SolderSmoke Daily News -- Ham Radio Blog

None of those store-bought parts for Jeri Ellsworth! Once again she makes us all look like a bunch of pathetic appliance operators. I like...

I dusted off the old G0UPL QRSS QRPP FSK 30 meter transmitter (built and last used in Italy) and hooked it up to about 50 feet of AC line co...

I hope to have a new podcast out soon, perhaps a Halloween edition. Lulu is offering 20% off on SolderSmoke -- The Book . Just use the cou...

Listeners seem to like the audio quality of SolderSmoke episode #126. I was surprised by this because I didn't do any of the post-recor...

I was very pleased to send SolderSmoke 126 out yesterday. There are some bugs to be worked out. The audio -- as always -- could use some i...

October 11, 2010 SolderSmoke returns! Shack #7: The New Shack Drake 2-B inhaling RF Listening to 75 AM and SSB: WA1HLR, KM1A Time signal on...

OK, the Drake 2-B is running. I'm listening to 75 meter SSB. Coffee is on. Solder has been melted in the new shack -- I had to replac...

I've been getting some increasingly desperate messages about SolderSmoke withdrawal symptoms so I thought I'd better send out a stat...

No thanks, I think I'll stick to tree-supported dipoles. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81100181/ Thanks to Brent, KD0GLS for s...

I've been getting some "Are you alive?" inquiries from SolderSmoke fans. I'm happy to report that, yes, I am still around...

Well, I didn't actually do it, but I thought about it. As the date of our departure from Italy approached, I was -- as readers and list...

We're still in a temporary apartment, waiting to move into our new place. The new QTH has some good tall trees suitable for wire antenna...