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 […]
Sark 110 Antenna Analyzer: Input Port Upgrade Kit
The Sark 110 Vector Network Analyzer has been a welcomed addition to my workbench. I’ve had one of the MFJ series of analyzers for a number of years. They are small RF Labs in a box and I use my MFJ-269 frequently. But there are times and situations where a vector network analyzer, even a […]
Mississippi’s Finest Juel: Just-in-Time Manufacturing…when needed!
In preparation for the Fox Mike Hotel Portable Ops Team to activate Issaquena County (see post on this blog), I discovered that we did not have two antennas that would tune to 80 meters. Team member Glen KW5GP was bringing a Buddipole that tunes from 40-10 meters (he didn’t have the 80M coil). I was […]
Baby, It Was Cold Outside….
Frank Loesser’s 1944 song, Baby, It’s Cold Outside, was number one on the Hit Parade in Mayersville, MS during last Saturday’s Mississippi QSO Party. We were guests of Mayor Shorter and permitted to use Russell Park there for our planned morning outing to activate the rare Issaquena County. I had organized the first outing for […]