An overview of my SB-221 amplifier repair project — a notebook about what it needed and what I did.
Read MoreHere’s a homemade, lightweight but full-size triband yagi (with directors and reflectors in V configuration) interlaced on a 32-foot boom. And it works like a dream.
Read MoreExpand a 40M rotatable dipole into a 2-element yagi with a fixed wire element. Add a relay to the wire and get instant 180-degree rotation, too.
Read MoreTired of burned-out bulbs in your CDE rotator meter? Replace the bulb with an LED strip — it’s inexpensive and LEDs will last a very long time.
Read MoreBig plans for the radio “shack” at VA7ST… will it ever be built?
Read MoreWant to know what that “blind” power supply is putting out? Add a digital volt/ammeter to your meterless Astron power supply
Read MoreHere’s my perspective from the West Coast, looking at what we do that may be different from the tactics of contest stations located further East.
Read MoreMorse code is a joy, and with the right “paddles” it is pure bliss. Here’s an essay on the pursuit of ham radio happiness.
Read MoreThe cost and environmental impact of paper QSL cards makes this aspect of ham radio part of our history, not our future.
Read MoreDepending on your location, changing your rotator control meter’s scale to a north-centered scale could greatly reduce the turning required to work the most popular areas. Here’s a step-by-step guide to making the change on a CDE rotator control — including a printable high-resolution image of the North-centered meter scale.
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