@Mark: Just joking about the simplicity. Yes, less in many times is more. Thinking about buying a Decade just for fun. I suspect your coverage range i...

I cannot personally attest to either argument in the Part 15 world of AM radio. As all of you, I found different performance levels with different ins...

Joe: I don't have my photos/skizmo in fron of me. Is C301 a small variable cap? If so, it's a netting capacitor for the crystal.

The station is too simple. It can't work LOL!! Are you really sure it consumes that much power in a month? That seems high.

One technique I use especially for long posts/responses is to use a word processor first, then cut and paste. The benefit is archive and spell check.

"One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions" J. Mouw - WA4JM

Test Question, No peeking: What determines the gain of an Op-Amp? Clue from Uncle Neil: "Op amps, almost by definition, operate with feedback to ach...

Uploading pictures to one's profile is a problem. The Admin did ask me to send him a picture if I had issues but my new issue is I can find no way to ...

Hi Peet, I am told by Bill Baker sooner than later. Most likely the end of January or early February.

To TheLegacy: At 1000 kHz quality RG-6 exhibits a loss of 0.2 dB @ 100 feet. Assuming a TPO of 35 mW, the 0.2 dB loss is equivalent to a 4.5% reductio...

Carl: I have a iAM transmitter with the upgrades. Waiting for the remote antenna coupler that I plunked down as my advance order.

Tim's observation reminds me of a situation several years ago when a would-be Part 15 operator approached me about setting up a station. At the time S...

Another audio issue is "the knobs all the way to the right." Looking at some of the audio files I download I often see hard limiting across the entire...

From the movie "Frequency': "This is not a toy!"

Funny. I watched "Contact" yesterday as well. Being a Ham Radio guy I picked right up on the beginning.