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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…