[SSDN] Jack NG2E's Winter SOTA Marathon in the Shenandoah

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Jack NG2E's Winter SOTA Marathon in the Shenandoah

Posted: 05 Dec 2021 03:52 AM PST
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/12/jack-ng2es-winter-sota-marathon-in.html

  Our friend Jack NG2E is a homebrewer.  He is also a Summits-On-The-Air
guy. He does much of his SOTA operations along Skyline Drive in the
Shenandoah National Park. Jack's Story Map method of documenting this SOTA
trip is very cool. Elisa and I are frequent visitors to this amazing
park.   Both my kids went to college in the Shenandoah valley, and the park
starts just one hour by car west of us

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Dean's Supercharged, 16-Watt, Furlough 2040, Simple SSB Rig

Posted: 04 Dec 2021 06:49 AM PST
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/12/deans-supercharged-16-watt-furlough.html

 'Tis a thing of beauty. It is especially appropriate for us to use that
Irish phrase because the design of the rig's new final amplifier is out of 
Ireland. Our friend Dean KK4DAS added a 16 watt RF amplifier based on a
design by EI9GQ to his homebrew N6QW Simple SSB rig.  Note the IBEW label
on the top. Here is Dean's blog post on this wonderful project (with video
and more pictures). https://

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A Great Morning on the Old Military Radio Net: AB9MQ's Central Electronics
20A, W3EMD's Dynamotor, WU2D

Posted: 04 Dec 2021 04:21 AM PST
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-great-morning-on-old-military-radio.html

Just a portion of Masa's shackI usually try to listen in on the Old
Military Radio Net on Saturday mornings (3885 kc).  Lately I listen with my
Mate for the Mighty Midget receiver.  This morning's session was especially
good.  For me the highlight was when Masa AB9MQ called in from Normal,
Illinois using his Central Electronics 20A (see below).   That was one of
the earliest SSB rigs.  A phasing

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Alan Wolke W2AEW: YouTube Silver Play Button Award, and ARRL Hudson
Division 2020 Technical Achievement Award

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 04:44 AM PST
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/12/alan-wolke-w2aew-youtube-silver-play.html

Three cheers for Alan Wolke W2AEW, truly one of the great guys of homebrew
ham radio.  Alan's wonderful YouTube videos have enlightened hams all
around the world.  He is always there to answer questions and help hams
(like me) who are at times struggling to understand technical
concepts. Photo from the November 13, 2021 ARRL Hudson Division Awards
Luncheon. That’s Alan with the ARRL CEO David