Recent content by ka7yru

One of the things that got me really interested in radio was lighting up that old tube receiver and listening to the pops, chirps, static, wwv, radio free europe and cw. I became enthralled because to me it was all about history. Ancient but modern. All of it on waves interpreted by technology...

Ya, Over the years I have gotten very lazy. However, saw my gear in some boxes after 2 moves and 7 years, I wanted to get some kind of station going again.

Thank you. Yes I have had the same. Way back when I had an old ham take me under his wing and actually 'lent' me some gear to get started. So very helpful. I think I have enough now to get plugged in but the antenna is going to be the most difficult item to get hooked up. In different...

I recently pulled out some old Ham gear. I have two HT's and two mobile HF rigs. One of the HF rigs is an FT-817 with the internal battery. This radio has been sitting quiet for about 7 years. The battery is clean but has gone unused for a long time. I also have about 6 or 7 HT batteries that...

Thank you for the responses. I was initially just going to throw a long wire on my tuner for hf. I am renting and I am really not suppose to put up any permanent antennas outside. I have a house with a pretty good size back yard. I think for my current situation I would want a portable hf...

Hello all, I am new to the forum. I have been out of the radio activities for almost 10 years. I am thinking of getting back into full swing on as many bands as possible. I dusted off a couple radios and have found a really good antenna tuner. I was thinking of just starting by throwing a wire...