dem doggone bloggin’ blues …

off to Paris …

a week in New York City then an Airbus A330-200 across the pond to Paris .. and Athens, Greece.

au revoir …

sailing in Greece …

a week in Athens then off sailing …

Paris, Athens, Istanbul, Rome, Florence, Montmartre …

an itinerary in flux … but I’m back to Paris before heading to Greece, Turkey, Italy, and returning to our apartment in Montmartre, Paris.

subject to change .. but having just booked our accommodations in Athens and the Greek Isles, it’s looking a lot more solid than a month ago!

shack bloat …

Collins R-390A receiver project

Collins R-390A receiver – awesome performance

I finally finished bringing the 1955 Collins R-390A receiver, still used by the CIA, back to it’s original condition. this Winter has also been a good one for finding deals on eBay and elsewhere on test equipment. a HP network analyzer, Fluke synthesized RF signal generator, UHF counter, distortion analyzer, RMS voltmeter, and HP mirrored VTVM join the crew!

NF7Z

ancient modulation …

the ‘shack’ is definitely taking a retrograde turn .. back to the 50′s!

playing with long pieces of wire …

Smith Chart nomogram

living on ten acres at the top of a mountain presents a ham radio operator with many opportunities to go nuts with wire and string antennae up and about the property.

lightning storms .. could ruin my day however

and magic happens …