CQ CQ CQ de W0VLZ

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

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Back Home

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Beth and I just returned from a 5100 mile road trip. My KX3 went along. Even with hot weather and family obligations I managed a few picnic ...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Update on Another Portable Antenna

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I'm pretty happy with my new end fed antenna. Using it Friday evening through yesterday afternoon I've worked NM, PA and OH on 20 an...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Another Portable Antenna

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Tonight I got on the air with my latest endfed wire and had good success working both New Mexico and Pennsylvania. I've been concerned...
Monday, June 4, 2012

KX3 and a Boat Anchor Amp

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A year ago, in a rare foreshadowing of radios to come, I acquired a linear amplifier built around a single 572B running grounded grid. It ...
Monday, May 14, 2012

New KX3 QSL Card

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It's a new "QRP in the Park" season and I have a new rig. I need a new QSL card. My new card, using Walmart digital photo prin...
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Sunday, May 13, 2012

KX3 in Silver Lake Park

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Today the weather finally turned warm, sunny and dry. It was also Mother's Day, a good reason to avoid the restaurants for a picnic in t...
Sunday, May 6, 2012

Packing my Elecraft KX3 for a trip

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I'm getting ready for summer trips and outings with my Elecraft KX3. I found a the right size padded bag at Goodwill for $3.00. See my v...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Elecraft KX3 is here!

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Today I was at the Rochester, MN UPS depot at 10AM sharp to pick up my new radio. I got serial number 43 of, I expect, thousands. Elecraft ...
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

TZ-20 Amp Output Circuit

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This morning I was showing off photos of my TZ-20 amplifier when one of my friends commented that it certainly was wireless, just look at th...
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 ...
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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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