by William Eric McFadden


The Experiences of a (Relatively) Young Ham with Vintage Radios, an article published in the December 2016 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. (3.42Mb PDF)

The ARRL's National Parks on the Air, an article written to accompany a presention to the ACARA. (381kb PDF)

Improving 2-Meter HT Performance in Pedestrian-Mobile Applications, an article written to accompany a presention to the ACARA. (206kb PDF)

Portable Amateur Radio Operations, an article written to accompany a presentation to the ACARA. (446kb PDF)

What is QRP?,
an article written by me for the ACARA newsletter

Archives and Articles,
collected by me, mostly from QRP-L

Brochures, Ads, & Manuals Archive:

Drake 2-C: Link to the manual can be found on the 2-C page.
Drake 2-NT: Link to the manual can be found on the 2-NT page.

Elecraft KX3: Adverts can be found on the KX3 page.
Elecraft KX1: Adverts and manuals can be found on the KX1 page.
Elecraft K2: Adverts and links to the manuals can be found on the K2 page.
Elecraft K1: Adverts and links to the manuals can be found on the K1 page.

Heathkit HG-10: Adverts can be found on the HW-16 and HG-10 page.
Heathkit HW-8: Adverts can be found on the HW-8 page.
Heathkit HW-9: Adverts can be found on the HW-9 page.
Heathkit HW-16: Adverts can be found on the HW-16 and HG-10 page.
Heathkit HW-29 "Sixer": Adverts can be found on the HW-29 page.

ICOM IC-735 brochure
ICOM IC-735 QST ads: Nov 87 | Jan 89 | Apr 89 | Apr 89
ICOM IC-735 manual in PDF format as downloaded from ICOM.
ICOM IC-735 Product Review is available on the ARRL Members Only web site.

ICOM IC-02AT / IC-2AT QST ad: Nov 87
ICOM IC-02AT / IC-2AT page from 1990 brochure & 1992 brochure
ICOM IC-02AT manual in PDF format as downloaded from ICOM.
ICOM IC-02AT Subaudible Tones Frequency Chart (html)
ICOM IC-02AT Subaudible Tones Frequency Chart, printable PDF

ICOM IC-2AT "The 2ATouch!" brochure: front | rear
ICOM IC-2AT / IC-02AT QST ad: Nov 87
ICOM IC-2AT / IC-02AT page from 1990 brochure & 1992 brochure
ICOM IC-2AT manual in PDF format as downloaded from ICOM.
ICOM IC-2AT Product Review is available on the ARRL Members Only web site.

ICOM IC-27 QST ads: Apr 89
ICOM IC-27 manual in PDF format as downloaded from ICOM.
ICOM IC-27 schematic in PDF format as provided by Rob Ricker, N3EAY

ICOM IC-2100H brochure as downloaded from ICOM
ICOM IC-2100H manual in PDF format as downloaded from ICOM

ICOM IC-2200H brochure as downloaded from ICOM
ICOM IC-2200H manual & addendum in PDF format as downloaded from ICOM

Index Labs QRP Plus: Adverts and links to manual can be found on the QRP Plus page.

Ten-Tec Argonaut 509:
Links to advertisements and brochures can be found on the Argonaut 509 page.

Yaesu FT-817ND: links to the manual and documentation can be found on the FT-817ND page.
Yaesu FT-60R manual in PDF format as downloaded from Yaesu.
Yaesu FT-60R brochure in PDF format as downloaded from Yaesu.

Cushcraft 124WB Boomer manual as downloaded from Cushcraft.
Cushcraft AR-2 Ringo manual as downloaded from Cushcraft.
Cushcraft AR-6 Ringo manual as downloaded from Cushcraft.

Hustler 4/5-BTV manual as downloaded from KV7X
DX Engineering Radial Plate manual as downloaded from DX Engineering.
DX Engineering 12m Add-On Kit manual as downloaded from DX Engineering.
DX Engineering 17m Add-On Kit manual as downloaded from DX Engineering.
DX Engineering 30m Add-On Kit manual as downloaded from DX Engineering.

Idiom Press CMOS Super Keyer II manuals in PDF format as downloaded from Idiom Press:
schematic
v2 User Manual
v2 Manual Supplement
v202 Command Summary

Manuals as downloaded from LDG: Z-11 | AT-11MP | AT-100Pro | RBA-4:1

Manuals as downloaded from MFJ: MFJ-901B | MFJ-911 | MFJ-1708 | CWF-2

New England QRP Club NEScaf manual as downloaded from NEQRP
schematic
instructions

Small Wonder Labs Freq-Mite article by Dave Benson as downloaded from ARRL

Tigertronics SignaLink USB Interface
manual in PDF format as downloaded from Tigertronics
Cable Interface Listing as downloaded from DX Engineering

Timewave DSP-9+ manual in PDF format as downloaded from Timewave

Vibroplex Original bug machine drawing & adjustment instructions, both in PDF format, as downloaded from Vibroplex; the parts list is available here at Vibroplex in HTML format

Vibroplex Vibrokeyer machine drawing in PDF format, as downloaded from Vibroplex; the parts list is available here at Vibroplex in HTML format

West Mountain Radio PWRcrimp Powerpole Crimp Tool manual as downloaded from WMR
West Mountain Radio RIGBlaster Nomic manual as downloaded from WMR

PowerFilm FM15-300N Foldable Solar Charger manual