ham radio
On the air again … and lovin’ it …
Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 I got to spend some time up in the shack during daylight hours with my recently re-connected HF antenna. Signals were great and signals were plentiful on 20, 15 and 10 […]
Year: 2021
bugs
The Zed Man is back (on the air!) …
Sunday, Dec. 20, 2021 This evening I made my return to the Amateur Radio airwaves from Studio C — a long-awaited return, trust me. For the first time since the summer months, I did more […]
bugs
Zed Man checks in …
Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 Its been a while since I posted an update here so I thought I should do so. For starters, I’m still off the air here at the Zed Man’s QTH. Thanks […]
classic radio
Be careful buying from inexperienced eBayers
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 Been a while since I posted here, but I can’t help but rant this evening. My efforts to repair my Kenwood TS-520SE was unsuccessful (sigh). I replaced the HV caps, but […]
boat ancher
Need a new antenna; Kenwood repairs under way …
Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 My new garage has been completed, and getting it setup and arranged has been cutting into my ham radio time. Due to the height of the new garage, there’s no practical […]
rants
Still off the air (sigh!) …
Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 My station remains off the air while the dipole that serves Studio C is laying on the ground. I go to the shack each evening and monitor my Georgia CW traffic […]
CW keys
New iambic key arrives at the Zedman’s shack …
Thursay, Aug. 12, 2021 Since I took my Ten-Tec radios offline, I’m depending on my Tempo 2020 transceiver for my ham radio work from Studio C. I recently bought a new iambic key on eBay. […]
classic radio
Tempo 2020, SX-117 returns
Friday, July 30, 2021 Tonight I decided its time to move things around in Studio C — time to remove the Omni V.9 with a eye at putting one of my Heathkit SB-102s in place. […]
ebay
Time to sell some rigs …
Sunday, July 18, 2021 After doing some research, I found that the VCO issue on the Ten-Tec Paragon is pretty common, and is usually fixed by reflowing solder joints. The affected VCO is the under […]
radio
Paragon problems — zoinks!
Thursday, July 15, 2021 This evening I went to the shack and decided to switch back from the Ten-Tec Omni V and put the Paragon back in line. I was surprised when I turned the […]