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MORSE HAS FEW HETERONYMS
"TU" had a very different meaning when I was an electronics technician in the Navy. I couldn't use that without chuckling each time it was sent. It was an abbreviation to signify a very broken piece o
"TU" had a very different meaning when I was an electronics technician in the Navy. I couldn't use that without chuckling each time it was sent. It was an abbreviation to signify a very broken piece o
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Ozarkcon
I'm considering foregoing Hamvention one of these years and attending Ozarkcon. Living in Utah, I can only afford one major event a year, and it looks like Ozarkcon might just reignite that spark in h
I'm considering foregoing Hamvention one of these years and attending Ozarkcon. Living in Utah, I can only afford one major event a year, and it looks like Ozarkcon might just reignite that spark in h
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Club Membership
I'm not greedy. I'd settle for something a little more vintage - like a KWM-2A :-) Joe, N6DGY
I'm not greedy. I'd settle for something a little more vintage - like a KWM-2A :-) Joe, N6DGY
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oh - oh
Ice in Wyoming and Montana, so it's all around me. It's about 50 in Pleasant Grove, UT (30 miles south of Salt Lake City). Been lots of rain lately. It was an unseasonably warm February. Our mountains
Ice in Wyoming and Montana, so it's all around me. It's about 50 in Pleasant Grove, UT (30 miles south of Salt Lake City). Been lots of rain lately. It was an unseasonably warm February. Our mountains
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Regenerative receiver thoughts
Looks like a standard grid-leak regen, 'cept with an FET rather than a triode. It is using a "throttle cap" rather than a pot for the regeneration. I suspect this set should give good performance. Joe
Looks like a standard grid-leak regen, 'cept with an FET rather than a triode. It is using a "throttle cap" rather than a pot for the regeneration. I suspect this set should give good performance. Joe
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Wayne Green W2NSD SK
73 was the first ham magazine I subscribed to when I got my license back in 1980. It was a few years later till I joined the "League." I really wish I still had all the paper copies of all those magaz
73 was the first ham magazine I subscribed to when I got my license back in 1980. It was a few years later till I joined the "League." I really wish I still had all the paper copies of all those magaz
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Pen under construction
I just heard that song the other day with Jerry Garcia and Old and in the Way. :-) Bluegrass is fun to play. I play guitar, but my fingerstyle is terrible - don't practice enough with all this radio s
I just heard that song the other day with Jerry Garcia and Old and in the Way. :-) Bluegrass is fun to play. I play guitar, but my fingerstyle is terrible - don't practice enough with all this radio s
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AA1TJ/qrpp
There has been at least one person documented as completing WAS with a Tuna-Tin Two.� 40 meters with 250mw would be challenging. Joe, N6DGY
There has been at least one person documented as completing WAS with a Tuna-Tin Two.� 40 meters with 250mw would be challenging. Joe, N6DGY
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Loud Snap
Must be one of them 'foreign' Duracells. We don't call cells 'piles' here in America. Perhaps the battery had a case of hemorrhoids? :-) Joe, N6DGY
Must be one of them 'foreign' Duracells. We don't call cells 'piles' here in America. Perhaps the battery had a case of hemorrhoids? :-) Joe, N6DGY
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Parts list for beginning builder
I've never been to Ozarcon. Till I joined this list, I wasn't even aware of it. I have attended Hamvention for the past 8 years or so, however, flying out from Salt Lake City. I will be there again th
I've never been to Ozarcon. Till I joined this list, I wasn't even aware of it. I have attended Hamvention for the past 8 years or so, however, flying out from Salt Lake City. I will be there again th
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PigRig program button stopped working
The rig has a programmable keyer built-in. Joe, N6DGY
The rig has a programmable keyer built-in. Joe, N6DGY
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Good Day to Build
When you fold the wire in half and slip it through both holes, that is one turn. Loop both ends through the opposite holes and you have two turns... etc. Every time the wire passes through both holes
When you fold the wire in half and slip it through both holes, that is one turn. Loop both ends through the opposite holes and you have two turns... etc. Every time the wire passes through both holes
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Seen some smoke today.
The smoke you don't want to see is the magic smoke escaping from components in your circuit. Things never work quite the same following that. Joe, N6DGY
The smoke you don't want to see is the magic smoke escaping from components in your circuit. Things never work quite the same following that. Joe, N6DGY
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resistors, music, and oh-oh....math
Interesting post. I enjoy music as well, and play guitar. I also have built several vacuum tube guitar amps. (Is there any other kind?) Makes for a nice merger of hobbies. Joe, N6DGY
Interesting post. I enjoy music as well, and play guitar. I also have built several vacuum tube guitar amps. (Is there any other kind?) Makes for a nice merger of hobbies. Joe, N6DGY
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Ten-Tec Order for TP-19
I ordered two myself a few days ago. They arrived yesterday. Nice looking enclosures. My piggie #143 will will have a pen when I finish building. :-) Now I'll have to trouble Terry for a nice decal! J
I ordered two myself a few days ago. They arrived yesterday. Nice looking enclosures. My piggie #143 will will have a pen when I finish building. :-) Now I'll have to trouble Terry for a nice decal! J
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Tiana KE5ODX intro and flying pig rig and crystal questions
Hi Tiana, Another Utahn on 4SQRP! :-) I moved to Utah (Pleasant Grove) from the San Francisco Bay Area 13 years ago. I love it here - the mountains provide endless recreation opportunity, and I'm prep
Hi Tiana, Another Utahn on 4SQRP! :-) I moved to Utah (Pleasant Grove) from the San Francisco Bay Area 13 years ago. I love it here - the mountains provide endless recreation opportunity, and I'm prep
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The New England Code talker
A friend just shared this link with me. Imagine sending CW with the only power source being your voice! No batteries or AC. http://fhs-consulting.com/aa1tj/newenglandcodetalker.html This looks fascina
A friend just shared this link with me. Imagine sending CW with the only power source being your voice! No batteries or AC. http://fhs-consulting.com/aa1tj/newenglandcodetalker.html This looks fascina
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PigRigs and Crystals
Terry, Looks as though I'd better take a set of crystals too. Thanks! 72,73 Joe, N6DGY
Terry, Looks as though I'd better take a set of crystals too. Thanks! 72,73 Joe, N6DGY
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Pig Rig
My PigRig #143 just arrived in yesterday's mail.� I may start construction this weekend, though I do not have a 40m antenna up at this time.� Joe, N6DGY
My PigRig #143 just arrived in yesterday's mail.� I may start construction this weekend, though I do not have a 40m antenna up at this time.� Joe, N6DGY
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New QSL Card
I'm on a fast track to get myself back on the air. Among the necessary details is to have QSL cards to send. I received the proof via email and ordered today. Please refer to the N6DGY folder under ph
I'm on a fast track to get myself back on the air. Among the necessary details is to have QSL cards to send. I received the proof via email and ordered today. Please refer to the N6DGY folder under ph
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