It has been said that Necessity is the Mother of Invention. There is no better necessity  for an inventive solution than a hurricane...

It’s been years since attending an APCO National Conference and so I was looking especially forward to this year’s event in Orlando. ...

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...

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...

With wave-after-wave of rain showers plowing through days before Winterfest 2024’s January 26-27th kickoff, we wondered if the weather...

Restoring a piece of vintage electronic gear to operational status brings a sense of pride and accomplishment that makes the most cynical...

Dominic “Nick” Tusa, the founder and former president of Tusa Consulting Services has joined Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE).

Some months back, this blog page explored the British car hobby and how owning one of these gems can keep an electronics guy well...

As the years roll by, we are rapidly losing direct links to the Greatest Generation – those grandparents and great grandparents who bore...

At this point of your equipment’s restoration, all out of tolerance resistors, bad tubes, damaged wiring, and suspicious capacitors...

In the previous installment, we spent much time describing how and why capacitors can give a restoration hobbyist grief. Unfortunately,...

Now, we embark on the fun stuff: component part renewals! Most folks immediately assume all a restoration takes is replacement of a few...

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...

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...

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...

There is no question that the ability to transact messages via electronic mail and the introduction of compact Smartphones has brought...

If you are a Boomer of a certain age, it is natural to occasionally pause and review choices made, directions taken, lost loves, periods...

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...

Some time ago, this fellow amateur (Ham) radio operator Eric Guth, 4Z1UG sent me a note...asking for an interview about my experiences...

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...