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Australian Homebrew: Owen Duffy ex VK1OD now VK2OMD. Are Hams Makers?

Posted: 25 Jun 2022 03:54 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2022/06/australian-homebrew-owen-duffy-ex-vk1od.html


This week I stumbled upon this amazing blog from Australia. I had to check with Australian friends to find out more about the author. Owen Duffy has
for many years been a rigorous homebrewer who has documented his findings
on his blog: https://owenduffy.net/blog/
For example, Owen asks the question, "Are hams makers?" https://owenduffy.net/blog/?p=122
There is a lot of great material on this blog. It goes back to 2013.
Peter Parker notes that an earlier version of the blog (before Owen was
forced to change his callsign from VK1OD to VK2OMD) goes back even further
and is accessible via the Way-Back Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/vk1od.net
Check it out. Lots of really useful and interesting material there.
Thanks Owen. And thanks to the Australian friends who provided background info.

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W8ZAP on 40 AM with a Collins 20V3 Broadcast Transmitter

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 03:35 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2022/06/w8zap-on-40-am-with-collins-20v3.html


I was on 40 AM yesterday morning and I talked to Jerry W8ZAP (great
callsign) out in Michigan. Jerry was running his Collins 20V3 (above on
the right), which was originally an AM broadcast band transmitter. FB.
Here is Jerry's QRZ.com page: https://www.qrz.com/db/W8ZAP
More info on the 20V3: https://collinsaerospacemuseum.org/products/product_sheets/20V-3%20AM%20Transmitter%20Product%20Sheet.pdf

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