APCO-Orlando 2024: What an Excellent Show and Venue!
It’s been years since attending an APCO National Conference and so I was looking especially forward to this year’s event in Orlando. ...
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- Jul 28
- 4 min
Stag Restoration Curveball
It has been a relatively long time since my last Blog posting, which has prompted some to politely check in with me…presumably to verify...
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Bob Heil K9EID-SK
Every week without fail I'd get a call from Bob (K9EID) to discuss aspects of amateur radio, the AM window, homebrewing rigs, or the...
- Jan 28
- 2 min
St. Louis Amateur Radio Winterfest 2024 – A Resounding Success!
With wave-after-wave of rain showers plowing through days before Winterfest 2024’s January 26-27th kickoff, we wondered if the weather...
- Jan 9
- 5 min
Electronic Equipment Restoration Part 7: Add a Dash of Bling!
Restoring a piece of vintage electronic gear to operational status brings a sense of pride and accomplishment that makes the most cynical...
- Jan 8
- 2 min
Dominic Tusa Joins Federal Engineering
Dominic “Nick” Tusa, the founder and former president of Tusa Consulting Services has joined Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE).
- Jan 7
- 4 min
Triumph Stag Restoration Update
Some months back, this blog page explored the British car hobby and how owning one of these gems can keep an electronics guy well...
- Dec 7, 2023
- 2 min
December 7th -- Sunset of the Greatest Generation
As the years roll by, we are rapidly losing direct links to the Greatest Generation – those grandparents and great grandparents who bore...
- Nov 14, 2023
- 4 min
Electronic Equipment Restoration Part 6: The Moment of Truth
At this point of your equipment’s restoration, all out of tolerance resistors, bad tubes, damaged wiring, and suspicious capacitors...
- Oct 11, 2023
- 6 min
Electronic Equipment Restoration Part 5: Resistor Headaches
In the previous installment, we spent much time describing how and why capacitors can give a restoration hobbyist grief. Unfortunately,...
- Sep 27, 2023
- 6 min
Electronic Equipment Restoration Part 4: Capacitors - The Good, Bad and the Ugly Truth
Now, we embark on the fun stuff: component part renewals! Most folks immediately assume all a restoration takes is replacement of a few...
- Aug 28, 2023
- 7 min
Electronic Equipment Restoration Part 3: Clean it Up!
Of course, once a much sought after piece of electronic equipment is first acquired, there is some small voice in the back of one’s mind...
- Aug 6, 2023
- 6 min
Electronic Equipment Restoration Part 2: Gaining Project Familiarity
Let’s assume for the moment that you have decided to restore an amateur radio receiver such as a Collins 75S-series unit. If so, that...
- Aug 4, 2023
- 6 min
Electronic Equipment Restoration Part 1: Establishing a Foundation
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been attracted to the History of Radio Electronics – the companies who built radio products and the...
- Jul 20, 2023
- 2 min
Too Busy to Live?
There is no question that the ability to transact messages via electronic mail and the introduction of compact Smartphones has brought...
- May 4, 2023
- 2 min
Self-Confident People are Drawn to British Sportscars
If you are a Boomer of a certain age, it is natural to occasionally pause and review choices made, directions taken, lost loves, periods...
- May 1, 2023
- 3 min
Training - Key to Effective Communications
September 11, 2001 is a day seared into America’s heart. That day many of New York City’s brave first responders lost their battle to...
- Apr 9, 2023
- 1 min
QSO Today Podcast #445
Some time ago, this fellow amateur (Ham) radio operator Eric Guth, 4Z1UG sent me a note...asking for an interview about my experiences...
- Apr 9, 2023
- 3 min
Hurricane Season is Now…Are You Ready?
Hurricane season starts on June 1st and while this year is predicted to be a bit less active one, it only takes one in your community to...
- Mar 21, 2023
- 2 min
Book Review – Wes Schum: Amateur Radio’s Unsung Hero
"Wes Schum: Amateur Radio’s Unsung Hero definitely deserves a place on every history-loving Ham’s bookshelves!"
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