My father actually bought a nice vintage receiver from this seller, as he collects them. Like father, like son; except he’s into radios and I’m into computers. There’s plenty for both of us at the hamfest. I’ll use this generally non-exciting blurry picture as an opportunity to t...
The only thing that could make my Wisconsin vacation to see family and friends better of course, would be if I brought radios along. Learning from the past Two years ago, I made my first long distance trip with a portable HF station when I took my Xiegu G90 and an end fed half wave...
I’ve been looking at solar power and batteries to power my QRP gear and even my full power radios for some time but never got around to actually getting involved with solar because A) I’m lazy, B) I wasn’t sure I’d ever actually use it, and C) the stuff can get a bit expe...
The GMRS and FRS radios are nice little units but after trying them I found that the range was quite limited….nothing near the exaggerated claims of their manufacturers…15 miles…25 miles…30 miles…all of which are based on ideal conditions over a totally flat surface like water…which is...
Some radios include antenna tuners (more on this later) or built in SWR meters that you can use instead of an accessory meter. Optionally, you can (and probably should) build a balun. A balun is shot for balanced/unbalanced. It essentially takes the unbalanced coaxial cable and converts ...
New pair of old stock 8950’s. I had been saving for my Swan radios. $200 shipped. PayPal or Zelle Listing #1713612 - Submitted on 12/30/24 by CallsignWB1AFK- IP:mobile-107-77-224-55.mobile.att.net Click to Contact--Click Here to View Picture--Send this Ad to a Friend ...
those items too. The museum even had a few of its radios for sale. One did tempt me (1930’s, nice cabinet, complete, inexpensive) but I am just running out of room to place a console. I had to stick to my plan of downsizing (not getting rid of radios, just buying smaller ones...
a view of the other side of Rob's Chinese bug (28KB). Rob works on broadcast radios and has been an avid collector for a number of years. He and his brother Matt spend a great deal of time reading about the history of the various keys and developing their own collections in friendly...
NOTE: About "max" drive power: The manual says to find the load setting at maximum drive power, which for most radios is 100 watts. I disagree. Dumping 100 watts into a single 3-500Z is ALWAYS a BAD idea! In the following discussion, "max" is a little above "normal" drive power....