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A YouTube comment from Paul VK3HN sent me back to "The Spirited Man" YouTube channel , and one of the first things I found was thi...

  https://spectrum.ieee.org/apollo-era-antenna-voyager-2 From the IEEE article:   The dish’s manufacturer took great pains to ensure that it...

It was great to get a comment from Paul VK3HN -- this led to a re-establishment of contact.  Apparently Google knows who I have been e-maili...

A recent comment on the blog put me back in contact with an old friend of SolderSmoke:  Paul VK3HN.  Paul is an amazing homebrewer -- it was...

I thought you guys would like Peter Parker's latest video.  And in it, Dean KK4DAS might see a clue or two for his Halli restoration/re...

Excellent work Ciprian!   Here we have a Michigan Mighty Mite being modified for AM in Romania, with input from Hungary, and inspiration fro...

Trevor reminded me that Parkes ("The Dish") was not the only Australian antenna at work during Apollo 11.  This very nice video gi...

It is truly a thing of beauty.  Stephen VK2BLQ built it just as we designed it, so his build (like those of several others) serves as confir...

I've said this before:  I just seems so unfair.  We just should be able to listen to DSB signals with our beautifully simple homebrew Di...

The above video popped up on the BBC channel a few days ago.  Three cheers for the Beeb for doing this, but I'd like to point out that w...

At first, this video made me think of Michael AA1TJ and his underground Hobbit Hole workshop .  Then I started thinking about my own crawlsp...

November 4, 2013 Special hour-long interview with Peter Parker, VK3YE -- Early experiences with radio -- CW -- DSB Gear -- Simple gear, and ...

  I have been ridiculed because my manual antenna tuner (that is screwed into the wall of our car port) requires me to step outside into the...

This morning at around 1345 UTC I had the chance to try out my new Hex beam on some "down under" DX.  9,548 miles, 15,222 km    Th...

Sometimes we get a comment that is so good that we elevate it to the main blog page.  That was the case with Lex PH2LB's comment on the ...

This week I stumbled upon this amazing blog from Australia.  I had to check with Australian friends to find out more about the author.  Owen...

Click on the cartoon for a better view Read the full article here:  https://womenyoushouldknow.net/ruby-payne-scott-first-woman-radio-astron...

  Thanks to Peter Marks VK3TPM ("a bloke with too many hobbies") for alerting us to this magnificent homebrew receiver with the es...

I was wondering what Paul VK3HN was up to. Now we know: the Summit Prowler 9 transceiver.  This is yet another amazing rig by Paul, with GRE...

Wow, I was really pleased to learn that Peter Parker VK3YE was a 2021 inductee into the QRP Hall of Fame.   This is a richly deserved honor....