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Legacy Homebrew Challenges
Building a receiver from an old ARRL Handbook presents legacy homebrew challenges, particularly in the parts department. More on my Junior Miser’s Dream receiver. Read more
Building a First Receiver – You Can Go Back, But…
I wanted to know how I would have done building a first receiver from scratch. So, fifty years later, I found out. Read more
My Contest Station – Not Really
I don’t really do contests anymore. But, if I did, I think my contest station would feature my classic Yaesu FT1000D. Read more
Wideband Loop Antenna Polarization
I am afraid today’s post will be disturbing to some readers. We are going to destroy several myths about loop antenna polarization. Read more
Yagi versus Loop Antenna Patterns
When you compare Yagi versus loop antenna patterns, you won’t find as much difference as you may have expected. Read more
My HF Receiving Antennas Compared
Take the time to compare your HF receiving antennas in action. I did, and the results are very interesting. Read more
How To Do SDRplay Speech Translation
Do you want to listen to many languages on shortwave? Here is how to do SDRplay Speech Translation. Read more
Ham Radio 3D Printing
In October 2022, QST magazine did a wonderful issue featuring ham radio 3D printing. Make sure you take a look. Read more
SWBC Translation Experiments
Check out my SWBC translation experiments. I have discovered we can use off-the-shelf smartphone translation apps to understand foreign language broadcasts. Read more