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    Single tube radios on Utube sound and pics including the 50L6 TX in operation.

    I made a short video of the 50L6 transmitter operating and some in the dark footage as well with the tube glowing and my RF indicator bulb and loop blinking away to the CW. Tomorrow I will draw out the circuit so I have it on hand. I am adding a cap circuit to rubber the crystal. I tried a...
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    Alternator RF

    So I was thinking. You see I live in two worlds. Ham Radio and Drag Racing. I was thinking about early spark transmitters and why they were so dirty. Tig welders are too as they use the same technology or did 20 years ago. I was thinking about mechanical/electrical signal generation and the...
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    copper vertical

    I have been off the air for a long time. Ever since moving to this QTH ham radio has not been fun. I moved here in 83. I strugggled for a few years but finally gave up in frustration. Even with a triband beam I could do very little. Lately I got back at it a bit. I got into the old Glowbug...
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    Cleaning up regen radiation

    I have a regen set I made. Sort of my build of the old Twinplex with a 6SL7. It was a decent working unit but was really difficult with hand capacity and tvi for the old TV in the bedroom. If my XYL was in bed early I cant run the rig as it bothers her old 19 inch TV. I tried a solid ground but...