My Drake 2-C has only 5 tubes, and I don’t have a tube tester....
In recent months, I have enjoyed working on some vintage ham radio gear. Three...
Many things in life take precedence over ham radio. But I’m not sure how...
I did some operating in the ARRL DX Phone Contest this past March. A...
You probably thought that I bought a fancy Begali paddle. Actually, what I got...
This is interesting, though somewhat weird Army film on Morse Code.
A new shack photo from Ned with his Elecraft KPA500 Amp, SP3 Speaker, KAT500...
I didn’t get a whole lot of response from my shack photo request, so...
Many older hams were forced to learn CW as a requirement to be licensed....
This is about the days when 2 meter FM started to take hold. It...
From KF2MR, N2JAC and K2AS
Field Day 2023 is in the books. A quick thanks to Bob Karz K2OID,...
While recalling my Novice days in the 1970s for the 3 part post recently...
A while back, I was working on one of my old radios, and came...
Author: Bob Karz K2OID The ARRL Field Day this year is June 24th and...
Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate accurate information regarding exact events and dates....
This is somewhat covered on our History page, but with Field Day coming up,...
In 1982, my parents put their house up for sale. It was on North...
With a 40 meter dipole, a few crystals, my homebrew transmitter and a Hammarlund...
Something I had been wanting to look for this hamfest season was an old...
A month or two ago, I posted about researching my callsign. I was going...
So, early in 1971, I was a freshman in high school. My school had...
I attended the AWA Spring 2023 Swapmeet today. I wasn’t looking for anything in...
I had been thinking about my days as a new ham in 1971. Just...
For now, at least. Participation at Fox Hunts has dwindled in recent years. In...
You may have noticed this site has changed. The previous theme was a bit...
A good video that does a good job to explain the concepts.
I watched a YouTube video of one ham discussing the history of his callsign,...
I’ve never been a serious contester. I sometimes will get on and operate a...
