A new power supply for the Sprague 600A Interference Locator
Many years ago, I was blessed to get a Sprague 600A Interference Locator from the estate of my Elmer, WB9KHR. As an EMI Engineer, this was just COOL. It was…
Revisiting the cable modem spectrum analyzer
I actually hit the front page of hackaday writing about this one, and I’m still being honest that this was NOT my discovery, I just made a few observations about…
A different radio challenge…
I came across a GR1225 Motorola repeater. We had a use for it, but no one knew what it was set up for. I no longer own a windows XP…
More MacOS Radio – WinLink
Yet another one I’m not going to recreate the documentation required to get it working… but here’s a couple sites with working solutions: Both of these rely on “Crossover” to…
Another “Old” Post Revisited
Some time ago, I wrote about the Drill Battery power adaptors for 12V stuff. Well, I had forgotten about that, and it was just another item in my toolbox. More…
Icom 705 Accessorization
Formerly “Another ‘I’m Cheap’ Icom 705 thing”… Cheap…err….frugal accessories – Tabletop Tripod The most used tabletop mount for the icom 705 is the manfrotto (Amazon) tabletop model. This has been…
I void warranties – LDG Tuner connector upgrade
Disclaimer…. This one’s not a kludge. I have an LDG tuner – one of the 100W models, perfect for QRP or barefoot operation. It has… had… UHF connectors. As you…
More from the Hillbilly Antenna Range: 98 (cent) proof of concept
Once upon a time, someone made a product like this as part of a kit, so this isn’t a major revolution- but I’m not sure if anyone sold this product…
Hillbilly Antenna Range… Update on the Kludgy Antenna
I finished the project, and did one initial test with the cord just draped on the ground, with the center support elevated a bit. Yes, the feature image is my…
Stupid ham tricks – kludgy antennas revisited
(up-front disclaimer: this is AT YOUR OWN RISK… most of the project is of limited risk. Read everything and understand it before you do this) I presented this one before,…