-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- KD6CXW on Welcome
- Kurt on Welcome
- KD6CXW on Welcome
- atillachanoglu68 on Automating PCB Construction – Part 0
- Kurt on Automating PCB Construction – Part 0
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: HF Eqipment
Welcome to the family – Drake TR-7A
I finally found one! Now sitting on my shelf is a beautiful Drake TR-7A, serial number 12195, and I am in love. Welcome to the family! When I was conducting research for my initial HF radio purchase, I had narrowed … Continue reading
Posted in HF Eqipment, VA1DER's Shack
Leave a comment
SB-104A Talkback
My SB-104A has been on my workbench for the last week as I work on the talkback and the 60Hz line noise appearing on the transmit audio. I received a report that my transmit audio was almost unreadable due to the … Continue reading
Posted in HF Eqipment, Project "HUFF"
Leave a comment
Face, Meet Egg
So, as I wrote in my last post, I had taken my Heathkit SB-104A radio offline due to suspected power supply problems. Under load it appeared to be sending AC directly through to the radio. It turns out this wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in HF Eqipment, VA1DER's Shack
Leave a comment
Radio Offline – Capacitor Woes?
I’ve taken my HF radio, a Heathkit SB-104A, offline for now. I had noticed some 60Hz line hum through the speaker when transmitting, however I didn’t really think much of it. I just assumed the audio pre-amp was picking up … Continue reading
Posted in HF Eqipment, VA1DER's Shack
2 Comments
Antenna Analyzer On the Way
My 80m off-centre-fed dipole antenna has been up for a few days now. It’s up but I’m sort of shooting blind when it comes to knowing if I’ve got it right. I hate shooting blind. I had to make some … Continue reading
Antenna Rises!
As of Mon, 4 Jul 2016, I became the proud owner of a new multiband off-center-fed dipole that should be resonant on most bands from 80m down. Is there a formal project document for it? No. Will there be, most … Continue reading
Posted in HF Eqipment, Project "MAESTRO", VA1DER's Shack
Leave a comment