We here in 8-9 land have had a Vintage Sideband Net on Saturday mornings for the past 5 years or so. It's a light-hearted net that celebrates the quirks and occasional "smoke and flames" from our "vin

Ooh that sounds like a great idea, I could give my third hand a break! I was going to add that you can make similar devices pretty inexpensively by epoxying the cheap 3mm standoffs from eBay to some n

Yep, that's why I end up using this kind more often than not: https://www.amazon.com/Toolour-Pieces-Circuit-Board-Holder/dp/B07TDGT21L?th=1 73, Bob W9RAN

Everyone needs to take those trips now and again, and here's a great way to do it: https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ Depending on your age you should be able to find a "wishbook" you remember and t

The Band Spanner is great, was always one of the top mobile choices back when it was new. Just be aware that there's a lot of force on that 3/8" mounting stud when you're going down the road. I still

Exactly. There may have been security keypads that once used DTMF but I can't imagine any reason for doing so today with digital security systems. The tone is just to confirm that you've entered a dig

Jilly, I just have to say that's a pretty cool callsign you have! (Check her QRZ page if you don't know why I say that) 73, Bob W9RAN