Merry POTA Christmas. The XYL gave me a Tufteln Antennas Kneeboard, N6ARA mini paddles and a 25’ Chameleon whip. Does she want me to get if the house more often?

Just 2 tics above freezing, so I had to give my new 25’ vertical it’s maiden POTA activation. First 10 Qs were all hunting P2P just add to to QRP CW challenge. Thank you for the hunters to round out the rest of the Qs, including Steve Hailstone (K3SLH) K3SLH.

My latest ham-radio video shows how I make my ground-radial / counterpoise kit using ribbon cable. youtu.be/lEHup1Husrc

I needed to make a unique homemade item for a Christmas gift exchange. Here’s what I put together.

My latest video tries to take the mystery out of Triggering on an oscilloscope: youtu.be/N2novzfmVQ0

The Joy of Oscillation. VFO for the 40m direct conversion receiver from the Soldersmoke podcast.

Great results at my HamCram session today at the Trenton Computer Festival. Everyone that tested passed and earned the Technician Class Amateur Radio license!

Why am I always compelled to build things as compactly as I can, even when there is no need? I hope feedback doesn’t bite me in the butt!

Other than a little feedback/motorboating problem at higher audio gain levels, the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver "challenge project" is working pretty well. Even got a mention on the SolderSmoke blog: soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2025/05/alan-w…

Is there a website that provides "live" amateur radio propagation paths like Dr. Tamitha Skov uses in her videos?

Playing with my Soldersmoke Direct Conversion 40m challenge receiver tonight.

My latest video shows the completed "SolderSmoke Challenge Direct Conversion Receiver": youtu.be/XmUsA62CSuA

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7 years later, this video on the tips and shortcuts for common emitter amplifier design is still one of the more popular videos on my channel: youtube.com/watch?v=VWY2WQ…

7 years later, this video on the tips and shortcuts for common emitter amplifier design is still one of the more popular videos on my channel: youtube.com/watch?v=VWY2WQ…

Added a DC power jack, power switch, external speaker jack and speaker select switch to my SolderSmoke Direct Conversion 40m receiver project. It’s amazing how much better it sounds with an external enclosed speaker.

What’s a Wiggy? My latest video answers this question… #401: Tool Time: What is a Wiggy? Ans: A Solenoid-type Voltage Tester youtu.be/LLpHE6dW1pI

My vantage point when working Jim "Ham on a Bike" during his activation this morning.

My YouTube channel is 15 years old today! My, has it grown! Over 220,000 subscribers and over 28.9 million views!

When does a JFET behave like a vacuum tube triode? Watch my video to find out... youtu.be/93ke5wM0gZ0