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In between shoveling snow and chipping ice here in Minnesota (a common winter pastime and good way to catch up with the neighbors) I...

I'm making good progress on my new transmitter.  With a lot of help from my friend KE0EXE and his table saw I now have a nice looking oa...

I think I have enough to get started.... The tough part to find was the dual 500 pf Cardwell capacitor. I found one by putting my need o...

I’ve started on a new transmitter for the next AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party. The “BK” requires non-crystal-controlled transmitte...

Several ARRL (and Radio) Handbooks can be downloaded from the web ... 1976:  https://ia800401.us.archive.org/27/items/RadioAmateurHandbook...

My shack continues to be in a state of flux, Nothing is built just once. As I rethink things, stuff is added or changed. In this case I de...

Many identify the Novice Class between 1951 (when it was introduced) and the early 70s (when VFOs, 250 watts and renewable licenses became p...

After missing the AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 CW Party I'm looking forward to the vintage ham radio opportunities still coming up over the nex...

As summer wraps up here and turns into fall I start shifting from QRP-In-The-Park to Boat-Anchors-In-The-Basement and the winter contest/...

Here is an audio file/recording of Edgar F. Johnson speaking on the 1973 50th anniversary of his company. He covers the early history of...