Showing posts with label military radios. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military radios. Show all posts
Friday, August 30, 2024

Mr. Carlson Makes a Thermatron Power Supply for a BC-348

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When I was 14, I had to make a power supply for a Heath HW-32A.   Mine ended up working, but it was nowhere near as nice as Mr. Carlson'...
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Monday, May 13, 2024

Ragnar LA1UH's Wonderful Museums in Norway

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Here are two more great museum visits by Helge LA6NCA.  In these two he visits Ragnar LA1UH.   Ragnar has a lot of maritime experienc...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Mr. Carlson's ART-13 Transmitter (with Dynamotor)

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Here we have a really cool video from Mr. Carlson.  In it he reveals (admits!) to what we already know:  HE IS A HAM RADIO OPERATOR.  FB Mr....
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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Old Military Radios at the Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, and Autogyros

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  My son Bill and I were out at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center (out near Dulles Airport, where they display the r...
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Saturday, December 4, 2021

A Great Morning on the Old Military Radio Net: AB9MQ's Central Electronics 20A, W3EMD's Dynamotor, WU2D

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Just a portion of Masa's shack I usually try to listen in on the Old Military Radio Net on Saturday mornings (3885 kc).  Lately I listen...
Saturday, August 21, 2021

W2EWL's "Cheap and Easy SSB" Rig -- And The LSB/USB Convention Myth

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In March 1956 Tony Vitale published in QST an article about a "Cheap and Easy" SSB transmitter that he had built around the VFO i...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Mythbuster Videos 8 and 9 -- The Old Military Radio Net plus "Zero Beat and The Vertical Skirts"

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I like to listen to the Old Military Radio Net on Saturday mornings. This week I was listening with the Mythbuster receiver. The AM carrie...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Straight Key Night 2021 at SA2CLC in Sweden

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Wow, check out the FB gear of Tommy SA2CLC in Sweden, in use on Straight Key Night 2021.  There is some German WWII gear,  a BC-348,  a home...
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Monday, February 22, 2021

LA6NCA's German Military WWII Receivers, and a Luftwaffe Receiver with FAST QSY

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Discussions of old military radio gear are dominated by talk of U.S. radios.   Yesterday in the comments section of the SWLing Post I found...