CQ CQ CQ de W0VLZ

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

Sunday, January 22, 2012

AWA 2012 Linc Cundall OT CW Contest

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This afternoon I wrapped up my participation in this year's Linc Cundall OT CW Contest. Obviously I'm not a major contester. During ...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

On the Air

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Today I got on both 80 and 40 using my new 75 watt transmitter. This afternoon I had a nice QSO on 40 with KC9RXI, Tom, in West Salem, WI a...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

It Works!

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After a couple of days scratching my head and asking around trying to figure out why my TZ-20 amplifier wasn't working up to expectation...
Saturday, January 7, 2012

TZ-20 Operating Specs?

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I've gotten my TZ-20 RF amp up and running with my three tube 1934 transmitter but its not working like I expected. I'm running wi...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Elecraft KX3 On Order

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It's winter here and I'm already thinking about spring! After 10 years I'm retiring my faithful K1 for a brand new Elecraft KX...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

AWA Bruce Kelley Memorial CW QSO Party

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The last two weekends I operated in the AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party. This is always a great time to get an early rig on the air and work...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

More TZ-20 Amp

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I've finished the wiring. Now I need to cobble together a power supply and I'll be ready to test it. My deadline is about two months...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

A Strain Relief for an End Fed Wire

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Once a friend asked about how to anchor an end fed antenna ( such as an EFHW ) at the rig end. A lightweight QRP rig attached to a 67' l...
Friday, October 28, 2011

On the Air with my Hartley

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The AWA 1929/Bruce Kelley CW Party is coming up the first two weekends in December and the weather has started to cool off here in Minnesota...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

Another Chance to Operate QRP

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Beth and I try to get away at least once a month. Almost always I pack along my K1 (and Beth, a good paperback). This time I also had along...
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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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