When Stuck, Improvise!
It has been said that Necessity is the Mother of Invention. There is no better necessity for an inventive solution than a hurricane...
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Aug 72 min
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. ...
Jul 284 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 12 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 282 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 95 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 82 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 74 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, 20232 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, 20234 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, 20236 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, 20236 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, 20237 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, 20236 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, 20236 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, 20232 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, 20232 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, 20233 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, 20231 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, 20233 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...
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