CQ Amateur Radio

KIT BUILDING

One of the consequences of the pandemic is spending a lot of time at home and on the air and, of course, building kits. I have spent lots of hours cleaning up and updating my shack and antennas as well as my work-bench, and finally the rest of the basement got its turn. Although not yet complete, over 42 trash bags later, I have made significant progress, and begun sorting things into storage totes. I now have storage containers of finished kits, unbuilt kits, parts, and connectors. RF adapters alone filled a small container.

Now that I know what things I

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