CQ CQ CQ de W0VLZ

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

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Passing the Test

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I understand the Maasi people of Tanzania and Kenya have a rite of passage for boys as they become men. Each must journey into the wildernes...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

In The Beginning

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I've been a   ham, now, for over 46 years. Hams sort of relate to their calls, their shacks and their radios. I'm no differen...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A Clotheline Dipole

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My Christmas list this year included two Coleman Clothesline/Laundry Reels ( http://www.coleman.com/product/clotheslinelaundry-reel/827E140T...
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Surfing the Web for Radio Reading

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We're under a blizzard warning today here in SE Minnesota. 10"-12" of heavy snow is forecast along with winds up to 50mph. My ...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Boots for my KX3?

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My effort to build a relay box so that I can use my grounded grid 572B amplifier with my KX3 has hit a major bump. A few seconds of transmi...
Monday, February 3, 2014

New Paddle for my KX3

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The homebrew paddle that I pack with my KX3 is durable but weighs in at 2.2 lbs, a heavy weight by any standard. I finally looked around fo...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

AWA Linc Cundall Memorial OT CW Contest

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Between 80 and 40 I managed twelve contacts using my National HRO Sr and TZ-20 transmitter with a low hung inverted L antenna. By contesti...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Straight Key Night

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Last night and today was the ARRL Straight Key Night . This 24-hour event (00:00-23:59  GMT, January 1) is not a contest; but a day to get...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

KX3 Filter Settings for SSB, CW and Data

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While setting up for the AWA '29 QSO Party I started playing more with the KX3 filtering and audio response....mostly because 80 meters...
Friday, December 20, 2013

1929 BK QSO Party

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The past two weekends I spent 4-5 hours operating in the BK. I had 16 QSOs and worked five states including NC, MT, MI and ME. Background ...
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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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