ham radio
… and now a TR-7 with a D-104 …
Sunday, March 27, 2022 In the past week, I successfully wired up a new-to-me D-104 mic for the Drake TR-7. In preparation for the big DX contest this weekend, a lot of stations were testing […]
Year: 2022
radio
FCC adds another hurdle in the licensing process
Friday, May 26, 2022 — The FCC announced today that they will begin charging a $35 fee for any Amateur Radio license application submitted to them. This includes new licenses applications from the VECs; requests […]
bugs
Thinning the Vibroplex herd continues …
Saturday, March 12, 2022 The sale of my Vibroplex collection — at least part of it — continues. Right now it seems like the sales on eBay are on a down cycle, with prices lower […]
ham radio
Xiegu X6100: My first (and second) look …
Saturday, March 5, 2022 The Xiegu X6100 is my second Chinese-manufactured QRP transceiveer. Several years ago I bought on of the RS-918 clones transceivers, back about the time they were being frowned on because they […]
ham radio
What a difference a CW filter makes! …
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 For the past week or so I’ve been operating my Drake TR-7 transceiver with my new Noble Radio 8-pole CW filter. Noble Radio makes a number of really neat accessories for […]
radio
PS-7 supply was the sure-cure for my chirpy Drake TR-7 …
Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 I did not cart the Drake PS-7 up to the shack last night, but I did today. It actually isn’t as heavy as I remembered it was, even for 32 pounds. […]
boat ancher
‘Chirping like a bird’ … the quest for a stable signal continues …
Saturday, Feb 19, 2022 After the report of my chirpy CW signal on my CW traffic net while operating the Drake TR-7, I decided to try to operate with a different, beffier power supply. I […]
bugs
Drake TR-7 makes first splash in Zedman’s Studio C …
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 Last night I replaced my TS-520S that I’ve been using with the TS-520SE that has no transmit. No, the RF Fairies didn’t come and repair the problem as I had hoped; […]
bugs
Sprint fever prompts ham to lose their operating courtesy
Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 As is a common occurrence during any regular CW contest, CW traffic nets end up fighting for a frequency that will allow them the time they need to conduct a net. […]
ham radio
RS-918 a blast from the much more recent past …
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 While trying to clean up my corner of the library — where I set up a temporary ham shack for several years — I ran across a Yaesu FT-817 QRP rig, […]