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Murphy B40 sold!
Sunday, 1st of May, I have just sold my Murphy B40 to Rommert PE1CDF. Rommert already owns a B41 an was very pleased to take over my working B40. Testing this old Navy-receiver was done by listening to the surplus AM-net on 3.705 MHz. Now my old Drake TR4 is the only remaining tube-rig.… Read…
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From Twins to Triplet
From Single, Twins to Triplets? Three VHF/UHF all mode rigs on the shack-shelf. IC251E (image) I have owned my IC-251E for more than 28 years now as I bought it in 1983. It’s old tech and low-powered but I still use it almost every day. Most of the time in FM tuned on 144.675 MHz…
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Drake TR4 story
Drake TR4 Restauration My Drake TR4 snr 32.514 (1972) came alive today (September 25, 2010) in a CW qso with Rune, SM2EKA on 14.036 MHz I used my left-handed Vibroplex key, a wonderful combination. Since today (November 7th 2010) working in phone in combination with Turner +3B microphone. (Thanks to Martin PE1PRM) See story below.…
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CW Keys and paddles
Some of my keys: Russian or Slowak Key, brand new in paper, bought (September 25, 2010) on the Meppel Radio market for 5€. I’ve used it once in a Straight key party, and it was doing fine. The key below is a Japanese semi automatic Key made by Dentsu-Seiki model no.BK100. I got this Dentsu…
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Murphy B40
Today my Murphy B40 came alive. I’ve got this good old radio as a good bargain on Saturday 12th of june 2010, on the radio flee-market of our own radio club NOV (Noord-Oost Veluwe) from clubmember and radiofriend Daan PD0RAA, who needed some more room in his shack. This old lady was stowed away in…
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Holiday expedition
Radio hobby can join a HAM perfectly on any holiday. Last expedition was Madeira Island in May 2010. CT9/PA3AM Madeira Island 2010. You can find the modified Madeirian Flag as a QSL-card on my QSL-card page on third position. Holiday Expedition from the 29th of April until the 13th of May 2010. RIG:IC706 / 100…
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Operating on the low band
The Low bands 40, 80 and 160-meter I just call these bands the Wire-antenna-bands because these low-bands are not as easy to explore as 10 to 30 meters, just because the size of the desired antennas. For 10 to 30 meters, I’m using a Fritzel FB23 (FB33 within a few months) tribander Yagi and for…