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Support page for the Old & Vintage Radio column in QST® magazine. Most months I provide additional information about the profiled radio or content of the column.  

Scroll down to see everything, and check back after each new issue for more information about the column.
K2TQN in Museum
K2TQN at the key in the Old Radio Museum.
 
Shows, K2TQN Speaking Dates and Locations

 

NEAR-Fest XVII Web-page click

(not speaking this year) NEAR-Fest XVII, the big
BoatAnchor Hamfest in New Hampshire
NEAR-Fest XVII
May 1 and 2, 2015


Collector Radio Shows

Collector Radio Shows  worth attending which are good sources of early parts for both ham and radio collectors.

March, 2015 - CC-AWA Charlotte, NC antique radio conference is 26-27-28 of March.

August, 2015 - RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 West Henrietta Road
Henrietta, NY 14467 USA - Web Page

May, 2015 - Kutztown Radio Show in Pennsylvania - www.dvhrc.info/

Spring, 2015 - The New England Amateur Radio Festival—
           NEAR-Fest XVII at Deerfield Fairgrounds
           May 1 and 2, 2015- Near-Fest-2015
Vintage Radio Columns from Earlier Years
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   Fuse Tester (new 4-1-2015)

Click - Schematic

I built one of these years ago and took it into the telco office where I was working.  I put it on the table in the break room with a bunch of spare fuses.  The only thing marked on the box was "Fuse Tester - If lamp lights fuse is good".

A couple of the telco guys told me it was no good because it blows the fuse every time they pushed the button.  So I said, who told you to push the button?  :-)  

It was on April first after all.

(Everything in a telco office is fused, we were always changing fuses there.)

And I was also told it is impracticable to test fuses after they were blown.  I just said, OK.
February 2014
John Reinartz, K6BJ, Testimonial Banquet
March 2014
The Reinartz Tuner Schematics & Build Info
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