The recent schematic puzzle dredged up one of my 'pet peeves' about published schematic drawings. Namely the often inconsistent, occasionally incorrect, use of the drawing conventions for intersecting

Just a note to say that today Aug. 14 is designated to commemorate the Navajo code talkers who served as Marines during WWII. These men served as scouts, radio operators, and runners mostly in the Pac

As usual, I will download the results from qrpcontest.com tomorrow afternoon and will announce the SSS winners for August on Wednesday. Please remember to enter your score by noon tomorrow. Thanks and

This is one of my birthday presents, a new key. All stainless steel, mine is adjusted for very close spacing, has strong magnets in base, I bought it for portable use but find it good enough for base

4SQRP Second Sunday Sprint When: 08/14/2022 19:00 to 21:00 (UTC-05:00) America/Chicago Organizer: John Lonigro <jonigro@...> View Event Description: 4SQRP Second Sunday Sprint. See http://www.4sqrp.co

Hello everyone! For fans of circuit design, I want to offer a rebus scheme. Here is a scheme from the magazine CQ Amateur Radio, July 2022, page 36. This is a QRPP transceiver for a 40 meter band. Fin

Reminder: 4SQRP Second Sunday Sprint When: 08/14/2022 19:00 to 21:00 (UTC-05:00) America/Chicago Organizer: John Lonigro <jonigro@...> View Event Description: 4SQRP Second Sunday Sprint. See http://ww

First off I would like to thank everyone for their positive response to my tech license question. I'm signing up for class's on Zoom and I downloaded a study guide. After looking at the questions I th

I was checking out the N5IB Bayou Jumper and noticed the crystals. My uncle Ted was a ham and he used army surplus FT 243 crystals in some of his rigs. I remember because as a 10 year old kid I was ab

The Banner is now ready to download. Hope you enjoy. 73/72, Keith KC0PP

Here is a great Nation Wide / World Wide QRP Event coming up on Sunday August 21st. The New Jersey QRP Club is announcing the 10th Annual " Skeeter Hunt". The objective is to get QRPers out of their s

Hi ya'll! I'm new to the group and have an honest question. I was an electronic warfare op in the Army in the 70's and 80's. I worked Morse intercept, DF, TTY and also sent Morse (I preferred a straig

Wednesday Evening 40 and 80 meter Nets When: 08/10/2022 20:00 to 21:00 (UTC-05:00) America/Chicago Where: 40 and 80 Meters Organizer: jomatlock@... View Event Description: The 40 Meter Net will be at

NICE NET N0RSR ROGER N4DR MARC KC0PP KEITH N4ELM DAVE N9EGT WAYNE K0BOG CHUCK AC0BQ JOHNNY K0EMT BRIAN WA9BNZ BILL WG5F ED 73'S HOPE TO HEAR YOU ALL NEXT WEEK BERT N0YJ

Reminder: Wednesday Evening 40 and 80 meter Nets When: 08/10/2022 20:00 to 21:00 (UTC-05:00) America/Chicago Where: 40 and 80 Meters Organizer: jomatlock@... View Event Description: The 40 Meter Net w

I have been troubleshooting my recently built 4-S Tuner. I'm hoping someone can help with ideas on where to look. At first, it did absolutely nothing at all. I noticed that the magnet wire needed a be

Gm group Aaron K5ATG has got his tuner operational thanks to the great support from the members who responded. He had a build error with a led and touched up some solder joints. Thanks for all who rep

Has anyone come up with a case for the Crickets?

Dear All, Speaking of enclosures ... My solution to combining the HT-20, 4S-Tuner/Antenna Coupler, battery, and keyer paddles for portable operation. Everything fits into a 11"x7"x5" soft tool satchel

LOTS OF QRN AND SOME QRM 40 METERS KA9DVX JOHN WI5H MIKE N4MJ GLENN K0FHG BOB (SRI I KEPT CALLING YOU NICK, I WAS LOOKING AT MY CHEAT SHEET WRONG) N4DR MARC N4ELM DAVE WA9PWP PAUL 80 METERS K0FHG BOB