ebay
Spring is in the air … and apparently, so are my crossbow arrows
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 — Just about to head out to the barn and mow the front field a while, but decided to write a bit in this space before I leave. LATEST PROJECT! I […]
Month: May 2016
bugs
Shack cleaning offers dividends beyond a cleaner shack
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 — I’ve been rummaging through the shack like a maniac (at least a “when-I-have-the-time” maniac) in a hunt for the power cable for the Youkits TJ4A transceiver when I literally unearthed […]
computers
Zed Man ranting: Panadapter kluge may be a lesson for this eBay’er
Thursday, May 12, 2016 — Well, it is time for a Zed Man rant. My apology to the eBay seller whom I won’t name because I’m not sure its all his fault. More on that […]
bugs
Update: Hallicrafters’ 1946 plant now home to furniture wholesaler
Sunday, May 8, 2016 — A entry in this blog about five years ago mentioned a W9DUA QSL card that featured the Hallicrafters factory building that still exists in Chicago at 1000 South Kostner Ave., on […]
bugs
Latest ramblings from the Zed Man’s shack …
Good afternoon fellow CW key fans (and fantatics). Seems as though the Ohio Valley bypasses the season of Spring and we’re well into the start of summer about six weeks early. The bands — particularly […]
bugs
1937 Mac Key finds its way to Kentucky …
1937 MCELROY MAC KEY. It was nearly impossible to miss this key when browsing eBay listing — probably the only Mac Key I’ve ever seen with a bright red finish. What caught my eye (in addition […]
classic radio
The ultimate CW keyer (circa 1955) …
ULTIMATIC KEYER. The electronic key pictured here has “Ultimatic” on the case and was a project published in the April and May 1955 issues of QST magazine. This key was the second version […]