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Time change ruined my DX’ing …
Monday,, Dec. 18, 2023 I’ve been relatively active on the bands of late, though mostly on my CW traffic net each night. Being in Kentucky means that I don’t really have traffic to handle — […]
Year: 2023
bugs
Whipping a BY-1 back into operating shape …
Just wanted to document a minor victory in the shack this evening. While waiting for the Georgia CW traffic net, I disassembled my BY1 Bencher key that had a pretty severely bent lever. In fact, […]
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Nothing lifts a ham’s spirits quite like radioactivity …
Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 Its been a period of some decent radioactivity for the Zed Man and Ye Olde Radio Shack. I’ve been trying to get to the shack by 8 p.m., giving me an […]
ARRL
Editorial: ARRL dues hike needed, other changes? Not so much …
By JIM BROOKS KY4ZEx-ARRL Section Manager Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 — Well, after polling the membership, the ARRL Board of Directors voted on a dues increase effective Jan. 1, 2024. The change is much more […]
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Reinventing the antenna tuner? Unnecessary!
Friday night, May 26, 2023 I was in the shack tonight enjoying my newly installed antenna and tuning across 75-meter phone when I ran across an interesting QSO. One ham was telling the other about […]
antennae
Zed Man is back! Now I have to remember CW … (sigh!)
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 It took me 2-1/2 months, but I finally raised my new multi-band doublet antenna yesterday. I have had the supplies hanging around since the few days after the antenna went down […]
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Antenna built, ready to hoist
Thursday, May 11, 2023 I have been off the air now for several months, but I’m just about ready to make my return. I have a new antenna built; its actually out in the yard […]
antenna tuners
Solder fodder: Antenna tuner repair successful .. .
Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 2023 I seldom write updates to this blog in the middle of the day, but I have time and the inclination, so here goes. Last night I replaced the faulty dual […]
antennae
HF update: High winds unkind to my ‘temporary’ doublet
Friday, March 10, 2023 — We had record high winds blow through Kentucky last weekend, and at some point early this week, a splice I had in my feedline broke. Yesterday I spotted one end […]
bugs
You can fix a tuner but you can’t tuna fish
Its been an interesting couple of days here in the Zed Man’s shack. For starters, several nights ago, I attempted to change the inductor setting on my beloved MFJ-986 Differential T antenna tuner; when I […]