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This is a blog about my ham radio experiences including vintage homebrew, QRP operating and the National Radio company.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

3S4 QRP Midget

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Last week I paid a visit to my friend Skip, K7YOO, in Winona. While rooting around in his parts storage I noticed a little transmitter. I...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Spring at Last!

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Spring is here at last, but I did have to drive 150 miles to find it. Some extra time in my travel schedule today gave me the chance to do m...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

More TZ-20 Amplifier

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My TZ-20 Amplifier project has been on hold waiting for some sort of rack to mount it above my 1934 transmitter . I finally got some help fr...
Monday, January 31, 2011

Winter 2011 CX

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Yesterday was the Winter 2011 Classic Exchange . This event offers a great chance to get on the air with older gear. Participants putting mu...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

2010 AWA Bruce Kelley QSO Party

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The last two weekends I participated in the AWA Bruce Kelley QSO. Except for curious visitors, transmitters must be limited to 1929 (or earl...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

80 Mtr Vertical Performance

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I wondered if my 80 mtr top loaded vertical is a good antenna for the Bruce Kelley Memorial 1929 CW QSO Party. Part of the loading is the to...
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Saturday, November 6, 2010

More 80 Meter Vertical

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Yesterday I did the final pruning on my 80/40 meter vertical. This antenn a is a big improvement over my 105' endfed wire. Last night on...
Monday, October 11, 2010

More 80 Meter Vertical

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Beth has commented that I need to get a "Frequent Buyer" card for my local big box hardware store. Since starting on this project ...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

80 meter vertical

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As I look forward to cooler weather I've starting to think about 80 meters. With the winter months 80 becomes quieter and a better band...
Monday, August 23, 2010

More C-Pole Vertical Array

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After building/using my two C-Pole array I'm starting to rethink my plan. KF2YN's C-Pole vertical array design calls for dedicated C...
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Niel - W0VLZ
I was licensed as WN6ULH in 1966. My first shortwave receiver was a WWII vintage variant of a National NC100A. As a novice I used a military surplus BC-342 reciever and an Eico 720 transmitter. Then, when I left for college, I took a National NCX 200 transceiver mounted under the dashboard of my 1965 Mustang. My stations since then since then have included a Drake TR4cw transceiver and a Drake B line. Today my shack includes equipment dating from the early 30s through current gear operating CW, SSB and PSK31. I've built many pieces of my own gear including tube and solid state transmitters and receivers. My current interests include QRP operating, vintage home brew and the National Radio Company. Read more about these topics on my web site at https://web.archive.org/web/20220604005204/https://www.prismnet.com/~nielw/wa5vlz.htm or emaill me at nwiegand0129@gmail.com.
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