As I am still dabbling with digital modes on HAM radio, I decided to try and step up my setup a bit, without costing too much money. Previously, when using […]
Receiving digital FT-8 with a TS-820s
Editors note: In my last post you can see that I received my General class license, and can now transmit on the bands listed in this article. However, this article […]
Upgraded to the General class HAM radio license!
Praise God! Just took the General class license test for HAM radio and passed! I guess I’m going to travel a little deeper down the “rabbit hole” of HAM radio! […]
What to do with really, really old radio equipment?
In my collection of stuff, I happen to have a really old piece of radio equipment. According to the data-plate, it is a SG-44 Signal Generator made by Winslow Tele-Tronics, […]
Going digital, with analog radios…
In my latest foray into the world of HAM radio, I’ve decided to try out the numerous digital modes. I’ve been having no luck when it comes to talking to […]
ATU-100 Antenna Auto-Tuner
I recently purchased a few pieces of radio equipment to try to help my fledgling setup. As it stands right now, I can’t reach anybody, and I was starting to […]
TS-520: No power with old tubes
I’ve been having a lot of trouble getting on the air with my HAM radios lately. I decided that it was time to buy some more equipment to help make […]
Fixing a TS-520 Band Select Switch
One of the major problems with the TS-520 I have was that the band select switch did not actually select a different band. This was problematic, of course, and turned […]
Building an External VFO Cable
The gentleman who sold me the TS-820S was actually quite generous. For what little I paid for the transceiver compared to it’s online costs, I not only got the unit, […]
Fixing An Old Microphone
When I bought the TS-820S, one of the extra things that he gave me was this microphone. It doesn’t have any label on it and any decals or writing have […]