There's no doubt that today's rigs are pretty complicated. Even so, there's no reason not to crack them open should they quit working. Often, the repair is something simple. Two recent experiences back me up on this. New fuse makes Heathkit … [Continue reading]
ARRL News – January 25, 2012
January 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
We've criticized the ARRL website here on KB6NU.Com from time to time, but there's a lot of good stuff there, too. In particular, they regularly post timely news items. Here are three items I found particularly interesting: FCC denies Anchorage … [Continue reading]
What’s your favorite test instrument?
January 20, 2012 By 11 Comments
In the Test&Measurement World group on LinkedIn, editor Martin Rowe asks, "What's your favorite test instrument"? He gets some interesting answers, but the two top vote-getters are the Bird Model 43 Wattmeter and the Simpson Electric Model 60 … [Continue reading]
Last weekend a busy one for KB6NU
January 17, 2012 By 6 Comments
Last weekend was pretty busy for me, ham radio-wise. It started bright and early Saturday morning with the latest One-Day Tech Class. There were twelve students in the class, and all twelve passed! This class was a bit odd in that most of them … [Continue reading]
TAPR Conference Videos Online
January 15, 2012 By 1 Comment
From the ARRL Letter, 1/12/12: Amateur Radio Video News (ARVN) has released high-definition videos of all the talks presented at the 2011 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC), held September 16-18. The programs are now available … [Continue reading]
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