Sunday, July 15, 2012 — Tomorrow I expect to receive another ham radio toy that I probably won’t have time to play with — an Alinco DX-SR8T. This was not an eBay purchase; I was […]
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 – Before I enter yet another rambling entry about CW keys, I first have to make a detour — in history. BACK IN TIME …. Let’s pretend that I am the […]
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, 10:30 p.m. — I should be getting ready for bed at this hour; instead I’m thinking of conspiracy theories about Vibroplex nameplates and such! Ah, the twisting and wretched rantings of […]
Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 — I’ve been in stealth mode this weekend on eBay … just watching the auctions go by. There’s been some sweet deals; the things I wanted I couldn’t afford – go […]
Thursday, June 16, 2011 — Nothing says “Holy shit, that hurts!” like blobs of molten solder on bare skin. And brother, I was doing that song and dance over the weekend in my shack. Having […]
Thursday, April 27, 2011 –– In the past couple of weeks, my eBay activity has been pretty lukewarm; I’ve had no huge burning desires for much of anything beyond my normal eBay activity — watching […]
Sunday, April 3, 2011 — I’m now the (questionably) proud owner of a K8RA P1 iambic paddle, a product of some quick eBay sniping. First, let me state this fact: I have never really liked […]
Having just wrapped up recapping and repairing a classic RCA X-1 “All-American Five” AM BC receiver, I’ve decided to tackle a few additional BC receivers that I have accumulated over the years. Two of these […]
On our way to a family Christmas party, I found an envelope full of capacitors and a small box containing a wonderful condition 50C5 vacuum tube. Woo hoo! On my return to the shack tonight, […]
While I've been inhaling rosin fumes from my forays into radio repair, I've also been doing my wintertime reading of old radio and electronics magazines. I still believe I was born 40 years late; I […]
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