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… and now a TR-7 with a D-104 …
Sunday, March 27, 2022 In the past week, I successfully wired up a new-to-me D-104 mic for the Drake TR-7. In preparation for the big DX contest this weekend, a lot of stations were testing […]
Month: March 2022
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FCC adds another hurdle in the licensing process
Friday, May 26, 2022 — The FCC announced today that they will begin charging a $35 fee for any Amateur Radio license application submitted to them. This includes new licenses applications from the VECs; requests […]
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Thinning the Vibroplex herd continues …
Saturday, March 12, 2022 The sale of my Vibroplex collection — at least part of it — continues. Right now it seems like the sales on eBay are on a down cycle, with prices lower […]
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Xiegu X6100: My first (and second) look …
Saturday, March 5, 2022 The Xiegu X6100 is my second Chinese-manufactured QRP transceiveer. Several years ago I bought on of the RS-918 clones transceivers, back about the time they were being frowned on because they […]
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What a difference a CW filter makes! …
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 For the past week or so I’ve been operating my Drake TR-7 transceiver with my new Noble Radio 8-pole CW filter. Noble Radio makes a number of really neat accessories for […]