You’re working on the code right? But you’re not real good at it. Here’s a boost. They made a movie about the end of the world (nuclear war) back in 1959 called ON THE BEACH. It starred uh, who was that old guy, Gary Cooper or something. No, wait. Gregory Peck (anyone know the difference […]

Don WOAF got his name in QST magazine, the November 2021 issue. He can copy code at 20 wpm. You can do the same, just copy one of their CW practice runs some night, and send in the Hand Written copy. And a ten ($10) dollar check. Here’s the schedule for November 2021 from QST […]

Pictured here is Les WBOKFK of D&L Antenna serving a customer at the ARK-BARK in Bellevue NE on Saturday 02 October. He has antennas and all kinds of needed parts like PL connectors and Coax Seal. Typically 6 or 7 tables full. . One guy had three, like new, Weller soldering guns for real reasonable […]

You had to stick around until nearly 12:30 to find out who won the main prize, a brand new ICOM 718 which went to Larry NOBKB of Greenfield IA. Matt KBOORN won the last of 3 Baofeng UV5R x3 H/Ts given away, the type that includes 220 besides 2M and 440. . Matt ORN with […]

An ‘S’ meter on your radio receiver is the first indication that you have something better than a kitchen radio. Zenith Transoceanics and later Panasonic series of AM/FM/SW receivers had ‘S’ meters. (my Panasonic RF2600’s meter is switchable, Battery voltage or signal strength) . This meter (above in red) is on a 1980ish Kenwood 680 […]