Obi Wan Kenobi might have uttered, ‘There’s a positive change in The Force’ these days in Newington. It’s no secret that the ARRL has been suffering from the transition of a career long Chief Officer (Dave Sumner) to a new CEO who can effectively lead the non-profit corporation, also a public charity, which declared a […]
There are a ton of battery box builds explained on ham radio blogs. But I recently came into a source of “free to me” recycled batteries. There’s nothing like getting something for free to motivate you to spend more money. So there’s also that! This box build is based around three (3) 12ah AGM batteries […]
Going portable on HF operating has become increasingly popular. I got a Yaesu FT-891 about a year ago. It’s in a small case with a Bienno Life4Po 20ah battery in a Red Oxx Lil Roy zippered case. They make a great combo. I have a number of wire antennas that get thrown up in trees. […]
I saw it on the table and thought, “I used to have one of those!” Then I looked up, saw Allen AG5ND standing behind the bone yard table at Saturday’s Jackson (MS) Hamfest. It hit me, I literally used to have that shortwave receiver!. MY old Hallicrafters S-108! The Hallicrafters S-108 was a gift from […]