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• Tube of the Month – September 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com 152T In 1940, EIMAC tried using four 75T tubes in… Read more: Tube of the Month – September 2025
• The Nugget – August 2025
  August 2025 Volume 30 Number 8 Next meeting: August 30th at Round Table Pizza in Martel (Jackson). Find out more.… Read more: The Nugget – August 2025
• Minutes of the July 26th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)
  Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 12:23 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R.… Read more: Minutes of the July 26th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)
• A Little IDXC History
  Our illustrious VP Steve NC6R was rooting around in his desk the other day and chanced upon a couple of… Read more: A Little IDXC History
• Tube of the Month – August 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com 152T In 1938, Eimac started experimenting with paralleling 75T tubes… Read more: Tube of the Month – August 2025
• The Nugget – July 2025
  July 2025 Volume 30 Number 7 Next meeting: July 26th in Martel (Jackson). Find out more. In this issue: tubes,… Read more: The Nugget – July 2025
• Minutes of the June 21st Meeting (The Breakroom, Shingle Springs)
  Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 12:27 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R.… Read more: Minutes of the June 21st Meeting (The Breakroom, Shingle Springs)
• Tube of the Month – July 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com 2C40 The Lighthouse Many of the tubes that were used… Read more: Tube of the Month – July 2025
• Multi-Band Verticals
  by Gary Johnson NA6O A holy grail for many hams is an antenna that’s usable on nearly all bands that… Read more: Multi-Band Verticals
• Study of a Telegraph Tuning Fork
  by Gary Johnson, NA6O gwj@me.com Terrestrial telegraphy required countless inventions, and one of the more unusual devices from that industry is… Read more: Study of a Telegraph Tuning Fork