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...
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- Nov 14
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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!"
- Mar 17
- 5 min
Radio Interference - Causes and Cures
Interference is Everywhere Today’s public safety radio communications are marvels of technology. Where in the past radio users were...
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Radio Maintenance Considerations
Introduction Owners of complex trunked radio networks face a set of conflicting requirements: the need to maintain efficient and reliable...
- Mar 9
- 10 min
Keys to Successful Radio Proposal Evaluations
Introduction The procurement of public safety radio systems by municipal, county and state agencies is a rigorous process governed by...
- Feb 27
- 8 min
How to Identify and Resolve Coverage Problems
There have been many articles and technical standards written on how best to verify a freshly upgraded or totally new radio system meets...
- Feb 9
- 17 min
Radio System Selection Strategies
The procurement and implementation of public safety radio systems has grown in cost and complexity as radio systems have evolved over the...
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Wes Schum - His Story in Video
In the course of his career promoting the virtues of single sideband as well as his company, Central Electronics, Wes Schum tirelessly...
- Jan 20
- 1 min
A U.S. Navy Opportunity Lost
Zenith had hoped that Joe Batchelor’s broadband coupler concept would find a home somewhere within the United States Armed Forces.
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