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It was an interesting Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party this year. I learned a little more about using my own 1929 equipment and greater appreciat...

I'm making progress with this year's 1929 QSO party station. The SW5 works OK but I wonder if the grounding may have gone bad over t...

This year's AWA 1929 QSO Party is only about  1 1/2 months away. The Feb 1931 QST cover inspired me to pull my SW-5 off the shelf to ...

A major focus for my spare time this past spring and early summer has been putting a special event station on the air. We ended up making ...

80 years ago crystals were expensive. Hams made do with one or two. Ads for the Utah Jr even touted two crystals will cover 160-20 meters. S...

The May 1936 issue of QST included an announcement of a new "Audio Power Tube", the 6L6, with a promise of more information in the...

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...

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...

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

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 ...