David Lee

KG5ZOK’s TS-2000 Repair

March 11, 2019March 10, 2019 by David Lee

John, KG5ZOR, bought a TS-2000 for a great price. Unfortunately, it had some issues so he brought it into the Shack last week for a checkup. We hooked it up on the 20m TH7DX and called CQ around 6:00pm. We received a response from a mobile station and he gave us a 5×3 signal report. … Read more…

TS-520s Fix Update

January 24, 2019January 23, 2019 by David Lee

Received a used replacement USB carrier crystal from Mr. Walter Dilley, KD7DNY. Many thanks to Walter, who continues to supply old hybrid parts (like this TS520) to the ham community.

Troubleshooting TS-520s USB

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by David Lee

Terry, KA5TBB, has a venerable TS-520 but recently suffered from an ailment on Upper Sideband Mode. In fact, when placed in USB mode, his external digital display indicates a transmit frequency out of band. Both CW and LSB worked fine, however.

2019 Houston Marathon – Request for Amateur Radio Volunteers

January 7, 2019January 6, 2019 by David Lee

QST – The Houston Marathon is seeking Amateur Radio Operators to volunteer for the Houston Marathon event for 2019.

JSCARC W5RRR 2m Repeater Unavailable

December 6, 2018September 7, 2018 by David Lee

Please note: the W5RRR repeater returned to service on 9/18/18. The JSCARC W5RRR 2m repeater will be off the air to replace the antenna, which was damaged by a lightning strike today at JSC. The top-half of the repeater antenna is missing, and what’s left has been tested to be completely non-functional. We need to … Read more…