The HamBone

Hello All,

I have a Swan 350 that I would like to sell in working order with serial # C212908, which, according to ChatGPT, would make it a rare vintage 1968 rig. Making it even rarer, it has a working power supply.

The last time it was on the bench it was successfully receiving on, if I ...

Hey John,

Thanks again for the germanium diode!! It will sing later today! For now I remembered your question about replacing a rotary switch with a numpad or other button-based solution and found this - http://www.technoblogy.com/show?NGM. This can all be programmed on an ATtiny or ATtiny85 - I ...

Thanks John! Yep, I'm eagerly awaiting my "official" 1N36 and 1N3666 germaniums as we speak from Surplus-Electronics. If those don't work I pop for the $8 ones ( that's EACH) on United Nuclear's site. Although the very terms "united" and "nuclear" in a business name gives me pause after watching ...

Hi John,

Wishing everyone a Happy Father's Day and basking in the afterglow of getting my one transistor transmitter on the air and putting out a mind bending 300 mW! Add to that picked up on RBN 233 miles away in PA and you can feel the oscillatory love!!

Now for more "gnarly news", my latest ...