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Live To Air – National NC-101X

Live To Air – National NC-101X finally back together tonight newly installed coil rack, with the bronze bushings and fabricated band indicator. Slides like it’s on glass, super smooth and low effort. Listening to the melodious tones of the old Gray Hair Net,...

Why Not A Wire Loop Antenna?

Intro This was written back in the last 1990s when I lived near Buffalo, NY, in a suburb that had zero lot lines, and little space for antennas. A vacant field in back of my home became the antenna field for my station. – Bruce W1UJR As some of you may know, I...

Visiting Fred – VE3 H-Henry C-Charlie

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...

AM Dictionary and Glossary

AM Glossary The AM hobby is rich with specialized terms and phrases that mark the unique character of this special mode of modulation.  Feel free to send me your favorites!   AM Amplitude Modulation, a method of modulation that utilizes two sidebands and a carrier....

An Afternoon With John W1FPZ

Born May 27, 1924, John enjoyed a very full life, as member of the US Army during the occupation of Japan, as a petroleum geologist, traveling throughout the work, as a private pilot who had owned several plans over his lifetime – holding an instrument rating, a...