There is a certain sense of accomplishment one gets when building their own tools. This is what [Alejandro Velazquez] was going for when he built his own soldering station. Sure you can get a decent station for a pittance on Amazon, or eBay. You can even build your own microprocessor controlled station. [Alejandro] is currently…

via The Modern Analog Soldering Station — Hackaday

I’m closing my freelance writing business. It’s been a bit more than five years since my retirement from the corporate world and I find, now at age 68, that it’s time to spend my time enjoying life and treasuring my family. I feel that the final detoxification from “living to work” came during our recent…

via Enjoying Retirement — Living Life — K5ND

Event: CQWW SSB 2018Section: Multi Operator Two Radio High PowerLogger: N1MM+ newest versionStation 1: Elecraft K3s 400WStation 2: Icom IC-7300 400WAntenna 160m: Inverted-LAntenna 80m: Inverted-L + dipoleAntenna 40m: 4 square + dipoleAntenna 20m: VDA + FB23Antenna 15m: 4 element yagi + VDAAntenna 10m: VDA + MoxonIt has been a great weekend from a great location.…

via #cqww SSB 2018 PA6AA contest review — PE4BAS Amateur Radio Weblog