Categories
-
Recent Posts
Search posts
- Follow 73, de N2HTT on WordPress.com
Tag Archives: ham radio
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
1 Comment
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
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, balun, CW, full wave loop, ham radio, KX1, low power, QRP, QRP operation, Radio, SKCC, SOTA, standup, Straight Key Century Club
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, coil dope, ham radio, Heathkit, Heathkit HG-10 VFO, HG-10, Knight T-60, Knight V-44, Novice Station, VFO
2 Comments
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
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, building, construction technique, ham radio, HG-10, Homebrew, HW-16, Knight T-60, Radio, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, transmitter, VFO
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, antenna, doublet, fiberglass mast, ham radio, hurricane Sandy
3 Comments
J-38 Madness
As I mentioned last post, the SKCC Weekend Sprintathon for October was all about keys. I heard all kinds of keys on the air during that contest, and many of them were J-38 keys. The J-38 is the quintessential, all … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, CW, ham radio, J-38, Lionel, Morse code, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, Weekend Sprintathon, WES
8 Comments
2B Redux
My infatuation with boat anchors has begun to reassert itself this summer, with the sudden acquisition of a Drake-2B receiver. I like working with separates: a tube transmitter like the W1TS Simple Transmitter or the QRP Blowtorch, and a vintage receiver … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, boat anchor, building, CW, Drake 2B, eBay, Hakko 808, ham radio, Hayseed Hamfest, Hickok 6000a, PCARA, Radio, receiver, tube checker, tube tester, tubes, vintage radio
2 Comments
73, de N2HTT 