I recently renewed my ad in the classified section (Ham Ads) of QST. I also geeked it up a bit, and the new ad’s first appearance is in the June 2017 issue. It reads:
KB6NU’s “NO NONSENSE” LICENSE STUDY GUIDES have helped 1000s get their first license and upgrade to General and Extra. They can help you, too. KB6NU.COM/STUDY-GUIDES/
While checking to make sure that I didn’t make any typos, I found a couple of other interesting ads there:
- CW Operators Learn to copy Morse code in your head. n7agk.com.
The second most common question that I get about CW is, “How do I learn to copy in my head?” One way might be this program from Carl, N7AGK. On his website, Carl writes, “I have created a program to assist you in learning to copy Morse code in your head. Everything you need will be contained on a single USB flashdrive that I will provide to you. In the program there are audio Morse code presentations followed by a visual display. The visual display shows the information in large print and upper case letters. The visual display verifies that you have received the Morse code correctly.” Carl’s program costs $20.
- LEARN CODE by Hypnosis. www.success-is-easy.com. 561-302-7731.
This course is the brainchild of Peter, WB2D, whose QRZ.Com page says that he “has served as a full-time staffer for both CQ Communications and ARRL.” There are a number of different offerings ranging from $18 to $30.
- HAM KITS for sale at www.HecKits.com. L/C Meter, SWR Bridge, ESR Meter, 2-Tone Gen, FET DIP Meter.
The HecKit website says, “HecKits is operated by Darrel Heckendorf, WA7OIB, in Austin, Texas. Our goal is to provide simple to build and easy to use small test equipment for radio amateurs.” Nothing costs over $100, and
- W4GKH Multiband HF End Fed Antenna – works on any band 160-6 meters. Stealthy. Excellent for HOAs, QRP, Field Day, portable & EmComm. Hand made in the U.S.A. Details & ordering: http://www.W4KGH.net
For $47, you get a 53-ft. wire, a 9:1 unun mounted in a plastic box, a dog bone insulator, and some paracord for hanging the antenna. You can, of course, make this yourself for a lot less, but it certainly isn’t all that expensive.
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