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Today I participated in the annual QRP FYBO (Freeze Your B___ Off) contes t. See http://www.azscqrpions.org . It happened that we are in...

The second half of the AWA Linc Cundall OT CW Contest was this past weekend. Between Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon I added 4 contac...

The first half of the AWA Linc Cundall OT CW Contest ran Wednesday evening through Thursday late afternoon. This coming Saturday is the sec...

When using my vintage transmitters I've missed not having a keyer. Many older tube transmitters are cathode keyed. The voltage across...

The last two weekends I participated in the AWA 1929 QSO party. The main requirement is that the transmitter be a 1929 or earlier design. I ...

My homebrew CW station shown at http://www.wiegandfamily.org/2tube_xmtr/2tube_xmtr.htm includes a control (speaker/power supply/TR switch) ...

As I played with my 6J5/6L6 transmitter I saw that I had some holes in my 80 mtr crystal selection. I had several crystals at 3550 but pra...

Using my 6J5/6L6 transmitter in the January AWA OT CW Contest reminded me that my original intent for this transmitter was to have som...

Last week was the AWA OT CW Contest. I had hoped to be operating using my 815 transmitter but it continues to run off on it's own as a t...

Next Wednesday, January 23, is the AWA Linc Cundall Memorial OT CW Contest. It is about time I get my 6L6/815 Transmitter on the air. Two ...