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Welcome to the WB5TKA Amateur Radio Web site. I hope that you find your visit informative and interesting. Well at the least, it may be amusing!

Since you are here, it's most likely because you are a amateur (ham) radio operator or, you are at least interested in the hobby.

Hobby? I think that it is that and more. Stay with me now. Somewhere on these pages I hope to make a better distinction between a mere hobby and a passion.

If ham radio is a major passion for you as it is for me, I hope that something here will be interest to you - technical or otherwise. Share your ideas and experiences with me.

If you are unfamiliar with the ham radio, or if you have have preconceived ideas about it and about those who enjoy it, stay with me. Perhaps I can share some of the excitement those who enjoy it experience. Perhaps I can also dispel some of the negative stereotypes. I'll have a go at it, at least.

Unable to sleep? Read my comments on some ham radio related topics of interest to me. That just might help - the sleep problem, that is. On the other hand, there might be something here of interest!

wb5tka amateur radio station

Licensed since 1976. First as WN9TKA and then as WB9TKA until 1999, when I finally shed the "9" from my call, so now I am WB5TKA.

Dan W. Dooley - Bedford, Texas
Tarrant County - Grid EM12ku

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They say radio hams will operate wherever and whenever we can. Wherever we can mount an antenna. A friend of mine made this shot on a recent nature photo outing we were on. We didn't notice it until the picture was processed.

(Actually, it's the tip of the BC radio antenna on the car I was standing next to.)

Sell Your Ham Radio Gear Here
Consignment Sales of Ham Radio Gear

For almost ten years, I have been selling collectibles and collectible dolls through my consignment service on which I offer on my Dooley's Treasure Chest web site. I have provided that service to collectors and doll aficionado and now I am offering that same service to ham radio operators. I know that there are many outlets for selling unwanted gear and I am not saying that I can do it better. I am simply offering another outlet.

Here in summary is how the service works. Your gear to be sold is listed on dedicated pages here on this site with pictures and descriptions you provide to me. All sales transactions are handled directly through this web site with the buyer being able to make the purchase directly. When the sale is made, I notify the seller and make the arrangements to send the purchase payment and shipping fee collected to the seller. The seller ships the sold item to the buyer.

What do I get out of it? Just like the consignment service I offer to doll and figurine collectibles sellers, I collect a small commission on the sale of each item from the proceeds of the sale. That involves the selling price only. It does not involve the shipping fee. I do not charge a listing fee to list items for sale on this site. I only get paid when the item is sold. The shipping fee collected on the sale is passed directly through to you for the purpose of shipping the sold item to the buyer. I do not take a commission on the shipping fee.

There is no listing time limit and there is no limit on the number of items a seller can list. One item or one hundred items. What will be allowed to be listed? Anything ham radio related. I'm not going to be too strict in that definition either. Transceivers, receivers, transmitters, antennas, keys, microphones, amplifiers, and the list goes on.

Ready to list your items for sale? Here is where they will be listed. Ham Radio Equipment For Sale.

For more information on listing your ham radio items for sale here, see the Consignment Service Information page.


Want the best PSK31 receiving performance? Make sure the audio level from the receiver to the sound card is adjusted correctly.

These pages are dedicated to discussions on some of my amateur radio ideas, and comments on a variety of ham radio topics; such as mobile operating, antennas, QRP, digital modes, etc. I hope they will be of interest to someone, and perhaps will spark some interesting discussions. I also present some technical discussions related to experiences I have had with some of my radios
Technical Rants

The Radio Equipment at WB5TKA
Butternut HF9V Vertical 9 Bands New
The Test/Workbench Setup
Mobile HF Antenna Discussion
PSK31 An Exciting New Digital Mode
Setting the Receiver Right (PSK31 Receive Audio)
The Drake Survival Story
The Roaming Yaesu VFO
Protect Your Yaesu FT-901/902DM PA Tubes
QRP: Another way to look at power
Free radio: Crystal radio receivers

Samlex America SEC-25 Power Supply Repair New

Ham Talk - what's that jargon mean?
Silly Talk - carrying the jargon too far

GO Sale - Buy 1, Get One 25% Off!
It's a new year, and a great time to get tons more LEGO bricks and new minifigures to build out your LEGO towns and starports.
Buy 1 LEGO set, get a 2nd for 25% Off!
There has never been a better time to build your LEGO supplies than right now, especially since we have a ton of new sets for 2012.

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Find out what the excitement is all about.

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Around every ham shack there are new and ongoing projects. Some are maintenance, some repairs, some new fun adventures. My shack is no different. Especially with the older rigs such as the Drake and the Yaesu.

I have several projects to be considered within the coming months. Both the Drake and the Yaesu will need a little maintenance. Nothing major. Both are operational. Just a little tweaking. As I undertake these projects, I will document them here.

One more project is in the initial"I'm thinking about it" stage. My schedule has been such that it has been hard to think about doing any home-brewing in a very long time. Until retirement I don't see that situation improving much. Come to think about it, I'm not sure retirement is going to make much difference. I won't give away all of my thoughts on the subject right now but they do involve General Radio and 75 meter AM. I'll leave it that for right now.