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Yaesu FT101 Mains Connector Wiring for U...

Yaesu FT101 Mains Connector Wiring for UK

I recently bought an original Yaesu FT101 in an ‘as seen’ condition. There was no accessory socket blanking plug or mains connector supplied with it. WARNING: this information is provided on an ‘as-is’ basis. You undertake the wiring of this socket of your own volition on the understanding that you are competent to do so […]

How to start a motorcycle fitted with an...

How to start a motorcycle fitted with an Amal 10TT9 carburettor

When I bought my 1954 Norton International Model 30, it came fitted with its original Amal 10TT9 carburettor. I asked a few people about it on the relevant forums; some loved them, but many did not. I did try the bike with the 10TT9 on it; cold starting was relatively straight forward, but I simply […]

Are North East company Domaincheck in tr...

Are North East company Domaincheck in trouble – are you a client?

I’ve used Domaincheck, aka Zebra Electronics Limited (company number 03033478) for many years. They’ve hosted my various domains, e-mails and websites, along with those of my clients when I was in business. I continued to use them after I retired in 2013. Nick Collins set it all up over twenty years ago and I got […]

Last FT-818ND from Yaesu UK stows away i...

Last FT-818ND from Yaesu UK stows away in car boot

All this talk about the Yaesu FT-818ND being ‘end of production’ made me wonder what’s coming next…my guess is it will be a touch screen job to rival the wonderful ICOM IC-705. That’s fine, but it won’t be as slim and compact as the FT-818ND…which of course is the successor to the FT-817ND and original […]

Wideband Modification for your Yaesu FT-...

Wideband Modification for your Yaesu FT-817

The FT-817 from Yaesu has been one of the most popular portable QRP radios ever made; the discontinuation of the FT-818, its successor, was announced in early 2023. They give you essentially, a shack in a box. Full HF coverage plus 6m, 2m and 70cm, using all popular operating modes: USB/LSB/CW/AM/FM/Packet/PSK-31/RTTY. Power output is up […]

Bush EBS3A followed me home

Bush EBS3A followed me home

When is a DAC90A not a DAC90A? …when it’s an export model. Some time ago, I noticed what I thought was a Bush DAC90A sitting on a friend’s shelf, alongside other Bakelite radios including a round Ecko. He suggested I look closer…instead of Long Wave, there were two Short Wave bands; it was an EBS3A. […]

New Lift Top Lid for Addis 50L Bin

New Lift Top Lid for Addis 50L Bin

I don’t like throwing things away, just because parts of them are broken. I don’t tend to replace things ‘just because they look a bit dated’ either. Suffice to say, I still have all my bathroom suites, kitchen units and all but one of my windows…from 1991. Once I stopped working I also stopped needing […]

My Collins KWM-380 is sick

My Collins KWM-380 is sick

Yesterday I switched on my Collins KWM-380 as I often do. The lights and LEDs came on, the few short beeps emanated from the speaker, but no signals or S meter deflection. No tuning ‘blips’ as the main tuning knob is turned on the megahertz dial either. The volume control gave an increase in hiss […]

 
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