bugs
From the ashes of history, a phoenix rises again …
Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 1:45 a.m. — Sometime back I won an auction for a box of various and sundry Vibroplex bug parts. The reason for the purchase was for the repair of the […]
Month: June 2016
ARRL
Mr. Murphy, meet the Zed Man’s Field Day 2016
Monday, June 27, 2016 — Well friends, my Field Day was a bust — unless the ARRL awards points for contacts with Murphy’s Law. Our local club’s plans for FD bombed out, and frankly, I […]
bugs
Appetite for collectible keys outstrips available funding (again) …
Sunday, June 19, 2016, 10 p.m. — I didn’t win the Powerball last night (or the Kentucky Lottery for that matter), so it looks like I’m going to have to sit out this week’s round […]
rants
Di-di-dah-dah-di-dit: What’s up with radio these days?
Saturday, June 18, 2016 — After a number of years with the same old blog format, I’m throwing caution (and some may say, common sense) to the wind and shaking things up a bit in […]
bugs
Birthplace of the Rotoplex … Then & Now …
Saturday, June 11, 2016 — While doing a Google image search for a 1936B Mac Key some time ago, I found it amusing that a Martin Rotoplex showed up way down in the listings. Obviously […]
bugs
A little this, a little that — and a case of ‘telegraphic impetus’ …
Friday, June 10, 2016 — I’ve not had much time to enjoy my new-to-me rig, the Icom IC-746, but I have confirmed its optional filters. It has the optional narrow SSB filter installed in one of […]
bugs
There’s a new rig in town …
Saturday, June 4, 2016, 2 a.m. — My ham radio life of recent days is best described with this old chestnut” “The best-laid plans of mice and men (and Amateur Radio operators) often go awry.” […]