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Novices.
Lately, I have been completely preoccupied with the completion of my Novice station at the alt-qth (Otego, NY). It all started with participation in a vintage rig event last February, the Novice Rig Roundup. Since then I have been obsessing a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, American Radio Relay League, Cubic Communications, CW, ham radio, Heathkit, HM-2410, HR-1680, HS-1661, HX-1681, Knight T-60, Novice, Novice license, Novice Station, QRP, QRP operation, SKCC, ST-3B, Straight Key Century Club, VFO, Weekend Sprintathon
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Together Again (for the first time)
Summer is winding down, and a lovely summer it was. I think the weather here in the Northeast was the best I can remember for quite some time. Sure, we had some beastly hot, humid days, but on the whole … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, CW, ham radio, Heathkit, Hickok 6000a, HR-1680, HX-1681, power supply, PS-23, Radio, RBN, receiver, Reverse Beacon Network, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, transmitter, tube tester
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T-R Time Machine
This past January, I became aware of a new event celebrating the vintage rigs popular in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, the Novice Rig Roundup. I love the tube rigs from that era, and absolutely had to put together a … Continue reading
Posted in Arduino, Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, Arduino, backwave, building, chirp, ham radio, Homebrew, Key-All, Knight T-60, MOPA, polycarbonate, Pro Micro, relay, T-R, T-R Time Machine, transmitter, Uno R3, VFO
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In the loop.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and the weather in the Northeast is finally summer-like. We were at the upstate QTH over the weekend expecting to be doing some work on the place, and so combined the holiday with a few vacation … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, balun, CW, full wave loop, ham radio, KX1, low power, QRP, QRP operation, Radio, SKCC, SOTA, standup, Straight Key Century Club
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A tale of two VFOs
I am always a little surprised at the constant learning experience afforded by this hobby. My assumptions are usually incorrect, but the discovery of what is actually going on is always entertaining and instructive. Consider the story of the two … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, coil dope, ham radio, Heathkit, Heathkit HG-10 VFO, HG-10, Knight T-60, Knight V-44, Novice Station, VFO
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Rockbound no more… almost.
The saga I am about to recount is too involved for a single blog post, so this is part one of two. After enjoying a month of the SKCC K3Y operating event in January, I was really excited to learn of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, building, construction technique, ham radio, HG-10, Homebrew, HW-16, Knight T-60, Radio, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, transmitter, VFO
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Snowy day, new glue.
We’ve had the first snow of 2016, and it was a doozy. “Winter Storm Jonas“, as it was named in the media, was a nor’easter that roared up the east coast dropping record amounts of snow. We got our share, … Continue reading
A complete digression.
Happy New Year. Now that the holidays have passed and time has started to free up a bit, I’ve found my way back to the bench and started to resume experiments on a space charge tube regen, And while I … Continue reading
New Wire
Almost exactly three years ago, super storm Sandy made landfall in our neighborhood, with devastating results. While we did not suffer much damage compared to many others, we were without power for fourteen days (a record for us) and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, antenna, doublet, fiberglass mast, ham radio, hurricane Sandy
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