Thursday, January 31, 2019

A SolderSmoke Message to the Vintage SSB Net

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I nspired by what I heard on the Vintage SSB Net web site , I wrote to the group:  Esteemed Vintage OTs:  As the proud owner ...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Putting the QCX on SSB

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Here is a very cool mod to Hans Summers' amazing QCX CW phasing transceiver.  This rig seemed to have been crying out for an SSB mod...

Schlitz Beer and Ham Radio

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Another necktie in the hamshack. Can anyone identify any of the gear? 
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

The Vintage SSB Net

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This group looks like a lot of fun.  I like how they record the entire session and put it on the web.   http://www.vintagessb.ne...
Monday, January 28, 2019

HT-37/2B QSO with K6ZA (three short videos)

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On January 23, 2019 on 20 meters I talked to Barry K6ZA.  He is near San Francisco.  I was running my Hallicrafters HT-37 with my Drake ...

The Secret Life of Machines -- Radio

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We had this on fhe blog three years ago, but it is so good that it deserves a second posting.  Thanks to our old friend Stephen Walters f...
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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Godzilla, an SP-600, a D-104, and a Turner SSB+2 Transistorized Mic

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We were in a restaurant last week and this trailer played on a TV that was all the way across the room.  The SP-600 caught my eye.  I once...
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Saturday, January 26, 2019

Rescued at Sea! Saved by an S-38!

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Just click on the ad to enlarge it.  Another cartoon relayed via the Facebook page of Jeff Murray K1NSS.    Sure, there was a res...
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Friday, January 25, 2019

When Hams Wore Neckties, and AM Transmitters Were in the Living Room

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Jeff Murray K1NSS had this on his Facebook page.  Great stuff.  But I felt like yelling out, "Stay in the basement OM!  Stick with yo...
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Monday, January 21, 2019

A Homebrew HRO Dial by DL6WD, Homebrew Hero

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Take a look at that beautiful rig in the bottom of the cover pictures. (A closer shot appears below.)  That is an HRO dial, right?  Or is...
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Saturday, January 19, 2019

Switching to a Mechanical Filter from 1967 for my HRO-ish Receiver (with video)

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From RSGB Handbook 1982 Having overcome the difficulties with the National NPW Dial and Gearbox, I turned my attention to the 455 kHz...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

Solar Cycle 25 -- The High Frequency Oracle Has Spoken (THFOHS!)

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Not quite as authoritative as a spoken message from the The Radio Gods themselves (as in TRGHS), but the HF Oracle seems to be well connec...