First licensed in Decatur, Illinois in 1973 as WN9NEQ, I started with a Ten-Tec PM2B cw rig with 2 watts on 80 meters. Six months later, I increased this to a whopping 12 watts with a homebrew 6JE6 amp - until the cardboard toilet paper tube / plate choke coil form caught fire, greatly worrying my father.
In
early 1975, at 15, I became WB9NEQ, and explored ssb and built other amps
with 811As and later, 813s. During this period I developed
a love for transmitters, antennas, and all things RF...
These days, W4NEQ is sometimes heard on hf ssb, AM, CW, and 2 meter FM. I'm a radio broadcast engineer, and an all-around RF wonk.
- Restoring
a Gates BC1G broadcast transmitter for AM operation on 160.
- "Maritime"
Mobile operation from the 16-foot C-Dory
- CW
and Paraset spy radio pages.
- The Multiband
dipole fed with open-wire line.
- Improving
HF single-sideband audio
construction
article coming soon.
- DX
with airborne television.
- Measuring
E-fields with
the dipole-detector. Do it like NIST.
- Exploring secrets
of the Smith chart An indispensable learning tool.
- How
to CHEAT when converting dBs Lets lose the calculator.
- Download my Golden Age Radio shows in .mp3
- Adventures solving power line noise.
- Hamshack and other topics
- Have old General Radio stuff? I'm a collector.
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