One of the nice things about the Switchboard (it is a board with a bunch of switches on it – right?) is the ability to choose between 5 different antennas without having to disconnect and reconnect coax. That gets really old really fast. Bruce – 5 different antennas – REALLY?? Isn’t there one antenna thatContinue reading “The Switchboard – For Lack of a Better Term – Explained . . .”
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Ground Loops
OOPS! – Wrong ground loop – LMAO! If you spend enough time digging through YouTube videos on SWL (Short Wave Listening) and amateur radio antennas you will run into Loop On Ground antennas for receiving. The simple fact is that they do work – not a miracle cure-all for all situations – but rather thinkContinue reading “Ground Loops”
All Paws On Deck!
There was a deck on this (that’s being charitable) when we bought it – should have been replaced about a dozen years ago. It was right in between real rough and hey! – it just leaned plumb over and laid down into the yard next door . . . Tracked down a guy that doesContinue reading “All Paws On Deck!”
Took a Quickie “Turn and Burn” Road Trip
So I drove to Hot Spring SD and back – 13 hours – gas stop – about an hour break – gas stop – and home – talk about feeling like a hot steaming pile of puppy poop the next day -Oh My!! – 794 miles in a hurry . . . Ex – sonContinue reading “Took a Quickie “Turn and Burn” Road Trip”
More Radio Stuff & Busy Busy Besides
retire they said – it will be fun – you will have so much time on your hands they said So this was what I started with . . . first the loop and random wire – then added the discone . . . left to right – random wire – PRO 1B loop –Continue reading “More Radio Stuff & Busy Busy Besides”
Starting (slowly) To Come Together
(upper left / RSPDXr2 – upper right / Airspy HF+ Discovery / lower left / RSPDX – lower right / RSP1B – bottom center / RSP nRSP-ST) (allows me to swap the bottom center monitor – fed off the laptop – and put short-wave info in front instead of the RSP nRSP-ST – just dragContinue reading “Starting (slowly) To Come Together”
The One Rule About Fight Club!
( NOTE: you that read this blog and are shocked by violent displays may want to skip this) You NEVER talk about fight club!! – Laughing My Ass OFF! Can’t say I didn’t warn YOU! Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Ongoing Configuration Changes
So . . . I was asked by someone about a good (not a cheapie dongle) SDR to start with and my standard answer has been Airspy Discovery HF+ . . . they came back a day or so later with “I really don’t want to drop $200 bucks into this “hobby” just to getContinue reading “Ongoing Configuration Changes”
And This Thing . . .
Ended up at $200 out the door . . . “And then there’s this fucking thing” A big shout out to one of my favorite youtubers – Chris Boden – as a wrench bender on and off for the majority of my life I really enjoy his videos – go check him out – wellContinue reading “And This Thing . . .”
You Only Think You’re Busy . . .
We went and looked . . . and we brought this little guy home – President Theodore Roosevelt JR – An absolute live wire – Curtis and Oliver are adjusting – the first week was a little tough on everybody – Now? Their best buds. Curtis was really uncertain at first about Theo . .Continue reading “You Only Think You’re Busy . . .”
