Saturday, May 25, 2013

WPX contest is too cool

So I had to get more speed on my cw, the Allen's were in the truck so
I used the Bunnell J36! First contact ever on it and its in a
contest.
Life is good.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Nice ...

Two always wanted and one friendly bug. 

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Mark Hogan

New Key

The coolest things happen now and then. While killing time on eBay Italy i found a Schurr Mahogany, long lot of production. I was the only bidder and won it. 
It's my new favorite straight key for the shack and seen here. 


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Mark Hogan

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

QRP portable

Here's the setup from the truck while at the part time job. Note the repurpose of the MDT mount to QRP mount!  



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Mark Hogan

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Travel Rig

Since Don fixed it ill be running the KX1 on the road and at work.
Here I am at a part time job.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

J-36 Bugs

Attached are my J-36 keys, also on btfom.com

The Bunnell's is serial No. 19945 the plate's info is as your web call it, you can see the proofs in the photo.  I got this from the issuee... no its not leaving my fingers as I'v had it 20+ years.

The Vibroplex is N0. 557.  Its got to be rebuilt, the finger piece is bad, the knob is missing rest is good.


N5OBC




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Mark Hogan

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Speed-X

Trying to master it...

RockMite

Up on 40 trying to Rock it!

New Bunnell Straight Key

I bought this from the great and powerful ebay, Its something someone along the line added length to but it looked like fun.  As close to one of those long lever sweeds that I'll most likely ever come.  
N5OBC


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Mark Hogan

Monday, March 18, 2013

SKCC 2xQRP to Me

From OK @ 3 watts to a ME @ 2 watts thanks Ed for the 2xQRP across the plot. Here's the rig setup tonight. 
KX3 from my Speed-X 114-520 to the attic dipole. 



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Mark Hogan

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Marconi Station

I cant believe that during the 2013 ARRL CW Contest I worked this station with 3 watts from a home made attic DX-EE on my KX-3!   

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Mark Hogan

CQ DX Contest

Worked HI with 3 watts from my attic dipole on 40m tonight!  COOL



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Mark Hogan

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Straight Keys

A boxed J38, followed by a J44, a Bunnell Leg Key, my obligatory Bunnell Navy, a Speed-X to match the bug below and a mini. There's a couple of Christmas keys around somewhere and a Lafayette downstairs. I think these are all.  

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Mark Hogan

BUG's BUG's and more

Here are all my bugs. The Mac's on the left followed by a Bunnell given to me by the op that used it originally. Then my presentations, one should go... A few regulars the J36 and a 5 dollar parts special. 
My Speed-X is next to my Schurr Mini, (favorite straight key) as I try to use it most. 
The VizKey Vertical is up high I will work on using it. 


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Mark Hogan

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

TECHNIQUE OF HAND SENDING

http://archive.org/details/gov.dod.dimoc.23735

A great little film from history.

IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE TRANSMITTER, TENSION SPRING, ADJUSTING CONTACTS, AND ADJUSTING SPRINGS. ELEMENTS OF MORSE CODE, TIMING, AND PARTS OF BODY THAT FUNCTION WHEN TRANSMITTING CODE. IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT POSITION AND OPERATION


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Mark Hogan

Saturday, January 26, 2013

K3Y with a Bug

Well I swept it twice now once at 3 watts and one at 2 watts.  Tonight gave me LA and MO at .5 watts each from my Johnson Speed-X 114-500 bug, happy days here. This drops my QRP sweep to 17 watts overall. 

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Mark Hogan

Monday, January 21, 2013

SKCC Sweep!

Well after many long years I finally decided to stick with CW and have seen the fruits of my work.  He is my sweep ticket, with the QRP tic in the corner.  I will now have to spend the next few weeks trying to make my attic antenna understand it can work DX...I'd like a WAC qrp out of this SKCC event...hey I can dream can't I?

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Mark Hogan

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

K3Y-SK QRP

Ok so ya leave your iPad in the wife's car and have to work the SKCC Sked page from 2 iPhones. Glad work buys one. Then Ya hear VA5LF and run 3 watts his way, bingo the KX3 strikes again. Still missing a 2 though... 

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Mark Hogan

Saturday, January 5, 2013

K3Y Update

Well it's fun, so far 0,3,4,6,7 & 9 were heard by my home made DX-EE from my KX3 qrp keyed by me and my mini  Vibroplex which has my badge number as its SN. What luck getting that!  I'm swapping to my Mini Schurr for the rest of you. 

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Chasing K3Y

My K3Y bird dog is having trouble keeping up with all this excitement! The little QRP radio has hit 4 regions 6 to go...

Meanwhile Indy shows her interest. 


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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

K3Y

First K3Y contact was on 30m after I rebuilt (they're  still wrong) the coils on my home made DX-EE!  Its fun to run QRP to the cloud, the real cloud.  
Rig was the KX3 the tiny Vibroplex on the desk shelf next to the keyboard.  



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