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I think this new rig is really interesting. NS stands for "No Simpler." It has only 14 parts. The coils are etched into the PC...

We've been away for a few days, down in the shadow of Vesuvius, but I'm back in the shack now, and this morning I've been lookin...

Eliot over at Hack-A-Day was kind enough to run an article about our QRSS exploits. I figured this aspect of the hobby would be intriguing ...

Cory, WA3UVV, sent in this nice article about a beloved vacuum tube: Say "73" to the 6L6 Sometime in the spring of this yea...

Here's something we've needed for a long time: an LTSpice model for the ever-popular NE602/SA612 chip. Joe Rocci, W3JDR, developed...

There it is. Finally we see it. The famous Reggie of AA1TJ. With an awesome 80 milliwatts of 80 meter RF, Mike yesterday worked the Baha...

Here's a story that really captures the fun of QRSS, the way in which this mode can be both high tech/DSP-ish and low tech/minimalist at...

I don't think I will be able to see this one through the bright and murky skies of Rome, but I may give it a go. Sky And Telescope Mag...

There it is. Howard Armstrong's regenerative receiver. Mike, KC7IT, led me to the wonderful website that has this picture, and much mo...

http://www.soldersmoke.com Superbowl Sunday in Rome. "Playing for Pizza." Spirals on the Piazza Empire of the Air -- Gerbils Renam...

The New York Times recently ran a story about Halted Specialties, the Silicon Valley electronics store. Wow, almost makes you want to move ...

John Edwards, W6JE, has written a really great article for Electronic Design. It is about analog circuitry, and the place of skilled analog...