‰ NOW 13 WPM Text is from December 2007 QST pages 71 and 88 ‰ HOMEBREWERS. AND BETTER YET ARE THE NEWER HAMS WHO HAVE PICKED UP THE GAUNTLET AND ARE BEGINNING TO BUILD RADIOS, MOSTLY OUT OF THE LEFTOVER SURPLUS GEAR AND PARTS THAT ARE APPEARING IN ABUNDANCE AT HAMFESTS. AS YOU KNOW I ENJOY FINDING AND COLLECTING WELL MADE HOMEBREW EQUIPMENT. A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF MY COLLECTION IS HOMEBREW. SOME OF IT IS NOT TOO PRETTY, BUT OTHER PIECES ARE REALLY WELL DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED WITH GREAT SKILL. IM ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANOTHER ONE TO BRING HOME. VISITING THE LOCAL ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ GLOUCESTER COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB HAMFEST LAST YEAR PRODUCED AN EXCEPTIONAL HOMEBREW TRANSCEIVER. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY MY FRIEND JOHN RUCCOLO, A HAM WANT TO BE WHO HAS COLLECTED AT LEAST 25 NICE OLD BOAT ANCHOR RECEIVERS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, ALL THE TIME THREATENING ‰ FROM PAGE 88 ‰ KRT 117 5 1 1,270 NH KF0UU 90 5 1 1,250 MN AB4EL 139 5 1 1,190 NC N3AB 108 5 1 1,180 EPA K4FHI 114 5 1 1,140 NC W7CD 87 5 1 1,135 WWA N3ZP 107 5 1 1,130 ‰ END OF 13 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ