My fun project during Covid19. 13 tubes, 6146 final. Details in the Feb 2021 issue of Electric Radio. [IMG]
Thinking about my next antenna after 80m OCF dipole, hanging between trees (and not high enough yet), and I want something with better gain for...
when amateurs used to build their own gear , i like making stuff - even simple accessories like an adaptor for a speaker stand to mount an...
While it's nice to see the occasional new guy on here, like the title asks, what can we do to be more interesting to the new (& old too) blood out...
I need some lightweight shielded wire to carry RF (HF) inside the chassis. What should I use? I'm so tired of scrounging around for bits and...
The other night, I heard some elmers ragchew about people who sell homebrew vhf/uhf equipment. One of them mentioned that he had recently...
[MEDIA] Hi all - A signal generator is one of the most useful tools for building and tuning rigs. The AD-9850 Direct Digital Synthesize module...
The video shows the construction of my mast from the truss segments of the Russian R404 set. Includes English subtitles [ATTACH]
Forgive me for what must be a very sad attempt at a 14.6 MHz low-pass filter, it's my first one ever. It should have what it needs. There's a...
Hi folks, I brewed up this dipole hamstick for use on my vehicle's roof rack. Before I test it out, I'm curious to see if anyone has any...
An example of a simple electronics solution and "homebrew project" by a radio amateur in Germany relevant to a very important issue of today. The...
Hello antenna ninjas, This is really a question about what happens if I bend the top 8' of a 33 foot 40 meter quarter-wave vertical over down to...
Hi - New blog post and video - The Furlough 40 gets CAT Control which documents how I added CAT control my Arduino based controller. If you...
Hi all - Announcing the KK4DAS Blog documenting my adventures in amateur radio. My first series of posts covers the recently completed...
I made my first two QSO's this morning with my 100% homebrew 40 meter transceiver which I have christened the "Furlough 40" in light of my current...
In this episode of 3OTD, Nathan shows you how to build a fast and simple long wire (or random wire) antenna for HF or Shortwave RX! [MEDIA]
Could someone suggest a small, encapsulated relay that would be available from Newark, Mouser, DigiKey et al that meets the following criteria. I...
There's a new Antique Wireless Association video of Andy, K0SM, discussing his handmade Hartley transmitters just before the 2019 AWA Bruce...
Last year, a friend told me about an estate sale that had some electronic stuff. I could not go right away (more's the pity!) but I did go a...
[ATTACH] Amateur radio has its renaissance men that include Greg Latta, AA8V. By day, Greg is a university physics professor and lecturer, an...
