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This entry might better be called "The devil's in the details". By the time I set up my Stancor 10P to operate with a NC-5...

I've continued to make progress on my 10P. All of my initial "to dos" are done and my new transmitter is coming to life. It pu...

I've cleared out most of the obviously questionable stuff from under the chassis and tested what is left...no surprises and, most impo...

On May 18 I was fortunate to find a Stancor 10P transmitter at the Pavek Museum annual "garage sale". The ads claim this little ...

One receiver that I like to use as an example of early novice class gear is my National NC-57. It is a good vintage and performance matc...

This past weekend was the annual Northland Antique Radio Club (NARC) "Radio Daze" about 90 miles north of me in Plymouth, MN. I t...

As I participated in various radio events this past winter I thought about a safety issue common in budget and homebrew transmitters prior t...

My new rig... The Heathkit HW-16 was one of the last rigs designed specifically for the US Novice operator. It was marginally a transcei...

The 2018 Novice Rig Roundup is now history. During the nine day event I used 4 transmitters and 5 receivers to make 23 contacts in 15 states...

It looks like I'll have three stations available for the 2018 Novice Rog Roundup: Drake 2B / EFJ Adventurer, NC-57 / 6AG7 Suc...