Theoretical, Technical, Practical.
A couple of weeks ago, I was browsing the usual auction sites, and decided to see what IC-271A transceivers were going for these days, since mine is in pieces and I’m not sure I even have all of them anymore. I happened upon a unit going for a comparatively good price, reported at powering up, […] →Read more
I don’t really work contests much, but I’m a long-time FISTS club member, and I noticed that the Fall Sunday Sprint was this weekend. It’s the last one of 2024, and there’s a note that if participation doesn’t increase through 2024, then future sprints will be cancelled effective 1 January 2025. So I decided to […] →Read more
I can’t count the number of QSL cards I’ve sent, and received, that came from this business. They’ve long been a staple of the Amateur Radio community. The owners, being in their mid-70s, had already wound down to taking only reorders from prior customers (with updates if necessary), but it looks like now an equipment […] →Read more
It’s been a while since I’ve had radio on my mind, given the way the last couple of years have gone. But I’m in a new QTH, getting ready to get set up for radio and projects again. I’m back up on 2 meters and 70 centimeters with lightly portable operation from the front porch […] →Read more
I’ve been tinkering with packet radio for a while using a Raspberry Pi computer (with a serial port “hat”), a PK-232 Terminal Node Controller, and a Kenwood TM-G707 transceiver for 2-meters. Although there’s not a lot of activity in the local area, it’s been interesting and educational; but one thing that has been bugging me […] →Read more
And I do mean quite literally on the table. They’re stacked up and waiting for when I can find some time to do them and write up a post about the interesting ones. Some of the things I’m going to be working on include: An IC-271A 2-meter all mode transceiver repair and alignment. Fixing a […] →Read more