Jazz Fest, May 3rd! NEW ORLEANS BABY!  Well, I may be going alone, I'll have to find someone to bring since I have two tickets.  The person I was going to bring... well.. .she isn't coming.  Life goes on.  I'll have fun no matter.

On the ham radio side of things, I'm expecting my Heathkit DX-60 sometime this week to come back from Alistair Electronics.  I employed Kenneth Shaw, W5KFS of Albuquerque, New Mexico to repair the mode switch, install a PTT and apply the WC3K audio and resting carrier mods on it.  While he was doing so he also changed out all the old caps, many which were leaky.  I wanted a good working DX-60 to get on the air so I went with Kenneth for the work.  Now I can take my time learning with the Johnson Viking I that needs some repair.  Also, I am planning a homebrew 160 meter monoband linear amplifier which may become an A.M. transmitter too.  We'll see how that goes. 

Noisey band conditions lately with all the springtime weather but I have been making a few AM contacts on 40 meters day and night.  Also doing a little 20 meter SSB in the afternoons and some digital modes, mostly Feld Hell on 40, 30 and 20. 

73 from the South Coast!

KX5JT