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Antenna built, ready to hoist
Thursday, May 11, 2023 I have been off the air now for several months, but I’m just about ready to make my return. I have a new antenna built; its actually out in the yard […]
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You can fix a tuner but you can’t tuna fish
Its been an interesting couple of days here in the Zed Man’s shack. For starters, several nights ago, I attempted to change the inductor setting on my beloved MFJ-986 Differential T antenna tuner; when I […]
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The collection is shrinking, just not fast enough …
Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 — I’m finally getting my two eBay sales sent off today, I’m late on one but early on the other. One of the keys was a fairly rate one, an AC7AZ […]
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Thoughts on ARRL, ARES, ad nauseam
Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 I just found out that the state ARRL Section Manager resigned after his state emergency coordinator resigned. Steve Morgan, WA4NHO, has served several terms as SM, and for whatever reason opted […]
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Saying goodbye to part of my key collection ….
Thursday, July 28, 2022 I’ve been making some headway in Shack A, which will eventually be my wife’s sewing and hobby room. The floor is mostly clear, and I have boxes of stuff marked “Sell” […]
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Shack excavation begins …
Monday, July 18, 2022 This afternoon, my son and I finally got down to business in my original shack and made a significant dent in the start to clean it out and move it upstairs. […]
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New/old rig back on the desk …
Saturday, June 18, 2022 With Field Day just a week away, I’ve decided to pull out an old favorite rig and make it my main rig for Field Day operation — an Icom IC-756PROII. Its […]
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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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Drake TR-7 makes first splash in Zedman’s Studio C …
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 Last night I replaced my TS-520S that I’ve been using with the TS-520SE that has no transmit. No, the RF Fairies didn’t come and repair the problem as I had hoped; […]
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Sprint fever prompts ham to lose their operating courtesy
Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 As is a common occurrence during any regular CW contest, CW traffic nets end up fighting for a frequency that will allow them the time they need to conduct a net. […]