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You argent-tongued devil, you!

"Argent"? Silver?

Check "Independent Sideband". This was a little "trick" the Navy used to use when HF frequencies were really busy.

Google "solder sucker". That'll bring up a variety of tools you can use. The first one I ever used in a Navy Calibration Facility had a piston you had to press down until it clicked, and hold the Teflon tip against the joint. Then heat the joint until the solder flowed, press the button on...

I made a bit of an error in the length of the sides of the hexagon at the North West Cape (NWC) antenna in Australia. The sides are each over 4,000 feet long; not quite a mile*. With ground view and with "Roads" enabled, you can get a fair closeup of the base of tower #3 or #4 right from the...

In December 1966 I received orders for two weeks' Naval Reserve annual training at Jim Creek. As a Radioman second class, this was a dream assignment. The orders included a map on how to get there, and to report to the Operations Officer when I arrived. Turned out he had been my Division...

Remember that the 24 kilohertz signal is a RADIO WAVE. Human ears may be able to hear an AUDIO WAVE at that frequency, but human ears cannot hear a radio wave unless there's a radio to receive and process it. No aquatic mammals have been harmed by RF.

Seeing the sun filtered reminded me of the solar eclipse of about 3 years ago. The sun as seen from Earth has an apparent diameter almost the same as the moon, which is why we occasionally see these eclipses.

Good luck, Garth. Makes many other surgeries seem almost trivial. Careful during recovery, and no tower climbing for at least ... well, ask the doc. I recently had cataracts removed from both eyes. Just the thought of someone diddling inside my eyeball was scary. Now I'm waiting for the DIY...

In general, the lower the frequency, the longer and higher the antenna needs to be. On VHF/UHF, smaller antennas work well for local comms but for long distance stuff, 40 through 15 meters usually do the trick. The class of license you have determines which bands you can use, with how much...

http://www.rigpix.com/cbfreeband/hallicrafters_cb1.htm Should have posted this link. Crystals were changed internally. It don't get much more basicer than this!

From my High School Electronics Classroom (Las Vegas NV) in 1960. Teacher was on the roof adjusting the brand new 3 element beam. He'd make an adjustment, step back away from the mast and stomp on the roof. That was my cue to press the mike button and announce "This is 11Q0082 testing" and...

What's the code for Morse SK? Postal/ZIP code, that is. "Morse SK"? Nah - very much alive!

Great idea for teaching something "new". I'd recommend spending a few minutes showing them how to handle the key rather than just the index finger.

Do you mean 3:1 or 1.3:1? Nothing wrong with 1.3:1 with a well-designed amplifier. "1.3" isn't a ratio.

I smells a tire too, especially if I forget to release the parking brake.

You need to use x:1 for your SWR readings. The "R" in SWR stands for Ratio, and ratios normally end with a colon and the numeral 1. "1:59" doesn't even mean anything. In that picture of your readout, that first number, "1.18" represents 1.18:1, and there's NOTHING wrong with that! I think...

An antenna analyzer probably won't be much help. At normal power levels, it sounds like everything is fine. An analyzer's output is only a few milliwatts. If you have to mess with high power levels, be sure it doesn't mess with you.

Google MAXCOM (not Maxcon). These were heavily advertised in most ham publications back in the late 70s through the mid 80s. Basically a dummy load (low SWR) with a radiating wire attached (VERY low efficiency). TANSTAAFL.