On the Elecraft mailing list, a discussion was started by a fellow who asked for information on “reasonablyy-priced” iambic paddles. A lively discussion ensued, and many different models were discussed. Some of the paddles discussed were not so reasonably priced, but it was fun to talk about them nonetheless.
Roger, WA7BOC, compiled the following list:

Kent TP-1. [...]

Don, WB8YQJ, has set up a couple of wikis for owners and users of the Elecraft line of transceivers:

KX1, K1, K2 Wiki
K3 Wiki

There isn’t a whole lot there right now, but the whole point of a wiki is to encourage others to contribute. I plan to contribute my experiences with antennas for the KX-1.

A couple of years ago, I bought an iMac to use for business purposes. (I am a freelance Web developer.) It’s a great computer.
Down in the shack, though, it’s another story. I’ve been plugging along with an old Windows98 laptop that I bought used about five years ago. I’ve never done anything really fancy [...]

The weekend started out innocently enough. I had made arrangements with a guy to go over to his house and put up an antenna. Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? Especially when you consider that the antenna we were going to put up was a 40m dipole.
Well, we had problems right off. I had intended on [...]

Ralph, KB8ZOY, forwarded this video on how to obtain AA cells cheaply by buying a 6V lantern battery and then cracking open the case. Has anyone ever tried this? How long do the batteries last?

Last March, we did a good thing by hosting a radio merit badge session. At that event, more than 120 Scouts got their badge. Yesterday, we followed up on that success by participating in the Great Sauk Trail 2007 Boy Scout Camporee. Pat W8LNO, Dave N8SBE, Mark AB8ZI, yours truly, and more than 6,000 Scouts [...]

I just got a note from Giorgio, IZ4AKS, about 1A4A, the amateur radio station of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He notes that this is “the first activity in a major contest from that little state.”
Their website is interesting to surf. One item reports that Marconi was actually a Knight of Malta. Another [...]

We had a lot of fun at the museum again this weekend. I was joined by:

Keane, KD8AOZ;
Frank, KD8CHN, and his two adorable daughters;
Mark, W8MP, Rose, KD8EGG, and their son Greg;
Mark, AB8ZI; and
Ralph, KB8ZOY

Here are a couple of photos taken by Mark, AB8ZI:

Dan, KB6NU, and Mark, W8MP, discuss amateur radio operation in Mexico City. Photo: Mark [...]

This seems like more trouble than it’s worth, now that generators seem to be so reasonably priced, this article, “Discover How To Easily Build a Portable Low Budget Power Generator,” shows you how to build your own generator from an old lawn mower. The rest of the website, The New Three Rs, deals with how [...]