For me, the Hallicrafters SR-150 truly started the SSB transceiver era because it included Receiver Incremental Tuning or RIT. Read more
Category: Ham Radio
Wired Wireless – SSB Over Phone Lines
Wired wireless was the original name for carrier telephony. Single sideband transmission first made its name over phone lines a century ago. Read more
Project Bird Call – SSB Goes Mainstream
Art Collins used Project Bird Call to demonstrate the superior performance of single sideband in 1956. This experiment changed long distance HF communications forever. Read more
Single Sideband Era – 100 Years Plus
We still enjoy the single sideband era for voice communication in amateur radio. And yes, when not properly tuned, it still can sound like Donald Duck. Read more
Heathkit Remembered – Original Radio DIY Company
Heathkit remembered as a fifty year history of quality equipment you could build yourself. Even I managed to build a few. Read more
ANC-4 Demonstration – Adventures with RFI
Take a look at how to cancel radio frequency interference. Here is an ANC-4 demonstration video. Read more
Noise Antenna to Reduce Nearby RFI
Get the noise antenna right, and the noise canceller will do its job. It’s simpler than you think. Read more
Noise Cancellers – Essential Resource for Radio Listeners
Noise cancellers are an essential resource for HF radio listening. No longer a last resort as the noise floor becomes worse and worse. Read more
DXLab Suite – Running with Flex 6300
DXLab Suite is great software for controlling your ham station, including the Flex 6300. I recently made the move from Ham Radio Deluxe. Read more
Signal-Noise Ratio – The Essence of Radio
Discerning signals from noise is what radio reception is all about. We always seek to improve the signal-noise ratio. Read more