Another great newsletter. I especially liked the mention of the video about the AN/FLR-9 antenna. I used the ones at Clark AB in the Philippines and the one at RAF Chicksands in England. I copied a lo

Skyler and I have also made wacky keys for Ozarkcon this year, so there will be a little competition!

I would simply add a small cap in series with the crystal to raise the frequency slightly. Maybe about 10pF. Or if you want to get it right on frequency, install a small variable cap and then tune it.

I'm planning on operating a special event station from the Oak Grove schoolhouse at some point this spring or summer. Date to be determined.

I'll second what Ron said, the original 4SQRP test set is a pretty handy tool, but there's a newer and better version coming out soon, so stay tuned.

I'll try calling CQ on 7.122 here and there. Otherwise look out on the usual QRP frequencies, such as 7.030, 10.116, 14.060, etc.

Would be great to have you. It's a fun time.

Whenever you get there until whenever you leave. A QRP station. Maybe bring some sides. Just a bunch of guys sitting around playing radio and BSing. I thought about camping but decided to just spend S

I'll bring my lawn chair.

I think this year I'll just come down on that Saturday and spend the day there.

I was a Morse intercept op in the early 90's in the Philippines, and I know all about the QRN and also the D layer absorption. Some days it got so bad we'd declare an outage due to atmospherics, and w

Tech license? Heck, go for at least General so you can use HF! We'd be happy to have you. BTW, I was a Morse intercept op in the Air Force from 1989-1993.

You haven't been homebrewing for long if you don't have a few projects which just refuse to work...

No, not really. I soldered the crystals to the tabs on the back of the switch. It's a 12 position switch but selectable from 2-12 positions. I just used 6 positions, since I had 5 30 meter crystals an

Thanks, Johnny. I forgot to mention that with the Cricket 30 I designed the top of the case to be able to flip up so changing the battery is much more convenient.

My first one, an original Cricket 80, was built into a wooden box. My Cricket 30 was installed in an old A/B computer peripheral switchbox case.

I'm ready.

#BRUTUS

If I wanted to move to Maryland I'd consider it. I feel that my experience in the USAF as a Morse systems operator and using HFDF systems, plus my passion for SWL'ing and HF amateur radio means it'd b

It was a combination of 80 and 30. Yep, it'd be fun to do a Cricket to Cricket QSO.

Is anyone still offering the certificates for working, what was it... 5 or 10 stations with a Cricket transceiver? -- Tom Sevart N2UHC St. Paul, KS