Thursday, November 30, 2023

Other Workshops: Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moons: The Making of JUICE: The Full Movie

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I really like this film.  The enthusiasm of the people involved comes through very clearly.  They love this project.  At the end, you can se...

AA9IL's Sputnik Tube, Altoids Tin Transmitter

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November 24, 2023 Hello Bill I have just built an tested a 20 meter “Sputnik” transmitter. It uses two Soviet era “rod” tubes and is fixed t...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Other Workshops: Genius Girl Fixes (Re-builds!) Old Tractor

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This is amazing.  I put it in the "other workshops" category, but when you watch this you will see that  she re-builds this tracto...
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Monday, November 27, 2023

Video on Discovery and Restoration of the Apollo Guidance Computer

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I've probably posted before about CuriousMarc's efforts to restore the DSKY Apollo Guidance Computer.  But this Wall Street Journal ...
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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Some Short-Wave Listener QSL Cards

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Click for a better view I haven't received many, but I always like QSL cards from shortwave listeners.  Someone out there is listening! ...
Friday, November 24, 2023

A FREE Book from the Early Days of Ham Projects with Transistors: The CK722 -- The Device that Got Pete Juliano Started in Homebrew

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  Pete N6QW sent this amazing book to me this morning.  Pete wrote:  "The book was the size of a Notebook and had a gray cover.  I buil...
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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Other Workshops: A Twin Cylinder Solenoid Electric Motor and some Very Cool Craftsmanship

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This project caught my eye for a couple of reasons:   First, it is the product of a very cool metal shop and a very skilled craftsman.  It i...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

On my Second Day on 10 meter AM, I Worked K5JC -- the Creator of the Mod that I was Using (Video)

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See video above.  T his happened on my second day on 10 meter AM. I was using the little GE CB radio that I had modified for 10 meters. I ...
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Bill's Fortune Cookie

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 TRGHS (The Radio Gods Have Spoken)
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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, November 16, 2023

Bill N2CQR Goes Citizen Band

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 10-4 Good Buddies! 
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The Grid Leak Detector -- Follow-up from Yesterday's Post on the Whole Earth Catalog's "Hippy" One Tube Receiver

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Click on image for a better view When I first looked at it in the Whole Earth catalog circuit, I thought it was a regen.  But a commenter c...
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