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Rain and wind storm on 3/20/11 doing a number on my VHF array. I had to go up on the roof and pull it down before the storm did.
The guy wanted as much for the manual as I paid him for the hp-606b... So I passed, and downloaded it from BAMA.
Mechanicals of the 606 need some grease, who knows wheat else is wrong with it!
Courier CB actually is much cruddier than it appears. Debating what excatly to do with it, but I know I SHOULD clean it up and resell it to finance further boatanchor acquisitions.
Mr Ben The Owl - "When you press my hat, my eyes light up and my wings shut tight"
"Let their love light shine!"
Blinkins were produced by LJN Toys in 1985-86. They were fairy-glowbug creatures who lived in Blinkin land who had small wings which lit up and glowed in rainbow colours when their bodies were squeezed. They each came with a pet or accessory and a butterfly comb.
Its the "stovepipe annie" circuit from Oct. 2000 CQ magazine, which is just a distillation of the 1955 handbook 6ag7 transmitter.
Alameda Ave. antenna farm, from across the street. This is a duplex, and I'm in the back unit. It helps that theres remenents of a 1950's TV antenna over the front unit!
80m inverted vee, 20m inverted vee, failed attempt at 10m vertical, 2m horizontal loop,... thats probably all thats visible.
I built this several years ago.. It was a blast. I ended up selling it to a friend due to running out of space in the shack. (My wife lets me use a little slice of our dining room for my ham hobby so you can imagine how little room I have for things like this)
Bioluminescent insect. This little fellow is about the size of a large ant and gives off a continuous bright glow like a green LED in his abdomen. If anyone can identify the species, please speak up.
Soviet pentode GU-50. Testing filament on the bench. iphone camera doesn't want to focus this close.
The shipper I bought this from did not pack this unit properly. During transit, the choke attachment hardware worked loose, then the choke broke its soldered wires and was loose in this compartment. Fortunately, it did not apparently have too much time being loose as the damage was minimal. It is now repaired. The HV PSU puts out about 725 volts unloaded.
makes me want to ride a unicorn, live in a tiny house made of shiny things and never wear shoes again.
Inspired by McCoy's "Junker Amplifier"
Added tuned input for 160-10 Meters
Careful detail to shielding and layout
Input / Output filters
Bioluminescent insect. This little fellow is about the size of a large ant and gives off a continuous bright glow like a green LED in his abdomen. If anyone can identify the species, please speak up.