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There is no real connection to radio here, other than the fact that some of us are in this guy's age group, and that we have had a few Dos Equis Guy memes on the blog. But do yourself a favor and spend a few minutes with this article. You will be glad you did.
In response to popular demand, "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" is now available as an e-book for Amazon's Kindle.
Here's the site:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004V9FIVW
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Click here: SolderSmoke EU Version
The two versions are identical, except for a minor difference in the paper used. That's why the prices are a bit different.
R-390 power on switch
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Looking for a new or good used power on switch for an R-390A. Or perhaps
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repairabl...
Hunting For NDBs In CLE241
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*ZWW - 215 courtesy: VE3GOP*This coming weekend will see another monthly *CLE
challenge*. This time the hunting grounds will be *190.0 - 239.9 kHz *as
wel...
ARRL DX CW 2019
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"Elementary, my good man!" Prior to going to bed last night I turned on the
ceiling fan in the bedroom to low speed. Despite its being very quiet, I
could ...
Ken Louks WA8REI (SK)
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I was shocked last night, when I saw a post to the Flying Pigs Facebook
page by Brian KB9BVN, that Ken WA8REI had become a Silent Key.
Ken, being the avid...
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The Building of a SSB Transceiver ~ You can do it!
2/20/2019 ~ Problems with Go Daddy!!
For over 24 hours I have been trying to upload updated schematics an...
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Could this be the first FT8 WAS earned using only QRPish (10 Watts)
scratch-built homebrew gear? If not, it's got to be a very small club.
I'm not much i...
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Finally got around to working on the hardware and software for the new
SNA. I decided to build the hardware in stages and test each as I went
along. Afte...
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I'm making good progress on my new transmitter. With a lot of help from my
friend KE0EXE and his table saw I now have a nice looking oak base. I went
ahea...
FT8 Cracked
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I’ve got an early Christmas present for you all! In conjunction with
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project in an...
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The standard "green background" with black lettering frequently reminds me
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Thanks Bill and Larry. Great to end the weekend on a feel good note. No connection to radio needed!
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