http://kc2obg.com An Amateur Radio Website Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:34:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This website - http://www.pmillett.com/technical_books_online.htm - has a fascinating collection of old technical manuals available in downloadable PDF format. Here are examples of the kinds of books you will find at this site (the book descriptions come from the website): Audels Radiomans Guide, Edwin P. Anderson, 1945, 880 pages: "covering theory, construction, ... http://kc2obg.com/old-technical-books-82.htm 1. Hayseed Hamfest sells recap kits for Drake and other vintage gear. 2. WB4HFN has an extensive section on Drake equipment. http://kc2obg.com/drake-information-recap-kits-81.htm Be warned! If you visit the Early Television Museum website (the source of the picture above) you can easily lose an entire afternoon. You'll find information about early broadcast stations and the different systems that they used; precursors to some current forms of television sets (like projection t.v.s from the ... http://kc2obg.com/early-days-of-television-79.htm http://kc2obg.com/working-1d-nli-for-field-day-2009-77.htm Google's graphic image for April 27, 2009 http://kc2obg.com/google-celebrates-samuel-morses-birthday-75.htm No...not parts for your ham equipment. Instead, parts for appliances, cameras, computers  and, it seems, much more. While I have no clue if their prices are any good, nonetheless, they may be a good first stop when hunting for a component for the expensive oven that you bought. See: Parts store http://kc2obg.com/parts-store-73.htm When I first got my amateur radio license, I was a bit perplexed by the term HT. It had a strange ring to my ears. When I was a kid, the little transceiver you held in your hand was referred to as a walkie-talkie. Yet in the world of ham ... http://kc2obg.com/the-first-real-ht-71.htm You might find the answer at RadioReference. This website bills itself as "the world's largest radio communications reference website, featuring a complete frequency database, trunked radio system information, FCC License assignments and callsign maps, 10-Code Lists, agency maps, files, downloads, links, and detailed agency information for most public safety, military, ... http://kc2obg.com/whats-the-frequency-for-70.htm See: http://www.viddler.com/simple/2ba704c1/ http://kc2obg.com/skn-video-69.htm For those hams who are still wondering how vacuum tubes work, see "Electrons at Work." ================ http://kc2obg.com/electrons-at-work-the-vacuum-tube-65.htm