Showing posts with label 2 meters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2 meters. Show all posts
Thursday, July 16, 2026

The 43.333 MHz Crystal in my Nuvistor Converter was Bad. But WHY did I Find Another One in my Junkbox?

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Gemini explains why:  As a radio amateur, you have likely run across these crystals in countless parts bins, swap meets, and vintage schemat...
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Saturday, July 11, 2026

My Parks 2 meter Nuvistor Converter, a QST review, and Bio Info on the Tektronix Hams who Designed It (Who is W7UHF now?)

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  Denton E. Nelson (amateur radio callsign W7UHF ) was an electronics engineer and a notable figure in mid-century amateur radio history, be...
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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Space Hints from the Dominican Republic in 1994

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Check out the article in the link below.  I too got a QSL from RS-10!  https://www.gadgeteer.us/SPAHINT.HTM The 2 meter portion of the Ray-G...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Attempting 2 meter contact, Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico

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It is about 100 miles across the Mona Channel.  That is a longshot on 2 meters, but I got the idea when, this past summer, I regularly hear...
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Saturday, April 9, 2022

WD-40, a Hard Drive, a Coat-Hanger Antenna, Dumpster Diving, and Amateur Radio Satellites from the Azores

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  Last month I was talking to Ira VP2EIH on my new 1712 SSB rig.  Ira is interested in satellites.  Talking to him caused me to dig up some ...
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Sunday, December 5, 2021

Jack NG2E's Winter SOTA Marathon in the Shenandoah

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    Our friend Jack NG2E is a homebrewer .  He is also a Summits-On-The-Air guy. He does much of his SOTA operations along Skyline Drive in ...
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Super-Regeneration is Super-Strange

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Farhan VU2ESE is largely responsible for this.  He has recently been talking about VHF.  (More about this in due course.).  This started me ...
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Sunday, October 17, 2021

2 Meter Homebrew: The Fredbox (Video)

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I predict a rebirth of interest in 2 meter homebrew.  This will probably hit around Christmas time.  The impetus will come out of Hyderabad,...
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