Fall is the perfect time for hiking, it\'s not too hot and not too cold. Last weekend I took a day trip to hike up High Mountain in New Jersey and activate SOTA summit W2/NJ008. It\'s really easy to set up an HF portable radio and not a whole lot to carry up the mountain. This...

In building the ham radio 40/80 meter inverted v antenna I ran into a slight set back. My SWR readings were very high and I first thought my antenna or cable to be bad. Fearing the worst I found the problem. A short circuit in the SO-239 connector in my MFJ-259B Antenna Analyzer. This is how I...

This is the WD0AKX 10 meter ham radio beacon transmitter on 28.2235 Mhz running around one half watt power output from Albert Lea, MN. The camera used is a Kodak Zi8 in 720p at 30 fps.

UU1CC Sample telegraph pounding using D.I.Y. homebrew Iambic Paddle

This is a video of the Lindsay/Gingery coil winder that I built a ways back. It makes nice universal wound coils as well as solenoids. It is basically the Morris coil winder that was popular in the early years of radio.

KC9KEP's first stab at a crystal filer I.F. tube receiver for 80 and 40m. From the 1961 ARRL handbook. More information at: http://www.bignick.net/simple_x/simplex.htm