Back in the mists of time, I spent a while at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology…1980 so no mobile phones back then. No internet, social media or even fax machines. Decent computers were housed in large air conditioned rooms and had a team of dedicated staff to provide the tender loving […]
Lucas Ammeter Wobble on G3LS
I had a very pleasurable ride to Bellingham for a cup of tea and a piece of lemon cake on Monday…the first of August in 2022 in case you’re reading this at some future time. My ‘Bellingham‘ is in England’s most beautiful county – Northumberland. There’s a most pleasant road running from Acomb up through […]
Adobe Acrobat Reader Update Failed
I recently had an issue when Adobe Acrobat Reader kept failing to update. The error message has disappeared but effectively said that a particular file could not be updated as it had already been updated by another application. The file and path were ‘C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libcef.dll’. I searched on-line for a solution and found […]
KW E-Zee Match Lives to Tune Again
These are great little tuners and are designed to provide an improved method of matching between a transmitter output, or a receiver input, to an antenna system. In standard guise they cover from 10 to 80m inclusive, and allow resistive loads from 15 ohms to 5,000 ohms to be matched. Reactive components in the antenna […]
HD720P WiFi Endoscope – No Picture
I bought one of these gizmos a couple of years or so ago. The intention was to use it for seeing in places eyes and torches can’t reach. You realised I meant inside engine cylinders and gearboxes, and in corners of electrical equipment I couldn’t see, didn’t you? I’m sure it could be used for […]
Volvo Thermostat 31368373
Frankly, I would not have believed that in the final weeks of 2021, the thermostat on my car would be conspiring against me…with no other thought than to deprive me of the life giving output from the heater matrix in cold weather. The last time I had to wear a scarf, coat and gloves whilst […]
Howard Turner of Centre Electronics now ...
Howard Turner, of Centre Electronics, now silent key. I personally knew Howard through my visits to his shop, Centre Electronics, in Birmingham. I could spend hours in there having a chat with him over a cup of tea…and always gaining several ‘highly prized’ treasures to take home. The last time I saw him was at […]
Real Classics Magazine Digital Copy
If you are interested in the riding, running and rebuilding real classic motorcycles, then this magazine is possibly one to consider…but read this first, as I believe their website is misleading. Personally I wouldn’t bother with their ‘Digital Copy’ offering on the magazine’s website. Why?… because it’s no such thing! What you end up with […]
Kenwood HS-5 Headphones – Replacement Pa
If you use headphones on the air, as either a short wave listener or radio amateur, you’ll appreciate the advantages of a comfortable set of headphones with a frequency response tailored to speech. The Kenwood HS-5 headphones have been around for many years and receive rave reviews on places such as eham. The HS-5s are […]
SSB Products of Derby Cannonball Transmi...
On behalf of a friend, I’m trying to find someone who has the details of a transmitter known as the Cannonball, produced by SSB Products of Derby. Back in the 1960s, Norman Birkett G3EKX, created a range of products for the radio amateur. Most were available as kits and ready built. He had an interest […]