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General Information	Making A Transistor Radio in memory of Rev. George Dobbs G3RJV (SK) In memory of G3RJV, here is a link to the excellent book he wrote in 1972 titled "Making A Transistor Radio".   It is in e-book form so you can view it in high resolution color onl...  READ MORE	ranickels 03/12/2019	General Information
General Information	Rev. George Dobbs G3RJV, SK "Mister QRP" to many, a sad loss for the homebrewing and QRP community   The founder of the GQRP Club and Amateur Radio author the Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV, of Littleborough, England, died on March 11. He was 75. Dobbs was reported to have been in ill health ...  READ MORE	ranickels 03/12/2019	General Information
General Information	Febr. 4 solar activity aka "Rotten Conditions" if this ain't the bottom...you can see it from here! Anyone who operates HF has no doubt channelled "The Old Man", muttering about "Rotten Conditions!" lately. A look at the spaceweather.com site last weekend made it abundantl...  READ MORE	ranickels 03/08/2019	General Information
General Information	K9QET Update AM stalwart net control op and all-round good guy needs your thoughts and prayers Febr. Update: Our AM pal K9QET has left the hospital and prsently is in an rehab facility.   Please continue to include John in your thoughts and prayers for his continued recovery and rehabilita...  READ MORE	ranickels 12/22/2018	General Information
General Information	DX-60 and Mighty Elmac Nets on 75 meter AM Great AM fun!   UPDATE:   Steve W8TOW from near Lansing MI and a long-time friend of N8ECRs has taken over responsibility for the "N8ECR Memorial DX-60 Net" on 3880 kHz, Sunday morni...  READ MORE	ranickels 12/16/2018	General Information
General Information	The Mighty Elmac Net continues Wednesday is Elmac Night!   NEW NET CONTROL:   Rex WA6GYC from Troy MI picked up the Elmac Net on Febr. 27 and did a Fine Business job!   Hopefully he will be willing to continue in this role, a...  READ MORE	ranickels 12/12/2018	General Information
General Information	DX-60 Website Announced Celebrating the fun of low-power AM While everyone who knew Mike N8ECR is shocked and saddend by his untimely passing, we commemorate his legacy of promoting low-power AM operation with the new DX-60 Net website:  https://dx-60.net...  READ MORE	ranickels 12/09/2018	General Information
Radio Friends	Bob Paquette, microphone collector, passes away The Microphone Museum, Milwaukee WI Bob Paquette's microphone museum in Milwaukee was known internationally and he will be missed.   This photo shows only a part of his vast collection, in a 2001 visit by Harry N9CQX and J...  READ MORE	ranickels 12/04/2018	Radio Friends
Radio Friends	Mike Beachy N8ECR - SK "If there's a ham radio heaven, they've got a hell of a net control operator" Dedicated AM operator and long-time net control for the DX-60 and Mighty Elmac nets,  Mike Beachy N8ECR became a silent key on Sat. Dec. 1, 2018.     This is very sad news for...  READ MORE	ranickels 12/04/2018	Radio Friends
General Information	Take the Boatanchor Survey! Let authors and organizers know what you're interested in Take the Vintage Radio Interest Survey:  https://tinyurl.com/boatanchorsurvey   This survey is intended to better understand your vintage radio-related interests for use by vin...  READ MORE	ranickels 11/13/2018	General Information
New Product Announcements	W9RAN's "VERSA-TR" (as featured in Dec. 2018 QST) A Versatile T/R solution for SDRs and vintage radios Inexpensive Software Defined Radios offer excellent performance and value for hams and SWLs, but they lack key features that are needed for actual use on the air: Provision for auto...  READ MORE	ranickels 11/11/2018	New Product Announcements
General Information	Welcome to the new RAN Technology Inc. Website Bookmark this site! The new RAN Technology Inc. /  W9RAN webpage is on the air!   Please bookmark this page and check back often for news and information ranging from vintage radio to the latest developmen...  READ MORE	ranickels 11/10/2018	General Information