Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 The CQ WW DX CW contest this weekend is probably one of a handful of contests that literally fill the CW portions of the active HF bands. I only checked 80 […]
Thanksgiving night For the past 30 or 40 minutes, I’ve been listening to three hams talking together, with 2 of them trying to help a fellow with his audio. The ham had a Yaesu FT-2000 […]
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 For the last few evenings, I’ve tempted fate — and a bad fist — by putting one of my newest McElroy keys on the air for my CW traffic net. The […]
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 Its been about a week since my last update, and I thought it is time to update my latest CW exploits. I’ve added a couple of new-to-me audio filters and a […]
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 This week while excavating in the shack, I dug up a USPS Priority Mail box from 2013 that was never opened. Judging by its weight, my guess was that it was […]
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 On my radio show this morning, we honored our nation’s veterans and we had a guest, a local pastor who was a 28-year U.S. Army veteran and a chaplain. He served […]
Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 The 12BY7 I ordered for the Kenwood TS-520SE arrived today, though I’m probably not going to install it yet. I also ordered a new pair of matched 6146W finals, but unbeknownst […]
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 The Kenwood TS-520SE had to be reassembled and put on the back burner temporarily while I await new tubes. I did take time check the plate idling current, which was set […]
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 I took the case off my new Kenwood TS-520SE and purchased a can of DeOxit contact cleaner. I was watching YouTube videos of common TS-520x problems, and dirty contacts seem to […]
Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 The Kenwood TS-520SE I purchased recently on eBay arrived today, though I’ll admit that the box sitting on my front porch worried me. As I turned the box over, I felt […]
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