bugs
This and that about these and those … (keys, I mean)
Saturday, June 6, 2015 — I should be in Princeton, Ky., for their annual hamfest today … well, more correctly, at this time of the afternoon I would be on my way home. Great bunch […]
classic radio
The Great Plate Debate (or How I Learned to Antagonize the Clerk’s Office) …
Sunday, May 24, 2015 — OK, OK, I don’t have a new bug to write about, or the scintillating tales of my CW expeditions across 80 and 40 meters, but it is (at the very […]
bugs
Shack excavation continues: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant pile of junk for the landfill … “
Sunday, May 17, 2015 — I’ve been making some headway in my quest to return to becoming more radioactive, a quest which really starts in my home office / shack. My shack is in a […]
ARRL
Life feels good as I return to being just an ‘average Ham’ …
Saturday, April 4, 2015 — I’m four days into reclaiming my former life as just an “average Ham” now that my fourth two-year term as an ARRL Section Manager ended March 31. My access to […]
bugs
Spring is in the air, and a 600 Hz CW sidetone is in my ear …
Thursday, April 2, 2015 — I know I haven’t been that active of late, but it is time for me to return to ham radio — and to Bluegrass Ether Clippings! My enthusiasm for Amateur […]
CW keys
Hack attack?? Someone needs to get a life …
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 11:55 p.m. — Just a quick note to let those who follow my blog that yes, I’m still alive, and yes, I’m still collecting keys (though I haven’t added one to […]
ebay
Cold weather means … guitar repairs?
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 — The radio shack is serving as temporary storage for Christmas stuff while we work to dismantle all the decorations and prepare to haul them back up to the attic. That […]
ebay
Catching up with an ‘axe’ (or two) to grind …
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 — HNY OM! Yes, and for the first time in many, many years, I did absolutely NOTHING for Straight Key Night (SKN) — beyond a little pissing and moaning about it […]
bugs
Finally! I snag the elusive 1937 McElroy Mac Key …
Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 — I’ve had this little gem for several weeks and it is one of my prize key acquisitions — a 1937 McElroy Mac Key. The 1937 model is unique because of […]
computers
Sometimes even ‘cheap’ has a price tag not measured in $$$ …
Tuesday morning — I’m still enjoying my SDR4+ by Cross Country Wireless … its quite a receiver, and it really has me thinking of getting a Flex radio … I nearly bought a Flex 1500, […]