Monday, December 12, 2011

Not a white elephant to me



I got this present in our local radio clubs annual White Elephant Gift Exchange.  I think its great!  From what I can tell based on the markings, is a 200W power triode that was used in many WW2 radios, and is from about 1943-1945 or so.  I am already thinking of a few ham related craft or woodworking projects to use it in.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

My New Soldering Iron



Meet my new soldering iron.   Soon to be used for the SMT(surface mount parts) on a new SDR kit build.