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Amateur Extra Class via Zoom

Posted on October 14, 2020 by admin

My brother, N3AU, a very active leader in Amateur radio in the Niagara Falls, NY area, will be offering an Amateur extra class via Zoom. The class will meet every Thursday evening at 7 pm starting 10/15/20. It will continue … Continue reading →

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Betty Rae Neufeld Nick now WB7OIU

Posted on July 30, 2019 by admin

It’s usual to go for a vanity callsign to get a shorter one, such as when I turned in KE0OY in exchange for KT4B, inherited from my father, Ray Neufeld. My sister Betty Rae, also an Extra Class, has now … Continue reading →

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Testing an Antenna

Posted on July 30, 2019 by admin

This video from IZ2UUF is definitely worth taking the time to view. It puts visuals on some theory.

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Update to Family Ham History

Posted on June 18, 2019 by admin

My brother Robert Neufeld (N3AU/Bob) had been looking for the precise date on his novice callsign, which he earned when he was 11 years old. The image below is from a 1964 callbook, showing KN7YBE, Robert J. Neufeld. Another piece … Continue reading →

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New Handheld

Posted on March 23, 2019 by admin
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Tilting My Hustler 6BTV Vertical

Posted on December 26, 2018 by admin

It takes some effort to tune this antenna properly, and the ability to tilt it is quite useful. The next three pictures show my poor (or stingy) man’s tilt option, based on a suggestion by my brother Bob, N3AU.

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My Rigs

Posted on December 17, 2018 by admin

Since I’m actually back on the air, I thought I’d post a couple of notes about where and how. First, here’s a picture of the shack before antenna cables. The Icom rig has two antenna inputs, and one now connects … Continue reading →

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Playing with Antennas

Posted on July 6, 2018 by admin

I’m active again, and here’s a starting Facebook post:

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A Ham’s Night Before Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2010 by admin

This is great:

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Hello world!

Posted on April 3, 2010 by admin

Why KT4B Blogs? I originally designed the header image I’m using for this site when I inherited my father’s callsign.  When he passed away, I had an Advanced Class license as KE0OY.  I tested for my Extra Class specifically to … Continue reading →

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