by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Written Word
Meeting Fred Hammond VE3HC About that transformer story…it’s true! It was done for me, although I would not be surprised if Fred has not done that for someone else. When I first acquired my RCA BTA-500MX a few years back, one of the low voltage transformers was burned...
by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Written Word
You know the expression, “Everything old becomes new again.” One thing which I have noticed with many free time pursuits is that the serious practitioners always return to the roots of the sport. Example, I was a very avid ocean kayaker when I first moved...
by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Written Word
Far from being a derisive or derogatory term, the phrase “Old Buzzard” is oft used as a term of fondness in the vintage radio community. Being an “Old Buzzard” has much more to do with a state of mind than chronological age, but often Old...
by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Written Word
“The Wouff-Hong is amateur radio’s most sacred symbol and stands for the enforcement of law and order in amateur operation.” The Radio Amateur’s Handbook, 1930, page 11 My Wouff-Hong -KG2IC I checked my backpack once again; just to be sure it...
by W1UJR | Aug 26, 2017 | Written Word
Rotten Radio Becomes “Rotten Digital Mode” for the 21st Century This is my take on the original “Rotten” series, updated to reflect today’s operating conditions, and poor operators. Where Hiram only had to concern himself with poorly sent...
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