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I don't know if this rig really qualifies as a "spy set" but it nevertheless is very interesting.   It is a tube rig, designed...

I must have missed this five months ago, but better late than never: Congratulations to Chris G7LQX for his first ham radio contact.  And he...

Good morning Bill N2CQR. I currently teach Canadian amateur radio certification courses. The Advanced certification (akin to the FCC Extra C...

Here is the Wikipedia on Sputnik 1:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1 I didn't know how badly Korolev had been injured while in ...

Wow.  For years we have been telling other builders that when they get stuck on a technical radio problem, when they can't fix a rig or ...

  Our friend Grayson KJ7UM recently asked about something that brought back old ham radio memories: Q Dope.  No, this not some new scary nar...

Steely-eyed troubleshooters on Discovery Their test gear Here is Arthur C. Clarke's description of the procedure:  This is probably our ...

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I like this rig.  Perhaps I like it too much.  I find myself plotting to build it myself.  I mean, I have tubes.  I have a bunch of old part...

This is a very cool video.  I even liked Helge's creative use of AI for the narration.  It was amazing that this old rig still works.   ...

Ryan KJ7KVD is building a Michigan Mighty Mite.  I sent him some parts, and mentioned that I had redrawn the schematic.  I find that it some...

I was wondering why, after many years of carrying ad-sense and YouTube ads, the SolderSmoke blog and the SolderSmoke YouTube Channel were su...