop in our barn; I […]
ham radio
IC-756PROII is blast from the HF past …
Monday, June 15, 2020 I had to locate the proper thread screw to replace the missing power supply set screw on the back of my Samlex 1223 23A power supply. I couldn’t attach both cables […]
CW keys
Paragon’s first CW QSO; Mon-Key a 70-year-old blast from the ham radio past
Saturday, June 13, 2020 I damn near missed my Georgia CW Net this evening, but I ran into the shack a few minutes past 9 p.m. EDT and fired up the Ten Tec Paragon. Of […]
ham radio
Yaesu FT-2000 problems; HW-16 transmit quits. Yikes!
Friday, June 12, 2020 This evening I missed checking in to either my Kentucky or Georgia CW nets. My wife worked late and she was planning to go to the lake with her girlfriend for […]
CW keys
Homebrew iambic getting heavier base; progress coming on Studio C
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 I ran across this homebrew iambic paddle a week or so back while cleaning up the shack. It’s a nicely done clone of the FYO / Bencher BY-1 style key. The […]
ARRL
New CW traffic net; 72-year-old Wouff Hong arriving soon …
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Checked in tonight to the Kentucky CW Net. Ray, WB4ZDU was NCS. I heard an old friend of mine check-in, Fred in Louisa, Ky., so I figured what the hell, I’ll […]