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Another radio, another VXO
Well, another holiday season has steamrolled past, and as usual the need to celebrate rose to the top of the charts once again. My lovely XYL is always on the lookout for a ham radio themed holiday present for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4SQRP, axiom, Bayou Jumper, building, crystals, CW, decals, FT-243, ham radio, HC49/U, kit, kit building, low power, Morse code, QRP, QRP operation, Radio, receiver, regen, regenerative receiver, rock-bound, rockbound, sidetone, SKCC, SKN, Straight Key Century Club, Straight Key Night, transmitter, VXO
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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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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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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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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
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Tagged Amateur radio, CW, ham radio, J-38, Lionel, Morse code, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, Weekend Sprintathon, WES
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Chasing a bug.
This post is once again 100% ham-centric, despite the fact that the title could just as easily apply to Linux, but I am working on some Linux stuff right now, and will do a Linux post soon. After eight or … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, bug, cootie, CW, ham radio, Homebrew, key, keyer, LobsterCon, Morse code, Radio, sideswiper, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, telegraphy, Weekend Sprintathon
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