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Apache & Mohawk - Live on 3880 Kc

Article on the gorgeous Mohawk coming soon. This one is from Ham&HiFi - an awesome EBay vendor.

Rare & Working Regency Whamo 10 Scanner

Shown with even rarer Digital Frequency Selector

NC-183D Receiving Zoomer Radio, 740AM

This Toronto, CA station plays Big Band music on Saturday night.

Roger, W9BZ, Elmer Emeritus

My old friend attended the Indiana Historical Radio Society Winter Meet (3/9/2019)

WA4USO Spark Gap Demonstration (IHRS Winter Meet, 3/9/2019)

This is a working transmitter demonstrating a 100+ year-old technology

RME 69 Receiver from 1936!

Vendor packed in peanuts! 80+ years old, 40lbs, & shipping in PEANUTS???

Bob, K2BXN

December 2018 Shack Visit

Thanks to Bob, K2BXN, for this well-preserved Collins R-288/URR Receiver!

This one is an Army Signal Corps. Needs an alignment, but is in awesome condition.

Clegg 99er Six Meter Transceiver

Amazing cosmetics, working, found at 2018 Sturgis AM meet for $50!

Icom IC-7300 w/Acom 1010 & K42

Fun on 40M CW

Friends at the 2019 Princeton, KY Hamfest

Left to right: Uncle Edgar & XYL Shirlene, Ron, K8SHY & XYL

Mickie, N4MHT

Princeton, KY hamfest, 6/1/2019

Mike, WA4SKU (center) and his haul @ Princeton, KY Hamfest (6/1/2019)

Mike won all his stuff; the rest of us had to buy it.

Kent, N8ZRD (August, 2018)

Thanks to Kent for handing off this nice Johnson Ranger II!

Swan 400 w/matching 420 VFO

Later SN. Swan 400 has the best receive audio, IMHO, of them all.

RME 6900 Receiver from 1962

With the rare matching 6901 speaker

The Super-rare Star Twins!

Feast your eyes, because you will not likely see the SR-700A & ST-700 twins from 1964 again.

Straight Key Night, 2019

Using the Swan Twins to work SKN contacts on low end of 40M

Super Rare Cosmophone!

On display at the 2017 CE meet in Jonesboro, TN

Heathkit SB-310

An excellent example of this uncommon receiver w/AM, Sideband & AM Filter

Tower #1 In Operation

VHF & UHF, approx 35 ft, August 2019

Studio B: Novice Operations

Drake 2B, Eico 723/722, Heathkit HR-1680/HX-1681 Twins (my favorite on CW)

Studio A: General Operations

BCB-UHF Ham and SWL. Equipment in constant rotation (August 30, 2019)

George (W1LSB) - Brad (NB9M) - Bob (W9EID)

Freiberg's German Restaurant, Johnson City TN (July 2018)

David (W5SU) - George (W1LSB) - Bob (W9EID) - Bob (W9RAN) - Nick (K5EF)

2018 W9DYV Jonesborough Speakers

Swan Twins (from the estate of AA5T)

Behold the 600-T and 600-R Custom!

Posted: 09/15/2019
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AM & SSB: A ‘Gentlemen’s Agreement’

Online Petition to ARRL Click the link above to leave your name and call in support this plea.Hello to my friends and Directors of the ARRL,I noted with pleasure that the ARRL Board has passed a motion addressing HF data bandwidth.For many years, there has been an outcry from HF AM operators to have the ARRL Board address the situation of the original ‘Gentlemen’s’ agreement that was set up – basi... READ MORE

Posted: 07/30/2019
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The FACOM 128B (Japan)

Technician keeps the 1959 computer humming. NUMAZU, Shizuoka Prefecture--Long obsolete and not just a museum piece, an early massive computer developed 60 years ago remains working, thanks to a technician dedicated to preserving it for future generations.Tadao Hamada believes that keeping the historic FACOM128B operational will help hand down Japan's technological heritage to posterity.“I will maintain it forever,” said Hama... READ MORE

Posted: 07/22/2019
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Are You Smarter than AI?

Images Expose Weak Spots Computer vision has improved massively in recent years, but it’s still capable of making serious errors. So much so that there’s a whole field of research dedicated to studying pictures that are routinely misidentified by AI, known as “adversarial images.” Think of them as optical illusions for computers. While you see a cat up a tree, the AI sees a squirrel.There&rsqu... READ MORE

Posted: 07/04/2019
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TALK-RADIO PIONEER CHUCK HARDER DIES

Founded the Peoples Radio Network Chuck Harder passed away April 18th, 2018 at age 75. During the middle 1990s, his syndicated show was second only to Rush Limbaugh with over 300 stations.I remember fondly the quiet, honest and unique For the People, broadcasting from the Telford Hotel. Chuck's People's Radio Network was unfortunately dismantled by the same corporate smash-and-take mentality tha... READ MORE

Posted: 06/30/2019
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Flat Earth Programs On WBCQ

Beginning July 8, 2019 WBCQ Programming Schedule: http://wbcq.com/schedule/MONTICELLO, MAINE -- The world's most powerful radio station, 500,000-watt WBCQ in northern Maine will be transmitting programs around the world produced by a wealthy religious organization proclaiming the earth to be flat. Daily continuous religious programs from "World's Last Chance" are scheduled to begin July 8 ac... READ MORE

Posted: 06/09/2019
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W9DYV Amateur Radio Symposium

July 19-21 Slidell, Louisiana New Venue-Expanded Topics-Boneyard/TailgatingInterested in the full spectrum of vintage HF SSB/AM radio rig restoration, electron tubes, homebrew rig construction and even SDR? Looking for just a good old-fashioned summertime hamfest/boneyard? Or an XYL-sanctioned opportunity to visit New Orleans and the National World War II Museum?Here’s a can’t-miss event, just for you.B... READ MORE

Posted: 06/04/2019
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17th Annual AM Get-Together

Gary, KI8BQ, Hosts Another Swapmeet LOCATION: KI8BQ QTH half way between Chicago and Detroit (on the Michigan - Indiana state line) TIME: 10:00 am Michigan timeBRING: Your boatanchors and guest ... camping is available for those who wish to come early. We will have Coffee and rolls. Sloppy Joes, Chips and Soft Drinks for Lunch.AUCTION: All... READ MORE

Posted: 04/12/2019
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New solar cycle is about to begin

Prediction: stronger than the last one Based on the number of sunspots which formed, scientists considered the last solar cycle, number 24, “weak." They predict that the upcoming cycle, number 25, will be a little more intense, but still in the weak category.... READ MORE

Posted: 03/29/2019
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2019 Princeton, KY Hamfest

June 1, 2019, 8AM - 1PM Thanks to Mikie, N4MHT, for the heads-up. Princeton is located in Western Kentucky, exits 4, 12 and 13 off of West Kentucky Parkway.5/6/2019 Update Talk in for the event will be 145.230 pl 179.9 ONLY. We'll use our 444.175 Fusion for chit-chat.Our Grand Prize this year, is a Yaesu FTM 100DR DE.If anyone needs to call for information, please use 270-963-5350. ARRL... READ MORE

Posted: 02/09/2019
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Raspberry Pi Store

First Retail Store Opened The Raspberry Pi Foundation has opened its first retail store in Cambridge, UK. In addition to offering Apple some local competition in the critical tech-stores-named-after-tasty-fruit market, the store aims to introduce consumers who may not have heard of the RBP to the homebrew capabilities and custom computing options that the diminutive system is capable of.The store, which you can see above, ... READ MORE

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Category: Nets
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Favorite HF Nets

Sell/Swap, Vintage Radios & More All times are in Eastern unless otherwise indicated. Frequencies are in Megacycles. Recommended HF NetsNet NameDayTimeFREQ/ModeSwan Technical NetWednesday2200 UTC14.2925 +/- /USB3898 Traders NetWednesday8 PM3.938 / LSBWA9ZTY Vintage AM GroupSaturday7:30 AM3.885 / AMMidwest Classic Radio NetSaturday8:30 AM3.885 / AMSwan Technical NetSaturday2:00 PM7.235 / LSBHeathkit DX-60 NetSunda... READ MORE

Category: Vintage Manufacturers
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W1LSB Finds an EBay Treasure

This 1964 WRL catalog was addressed to Major General Butch Griswold – K0DWC I was first licensed as a novice in 1958, and the WRL catalog was really dominant in those days, with the Globe King, Globe Champ, and all of the lesser models gracing its pages. I had a Globe Chief 90 and often dreamed of owning the bigger iron in those pages. I have since collected most of the WRL catalogs from 1954 to 1964, and the last one turned out to be an interestin... READ MORE

Category: Crazy EBay Prices!
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Crazy EBay Prices!

Pictures of radio suckerbait on the world's largest online auction! Below are some screen shots of incredible prices demanded by some EBay vendors. Since posting an auction is free as long as the item is not sold, it costs nothing for the unscrupulous vendor to display their (often unremarkable) wares as if they were priceless artifacts. Enjoy. ... READ MORE

Category: The Radio Shack
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Swan Twins: 600-T, 600-R Custom, 600-S

From the Estate of AA5T These excellent examples of the Swan Twins are from the estate of John Thuren, AA5T of Houston, Texas. John had checked in to the 20M Swan net with these very desirable "big Swans" until a few years ago. A big thanks to Eddie, NU5K, who handled John's estate and placed these on EBay. He packed them well, knowing they are indeed an important find. Also... READ MORE

Category: SDR for Vintage Radios
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SDR techniques for Boatanchor Radios

W9RAN started playing with RTL-SDR dongles about 6 years ago, and knew they were going to have a big impact on the radio hobby. But since these $15 receivers only tuned the VHF and UHF bands, he designed a wideband upconverter to make HF coverage possible, and described how it worked in an article in Jan. 2013 QST "Cheap and Easy SDR". The "RANVerter" as... READ MORE

Category: Activities
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2018 Cave City Hamfest

Cave City, Kentucky, 3/3/2018 Barry, AC9NK and I attendended the 2018 Cave City hamfest, which was awesome this year. The facility was packed, with lots of vendors. We enjoyed the company of my friend Tom, N4LID for dinner the night before. Tom, who is blind, had not been able to get to the hamfest for many years. You will find more pictures at the Kentucky Phone Net site. A big thanks to Rod, N4ZIF, fo... READ MORE

Category: Vintage Manufacturers
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Remembering the Electra Company

Cumberland Indiana For nearly five years, spanning 1978 - 1983, I worked as an Electronics Technician in the original Bearcat manufacturing and service facility in Cumberland, Indiana. Electra was one of the best places I've ever worked, and were among the many innovative consumer electronics companies which sprang up in and around Indianapolis. Al Lovell, a former employee of Regency (also in ... READ MORE

Category: Care & Restoration
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Heath Tube-Type LMO Repair (PDF)

Glen E. Zook, K9STH The tube-type Linear Master Oscillators (“LMO”) used in the Heathkit SB-Line equipment is a very stable and accurate means of controlling the frequency in the equipment. Unfortunately, as the units age, many LMOs develop a “warble” when tuning. This “warble” usually stops when the frequency control knob is not rotated. However, accurately “zero-beating&rdq... READ MORE

Category: The Radio Shack
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NB9M Studio C Installed

A creative solution to managing big boxes in limited space. (Shown: 1/7/2018 checkin with the DX-60 Net on 3880, using the DX-60/HG-10B/HO-10 and the RME-6900)Using furniture-grade 5/8" plywood, simple tools and cold garage during Christmas vacation, I constructed Studio C, which occupies the south wall of the shack. Exploiting a sturdy, existing cabinet with drawers that I've had since I was a kid, I devised a scheme to reliably handle the ... READ MORE

Category: OTR
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Remembering Fielden Farrington (1909-1977)

CBS announcer, writer, author and announcer Remembering Fielden FarringtonAuthor, announcer and long-time CBS writer Fielden Ward Farrington was born July 4, 1909 in Clinton, Indiana. He was my great-uncle; the younger brother of my grandmother, Thelma (Farrington) Stone. Two weeks prior to his birth, his older brother Leo passed away with scarlet fever. Fielden's father Harry, a talented carpenter, built the hous... READ MORE