by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Written Word
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...
by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Written Word
Intro The above work was published in the September 2002 edition of Electric Radio magazine. This article was to about last May’s AM Special Event in Portland, Maine, but with my recent move to the state, coupled with my search for a new business the writing was...
by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorized, Written Word
It had been talked about for months, and now the day was here. I found myself in a rented cargo van, with only 3 hours of sleep, at 4:15AM, headed off to the Rochester, NY hamfest. A Collins KW-1, URT-368 transmitter and a heavy-duty generator strapped securely in the...
by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Written Word
Intro This was sent when I lived near Buffalo, NY, in the late 1990s. I had just read a story by Bruce Vaughn N5RQ, now a silent key. Bruce has a wonderful story teller, and friend, and an old time radio repairman. If you ever get a chance to read any of his articles...
by W1UJR | Aug 27, 2017 | Written Word
Circa 2005 Read something interesting in the January 1941 of QST this week. In 1941 the League was hot on running “Code Proficiency Tests” and awarding certificates for participants, in fact nearly every issue of QST in 1941 had some article relating to CW operations,...
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