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HF Underground HFU HF Underground“We seek to understand and document all radio transmissions, legal and otherwise, as part of the radio listening hobby. We do not encourage any radio operations contrary to regulations. Always consult with the appropriate authorities if you have questions concerning what is permissable in your locale.”HF Underground is the best online resource for what's happening on shortwave.... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/67/2022 |
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Vintage SSB Net (fire up your Old Sideband Junk!) Every Saturday morning the Vintage Single Sideband net begins on or near 3842 kilo CYCLES. The Vintage Sideband Net welcomes your tube type or hybrid radio of ANY age to check-in. Newer radios sold in 1979 or before OR have a rotary bandswitch knob, will be granted Vintage Status by Net Control and are OK to check in. However, if you try to sneak in with a modern radio you WILL suffer the wrath ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/64/2022 |
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The Midwest Classic Radio Net The members of the MCRN are dedicated to the preservation, restoration and operation of vintage ham transmitters, receivers, related equipment and ham radio history. The MCRN starts at 7:30 CDT every Saturday morning on 3.885MHz following the WA9ZTY Vintage AM Group session. All net traffic is conducted in the amplitude modulation mode only. Regular net control stations are N9CQX (... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/61/2022 |
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Hayseed Hamfest LLC Your #1 source for new replacement can capacitors and complete re-cap kits for any vintage radio. If we don't have it listed, we can make it - just tell us what you need using the "Request for Quote" tab on our website. Thanks for your business!... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/34/2022 |
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Old QSL Cards - W9GFQ, W0GFQ Leo Meyerson Old QSL Cards - W9GFQ, W0GFQ Leo Meyerson... READ MORE |
stonebs 10/280/2020 |
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DX-60B Rear Panel Decals Heathkit DX60B chassis rear panel decal set - 3 of each label - black lettering from RadioDaze. ... READ MORE |
stonebs 05/144/2020 |
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PTT for the DX-60B By Don - W4BWS, as posted in the AM WIndowI recently acquired a Heathkit DX60B and wanted to operate AM mode as well as CW with this equipment. I also wanted to mute the audio on the 75S3 and SX100 I had available to use for receivers during transmission. Inspired by the article about boatanchor antenna relay by Phil Salas, AD5X, posted on his web site www.ad5x.com, and the desire to o... READ MORE |
stonebs 05/141/2020 |
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Popular Electronics Shack Pictures Those of us who are getting older will remember those smiling faces, sitting at their gleaming stations, surrounded by QSL cards. These pictures are from 1968-1970 Popular Electronics. Per Bob, W9RAN: " If you look closely, many of the photos in HerbBrier's column were retouched. An artist would outline the radiocabinets, mics, etc in order to make... READ MORE |
stonebs 03/82/2020 |
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HP-23 & HP-23A Rebuild Kits from W5KR Welcome to Wk5r Circuit Boards where we Design and sell Upgrade circuit boards for the Power Supplies for most tube type amateur radio transceivers and amplifiers except Alpha and Harris. We also repair the Power Supplies and amps except for Alpha and Harris. These boards come Boards only, kit form, Completely assembled, or we can install them for you. The installed option requires that you make... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/342/2019 |
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Mini-review of the Nouveau 75 by W9RAN Bob, W9RAN, builds and provides a review of the popular new AM QRP transceiver from the 4SQRP group. ... READ MORE |
stonebs 11/325/2019 |
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Hayseed Hamfest Hayseed Hamfest it the go-to for quality capacitors to replace your old electrolytics. The can electrolytic is far better than the original, and mounts in the original chassis holes. Also check out the RANVerter from Bob, W9RAN, which is offered at Hayseed Hamfest.... READ MORE |
stonebs 08/242/2019 |
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AC0C's Radio Site Jeff has put together an impressive site, bringing us through his first eperience in radio as a kid to the present. ... READ MORE |
stonebs 08/216/2019 |
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Antique Electronic Supply This is the go-to resource for parts. Resistors, capacitors, tubes, tools, solder, chemicals, grille cloth - you name. Order online, reasonable prices and FAST shipping.... READ MORE |
stonebs 03/86/2019 |
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FT243 Radio Crystals FT-243 crystals have pins spaced 1/2 inch apart, and are used in MANY ham radios made fromthe 1940s through 1970s. They are also used in countless military sets such as the BC-611, TRC-77 and GRC-109 etc.Note: Some of these are original FT243 crystals, some are reworked surplus units withwire lead crystals inside as described in tube transmitter articles using them in CQ Magazineand detailed tec... READ MORE |
stonebs 03/86/2019 |
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The Heathkit Shop HP-23 power supply recap: Replace all those old leaky capacitors with new state-of-the art electrolytic capacitors. Comes with new diodes, resistors, and of course a double sided pcb that mounts on top of the HP23. No holes to drill.... READ MORE |
stonebs 03/86/2019 |
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W9ZT Knight Kit T-60 Page Brad Wessels' page devoted to the Knight T-60. In the 1960's & 70's for many new novice amateur radio operators, it was their first transmitter.... READ MORE |
stonebs 03/76/2019 |
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K8PZ S-Match Tuner Project Steven, K8PZ, sent us this link:"After an extensive research and experimenting I achieved the design shown in the above drawings of the Balanced Universal ATU System. To make it distinctive from other types of ATU's, I call my design S-Match©. The system is intended to accommodate balanced antenna systems transmitting on a very wide frequency spectrum, ranging from 160 m band ... READ MORE |
stonebs 01/23/2019 |
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Heathkit DX-60B Cabinet Paint Color-matched to the HR-10B receiver, Hedrix Spray Paint is available in 11oz spray can, in varieties of flat, satin, semi-gloss and gloss. ... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/343/2018 |
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Programmable Oscillators - the modern day "rock" What about the guy who needs a crystal to bring an old radio to life, or for a homebrew project? The modern solulution is the programmable oscillator, which is an integrated crystal and PLL that is one-time programmed to your particular frequency from 1 to 125 MHz. Frequency stability is +/- 50ppm from -20 to +70 degrees C and these are not just crystals, they're complete... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/343/2018 |
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HEATHKIT DX60B CHASSIS REAR PANEL DECAL SET Radio Daze supplies the vintage restoration community with a set of unique items and services that are essential to completing a quality classic restoration. A key focus of ours is on our custom graphics design and fabrication capabilities which allow us to economically provided high quality printing in small volumes on a wide range of materials including glass, metals, plastics, etc. Based upon... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/342/2018 |
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Modified Speech Audio for the DX-60 by KS3K Modified Speech Audio for the DX-60 by KS3K as found on amwindow. org.... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/342/2018 |
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Midwest Classic Radio Net Midwest Classic Radio Net has hosted the DX-60 Net web presence for many years, is dedicated to AM and vintage vacuum tube radio gear. If you need parts or expertise, there will probably be someone on the net who can assist you. If your gear is working, just stop by to say hello! You will meet a friendly and helpful group. The MCRN starts at 7:30 CDT every Saturday morning on 3.885MHz... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/342/2018 |
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Heathkit DX-60B Re-Cap Kit Hayseed Hamfest has sold this proven recap kit for several years. The twist-tab multi-section electrolytic is a perfect replacement for the original, and the other discrete caps are available as well.... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/342/2018 |
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W8TOW Electronics Shop Steve, W8TOW, is building a video library of Ham Radio related restoration and use for all ages. ... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/342/2018 |
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A Versatile T/R solution for SDRs and vintage radios ** The VERSA-TR was featured in the December, 2018 issue of QST. Bob's site contains a lot of info on how to exploit this versatile device. ***Inexpensive Software Defined Radios offer excellent performance and value for hams and SWLs, but they lack key features that are needed for actual use on the air:Provision for automatically muting the speakers when transmitting, to eliminate over... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/342/2018 |
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The WC3K DX-60 Mods The Heathkit DX-60 transmitter is a very effective AM performer when used to drive the typical high power linear amplifier. The following is the most simple and effective portion of the WC3K DX-60 Modifications, first described in the May and November 2000 issues of Electric Radio magazine. ... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/341/2018 |
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Broadcast Audio From Your DX-60 (WA1QIX) In the spirit of the QRP AM Net, I dragged out an old DX-60 I had lying around the shack, and fired it up. It worked great. Several years ago I had made a number of modifications to the screen modulator, but had never documented these changes. So, I traced out the circuit, and here it is.... READ MORE |
stonebs 12/341/2018 |
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