Adding a new ZBT-2 and Matter devices to my Home Assistant install, and the fun thereof.8
Checking out some recent acquisitions - #5 - More odd Heathkit stuff.19
A Simpson 715 AC VTVM Part 4: Filters and WTF?15
The Sabtronics 2010A DVM Part 3: Fixing the display.31
A Leader LBO-310A Oscilloscope - Part 2: Diagnosis28
Some changes here at projects, Part 2.49
Checking out some recent acquisitions - #4 - Odd Heathkit Stuff53
A Simpson 715 AC VTVM Part 3: Continuing capacitor replacements.67
The Dayton Hamvention is coming up soon.67
A Leader LBO-310A Oscilloscope - Part 1: Observations75
The Sabtronics 2010A DVM Part 2: Parts and documentation.74
The Wereboar Documents Archive zip for January, 2026.83
Remember these?73
Some changes here at projects - We're (mostly) finished.82
A Simpson 715 AC VTVM Part 2: Attempting to fix the no zero issue.90
The Sabtronics 2010A DVM Part 1: Checkout and observations.74
Checking out some recent acquisitions - #3 - Radio Shack Lives!78
A Waterman OCA-11A “industrial / pocket” oscilloscope - Part 3: Final.80
Some changes here at projects.113
Checking out some recent acquisitions - #2 - Sencore PS120 Oscilloscope111
Checking out some recent acquisitions - #1124
An EICO 902 Harmonic Distortion Analyzer Part 2: A well used unit.136
Another S-38C on my bench, part 5: All done and wrap-up.122
The last post of 2025.130
An EICO 902 Harmonic Distortion Analyzer Part 1: What's going on?125
The 2025 hamfest wrap-up and (almost) last post of the year.163
Another S-38C on my bench, part 4: Installing the parts.172
Another S-38C on my bench, part 3: We have parts!200
Tickets for the 2026 Dayton Hamvention are available.288
Another S-38C on my bench, part 2: Parts228
Another S-38C on my bench, part 1: Examination and Diagnosis.256
Some last thoughts on Nostr.286
An Unknown 2-dial TRF radio part 4: Full stop.263
An Unknown 2-dial TRF radio part 3: Things inside identified.265
The Scott Antique Market - November 29th and 30th, 2025.350
A PACO G-30 RF Signal Generator - Part 8: So we meet again301
A Viz WP-705 Power Supply part 5: Wrapup and final thoughts.287
Photos from the 2025 Fort Wayne hamfest.310
The Fort Wayne Hamfest - Fort Wayne, IN - November 15th and 16th.315
My 2026 Hamfest and Show List401
Photos from the 2025 MARC Hamfest418
A Viz WP-705 Power Supply part 4: The fix is in.469
The 2025 MARC Hamfest - 11/02/2025399
A Viz WP-705 Power Supply part 3: Troubleshooting in stages.434
Photos from The Early Television Museum 2025 Fall Swap Meet728
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 9: Final Thoughts473
The Early Television Museum Fall 2025 Swap Meet - Hilliard, OH - October 18th456
A Viz WP-705 Power Supply part 2: Musings on faults538
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 8: Finishing up and final checks.460
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 7: The Rebuild.520
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator intermission: That's not right!481
You know the stuff you're working on is old when...486
A Viz WP-705 Power Supply part 1: Analysis.604
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 6: Removing everthing.488
Some pictures from the 2018 Dayton Hamvention500
Pictures from the 2025 Cleveland Hamfest471
Random board shot: A Biamp electronic crossover426
The Cleveland Hamfest - Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, OH - Sunday September 28th437
Modifying the Ikea Inspelning smart plug for always-on operation.629
The 2025 Central Pennsylvania Hamfest526
Johnstown Swappers Day 2025548
The 2025 Findlay Hamfest541
A Workman Electronic Products N71-067 Power Supply - The Repair646
A Workman Electronic Products N71-067 Power Supply740
A Knight "Space Spanner" regenerative radio.870
Photos from the 2025 Cincinnati Hamfest870
The Cincinnati Hamfest - August 9th 2025.699
Photos from the 2025 Columbus Hamfest875
The Columbus, OH Hamfest - August 2nd 2025736
An easy fix for this GE Microwave Oven.925
This is Project's 4th anniversary.857
Connecting a shared drive and file sensor to Home Assistant Green.1,065
A Zenith X184 Clock Radio - AA5 capacitor replacement part 2892
A Zenith X184 Clock Radio - AA5 capacitor replacement part 1771
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 5: It's gonna need everything.888
DNS issues with the Home Assistant Green949
Some interesting items I brought home from hamfests this year.1,095
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 4: Repairs802
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 3: Diagnosis?841
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 2: Testing907
Photos from the 2025 Breezeshooters Hamfest.1,121
The Heathkit AG-7 Audio Generator part 1: Observations1,110
Photo(s) from the 2025 SVARC Hamfest1,121
The 2025 Breezeshooters Hamfest - June 8th 20251,482
Saturday's photos from the 2025 Dayton Hamvention.1,211
Friday's photos from the 2025 Dayton Hamvention.1,299
Crap from eBay #2 - "High cost, high value"968
The 2025 Scioto Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - May 24th 20251,475
The Dayton Hamvention is happening in a week.1,303
Crap from eBay #1 - "Doubles as a tube tester!"1,175
A PACO G-30 RF Signal Generator - Part 7: Wrapup1,097
A Tricraft Products Corp SM-101 Filament Checker1,043
A PACO G-30 RF Signal Generator - Part 6: Troubleshooting1,093
A PACO G-30 RF Signal Generator - Part 5: Resistors1,047
Photos from the 2025 ACARA Hamfest.1,294
Photos from the 2025 TUSCO Hamfest1,320
A PACO G-30 RF Signal Generator - Part 4: The power supply.1,350
Two hamfests this weekend, April 26 and 27.1,123
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 11 - Wrapup and final thoughts.1,250
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 10 - Final assembly and test.1,380
Photos from the 69th annual CFARC hamfest.1,332
I'm not going to "just ground it!" because the Internet says so.1,316
High tariffs - high cost electronics parts - what's this going to do to the hobbyist?1,089
A PACO G-30 RF Signal Generator - Part 3: Parts1,238
The 69th Annual CFARC Hamfest is this weekend.1,304
A PACO G-30 RF Signal Generator - Part 2: Revisiting1,436
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 9 - Testing the rebuild.1,425
Some thought on nostr after a few months.1,135
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 8 - Rebuilding the rest of it.1,373
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 7 - Rebuilding the filter.1,563
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 6b - Testing the power supply.1,359
What's inside one of those can capacitors?1,074
The Linksys WML11B media player - it's time to say goodbye.1,317
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 6 - The power supply.1,423
A new documents library home here at wereboar.1,427
The Dayton Hamvention is only about 11 weeks away!1,090
My misadventures with a Home Assistant Green2,101
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 5 - A different approach.1,530
What I did with this thing - The Waage 066 test box.1,373
A Simpson 715 AC VTVM1,374
The Heathkit EK-1 multimeter.1,583
This is a test of the gallery plugin for Flatpress.1,326
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Intermission.1,689
What do you mean I have a problem?1,502
I've done a little maintenance on things here at wereboar.1,215
The SCARF 2025 hamfest in Shade, Ohio.1,480
I guess the wire was supposed to be the fuse?1,272
What to do with this thing? The Waage 066 test box...1,324
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 4 - Parts.1,580
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 3 - Schematic Corrections.1,635
An Unknown 2-dial TRF radio part 2: Identifying things inside.1,538
Federated but disassociated social networking via nostr.1,260
The Sunday Creek Amateur Radio Federation Hamfest - January 19th1,377
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 2 - Testing.1,581
The Heatkit AF-1 Analog Frequency Meter, Part 1.1,649
A Hallicrafters S38-C recap - Wrapup and Bumblebee Capacitors.1,346
A Hallicrafters S38-C recap - part 4: Doing the work.1,261
More thoughts on the Olson TE-1891,331
A Hallicrafters S38-C recap - part 3: Layout considerations.1,386
It's that time of year - get your Dayton Hamvention tickets early!1,570
A Hallicrafters S38-C recap - part 2: Getting back on it's feet...1,377
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - Does it work, and final thoughts.1,322
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - Rebuild, part 4 - What actually was replaced?1,235
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - Rebuild, part 3 - finishing up with parts and wires.1,253
Selling something and you've asked AI to write the description? Good luck!1,324
A look back at 2024's hamfest and shows.1,582
The December Scott Antique Market1,580
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - The Waiting Game.1,307
A Waterman OCA-11A “industrial / pocket” oscilloscope - Part 2: Tubes!1,322
The Heathkit IO-10 Oscilloscope - Part 1: Observations1,429
Tales from the eBay universe.1,377
The Heathkit IO-21 Oscilloscope - Part 1: Observations1,413
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - Rebuild, part 2 - I only wanted to replace some capacitors.1,326
The 1970s live in this Elenco M-1200 meter.1,413
Some miscellaneous NIXIE devices to a new home.1,256
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - Intermission: Parts1,320
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - Rebuild, part 1.1,323
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - Considerations1,445
My 2025 Hamfest and Show List3,694
Photos from the November 2024 Scott Antique Market.1,366
The B&W Model 200 Signal Generator Part 3 - setting it aside for now.1,260
An Unknown 2-dial TRF radio.1,395
The B&W Model 200 Signal Generator Part 2 - Diagnosis1,394
The B&W Model 200 Signal Generator1,410
Pictures from the 2024 Fort Wayne Hamfest1,458
Pictures from the Ft. Wayne hamfest on the way!1,314
A Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator - Wrapup, set-up, and final thoughts.1,480
An Olson TE-189 C-R Analyzer - Some notes on parts.1,394
An Olson TE-198 C-R Analyzer Part 2 - What should we replace?1,380
An Olson TE-198 C-R Analyzer1,487
I found the 60Ω resistor in my Heathkit IG-72 socket.1,464
A Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator Part 7 - I think we're done...1,478
A Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator Part 6 - We're back up and running.1,499
An EICO 242 FET VOM1,367
A PACO G-30 RF Signal Generator1,759
A Westinghouse H-636T6 AA5+1 Radio - It lives*1,423
The Aerovox Model 97 LC-Checker1,560
The 2024 Fort Wayne hamfest1,725
A Waterman OCA-11A "industrial / pocket" oscilloscope.1,452
A Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator Part 5 - We're not done yet.1,500
Pictures from the MARC 2024 Hamfest1,419
I hit 1000 views on a post - Thank you!1,376
A Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator Part 4 - Final - No need for repairs.1,562
A Hallicrafters S38-C recap.1,500
A Westinghouse H-636T6 AA5+1 Radio1,416
A Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator Part 3 - Do I need parts?1,522
A Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator Part 2 - Suspicions. 1,733
A Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator Part 1 - Observations.1,272
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Wrapup and final thoughts.1,567
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 8 - And, we're done.1,400
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 7 - On the importance of checking your work.1,492
NTE Electronics is gone.1,518
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 6e - The rebuild is done.1,545
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 6d - Almost there!1,497
Fixing the Heathkit IG-72 Signal Generator1,455
email services for pygg.xyz have been terminated.1,394
An interesting Westinghouse Radio1,429
An audio analyzer project idea from years ago.1,389
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 6c - I was only going to run a few wires.1,420
Photos from The Scioto Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest 20241,624
That weird lightbulb in Heathkit - and other - test equipment.1,402
Some notes from The Scioto Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest1,405
The Aerovox Model 97 Inductor-Capacitor Checker1,451
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 6b - Continuing the power supply.1,507
Salary is confidential? Your response should be thanks, but no thanks!1,369
An interesting modular digital trainer.1,435
Pictures from the 2024 Cleveland Hamfest.1,656
The Scioto Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest1,452
Pictures from the Cleveland Hamfest are on the way.1,365
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 6a - Starting the rebuild1,611
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Component Notes1,601
The 50th Annual Cleveland Hamfest is happening this weekend.1,684
The McMurdo Silver “Sparx” Model 905 Signal Tracer - Photos1,352
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 51,521
The McMurdo Silver “Sparx” Model 905 Signal Tracer - Update1,551
A couple more Ohio shows that I may get to...1,428
What were they trying to do here?1,425
The Phaostron 666 Multimeter from 1958.1,596
The Findlay Radio Club 2024 Hamfest1,517
The McMurdo Silver "Sparx" Model 905 Signal Tracer1,660
The 2024 Findlay Radio Club Hamfest is this weekend.1,507
Pictures from the 2024 Johnstown Swappers Day2,234
The 2024 Johnstown (Ohio) Swappers Day Flea Market1,978
It's interesting how old data just keeps kicking around.1,397
The NRI (Conar 200) "Appliance Tester"1,698
Has it really been 30 years?1,493
The PACO B-10 Battery Eliminator and Charger1,574
These giant selenium rectifier plates1,619
I've added a mastodon feed to the blog.1,498
Pretty good for just pulling it out of a junk bin.1,514
The 2024 Coolspring Power Museum Show1,706
The 2024 Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association Show1,738
Have you ever wondered what's inside of that device?1,463
The Columbus 2024 Hamfest1,747
My haul from the 2024 Columbus Hamfest1,630
It's time to clean out some stuff - maybe to Dayton 2025?1,430
Pictures from recent shows are on the way!1,416
The dial lamp can be more important than you think.1,733
Replacing the filter capacitors in a Hallicrafters S-38C1,612
A recruiter once told me that a company was a poor choice. They were right.1,492
Creating a useful 404 page for this blog (and flatpress in general?)1,567
Fun with Chrome?1,573
The Columbus Ohio hamfest - Saturday August 3rd 20241,848
A cheap Chinese radio kit.1,512
The RCA 151 Oscilloscope1,516
The Westinghouse 54884B Watt-hour Meter Standard.1,591
Yet another test box - The Waage Model 066.1,881
Remember Geocities?1,517
Pictures from Coolspring Power Museum's Spring Expo on the way.1,566
Minor imperfections. Priced to sell.1,589
pygg.xyz, the former home for this blog, is nearing it's end.1,691
Breezeshooters 2024 - What I brought home.1,802
Pictures from Breezeshooters 2024 Hamfest.2,068
Don't stay at toxic workplaces. 1,546
The Breezeshooter's Hamfest is next weekend - June 9th 2024.1,920
Finding old wereboar posts in search engines?1,833
Hamvention 2024 - Sunday's Pictures.2,030
Hamvention 2024 - Saturday's Pictures.1,982
Hamvention 2024 - Friday's Pictures.2,010
I've had a few questions about the images here.1,694
Hamvention 2024 - Sunday's Stuff I Didn't Need (Ok, I'm just buying it because it's cheap!)1,786
Hamvention 2024 - Saturday's Stuff I Didn’t Need (mom it followed me home!)1,741
Hamvention 2024 - Friday's Stuff I Didn't Need (but it jumped in my car I swear!)1,823
Only one show on the calendar for June.1,670
The Dayton Hamvention is this weekend!1,905
My favorite part of opening old devices is...1,547
MFJ has announced they are closing their doors.1,869
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 41,851
A new LinkedIn scam.1,660
What I took home from TUSCO 20241,660
The 2024 TUSCO ARC Hamfest1,732
If you're planning on going to the Dayton Hamvention...1,767
Stuff I brought home from Cuyahoga Falls 2024.1,450
A Radio Shack 28-177 Crystal Radio Kit - Conclusion1,912
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 31,869
A Radio Shack 28-177 Crystal Radio Kit2,124
The 2024 Cuyahoga Falls Hamfest1,800
This 1986 Ford Radio.1,859
Imagine taking this 29-cent LED bulb back to 1955...1,660
Just some minor equipment repairs - cord replacements1,638
Remember these things?1,620
Tip Plugs for older test equipment are still purchasable.1,770
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 21,909
No amount of whining will get you that information.1,852
April Hamfests1,790
Dayton Hamvention is only about 6 weeks away.1,848
By the power of the sun!1,759
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 12,018
Pictures from the Scott Antique Market1,873
An Eico 145 Signal Tracer - Part 01,864
An unusual 115VAC demand meter.1,883
I guess making a complaint does work.1,745
Magic Eye Tube kits from China1,754
Multiple email SPF records? Yeah, go away kid, we don't care.1,727
All of the documents currently in wereboar’s archive - Part II.1,810
An IMD-202-2 for parts...but let's take a quick look anyway!1,710
Magic Eyes - glowing green magic from the vacuum tube era.1,844
That oddball connector on old test equipment...1,785
The Sunday Creek ARF Hamfest 20241,903
The Sunday Creek Hamfest has come and gone,1,755
Stabilizing the oscillator in the IM-1212 Meter, part 21,961
Mistakes were made - a long long time ago.1,766
An odd little part - single plate selenium rectifier.1,809
Stabilizing the oscillator in the IM-1212 Meter1,845
Another IM-1212 Meter. For some reason.1,873
December 2023's Scott Antique Market.1,812
All of the documents currently in wereboar's archive.1,834
The Regency EC-175 Frequency Counter Manual1,930
2024 Hamfest List2,532
I have to fix the equipment before I fix the equipment.1,820
An MMD1 8080 Trainer1,995
Random board shot: The Bell (Model?) Telephone Desk Speaker1,854
The Heathkit IM-1212 in operation. Kind of.1,825
I didn't take it because it's not enough money...1,876
An odd thing with Flatpress...1,964
Pictures from the November 2023 Scott Antique Market1,996
Pictures from the Fort Wayne Hamfest 20231,921
November 2023's Scott Antique Market1,826
A Heathkit IM-1212 from the Fort Wayne Hamfest - making it work again.2,031
DC Calibration of the Heathkit IM-1212 NIXIE DVM2,143
Notes from the Fort Wayne Hamfest1,831
Testing the Aliexpress Supercapacitor UPS.1,948
I finally got around to testing the supercapacitor UPS.1,771
pygg.xyz is gone.1,811
Did Espressif fix their RF spurs?1,944
An infrared camera for about $401,903
Pictures from Findlay 20231,819
A Supercapacitor UPS? Does it work?1,812
Findlay 2023 has come and gone.1,443
Neat things at the Johnstown Swapper's Day 20232,367
The Findlay Radio Club Hamfest AND The Johnstown Swapper's Day2,038
Pictures from the 2015 Dayton Hamvention1,957
Pictures from the 2015 Findlay Radio Club Hamfest1,762
The only two pictures I took at the 2016 Hamvention1,843
My haul from the Columbus 2023 Hamfest2,094
The Columbus 2023 Hamfest1,890
Checking out a Heathkit AG-7 Signal Generator2,179
Random board shot: The Atari 26001,916
Pictures from The Dayton Hamvention 20031,771
Checking out an Eico 145 Signal Tracer2,177
Random board shot: AT&T PBX Surge Suppressor1,938
This little werepig has settled in his new home.1,995
I didn't drag home much stuff from Butler, but...1,838
My new home for my project blog is here!1,958
The Breezeshooters' Hamfest 2023 - Butler, PA.2,068
Dayton purchase: An HP3440 NIXIE DVM1,807
Dayton 2023: Stuff I drug home.2,008
The Columbus (OH) Hamfest - August 5th 2023.2,000
The Breezeshooter's Hamfest - June 4th 20231,899
The Dayton Hamvention 20232,133
The Dayton Hamvention 2023 has come and gone.1,925
Monster.com has become nothing but noise.1,424
Random board shot - The Textolite "T"1,903
The TUSCO Amateur Radio Club 2023 Show - Junk I Took Home.2,024
The TUSCO Amateur Radio Club 2023 Show2,071
The 2023 Dayton Hamvention is almost upon us!2,050
My haul from the Cuyahoga Falls Hamfest.2,386
Returning a Kaypro 2 to it's original owner... but,2,174
Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club Hamfest, 2023 show pictures1,950
The Tusco ARC Hamfest 2,048
The 67th Cuyahoga Falls ARC Hamfest1,953
The TMRA Hamfest Haul1,896
Random board shot - a commercial weather radio.1,943
A General Electric T-125A “All American Five” Radio, Part III2,174
The Breezeshooter's Hamfest 20231,942
A General Electric T-125A “All American Five” Radio, Part II1,981
A General Electric T-125A "All American Five" Radio2,044
Addendum to the hamfest list...1,886
StatusNet: Cleaning up the main page.2,144
My 2023 Hamfest list. See you there!2,214
The TechTran 980 standalone 5 1/4" disk drive.1,458
It's not a job requisition, it's just spam.1,974
Fort Wayne Hamfest this weekend.1,640
The comments are locked.1,983
Deleting bad files in Windows2,069
StatusNet: Sending email instead of SMS with a new post?2,489
The SwitchBOARd, a general purpose I/O device using the ESP-03.1,751
Re-opened my github account.2,062
The Fort Wayne (Indiana) Hamfest2,192
Didn't make it to the Findlay radio show...1,995
Allow access to a webpage only if inside the LAN?2,180
Blonder-Tongue Audio Baton (BT B-9) Schematics2,244
email misadventures - security is important!2,180
The Hallicrafters S-41G: Found the Sams folder.2,034
The Findlay Radio Club Hamfest - September 11 2022.1,969
The Hallicrafters S-41G: Found a schematic.2,117
The Hallicrafters S-41G Skyrider Jr.2,112
My haul from the 2022 Columbus Hamfest2,037
Pictures from the 2022 Columbus Hamfest2,234
Columbus, Ohio Hamfest 20221,577
Unusual and interesting light sensors2,273
Breezeshooter's (Butler, PA) Hamfest cancelled for 20221,199
Pictures from the Dayton Hamvention 20222,098
An EAS-1 Emergency Alert Decoder2,215
A potato of a board.2,252
Revisiting an old project with new ideas. 2,295
My 1996 group photo from Lucent Technologies.2,108
1959 Blonder-Tongue Audio Baton (B9) Graphic EQ Rebuild2,375
My haul from the 2022 Cuyahoga Falls Hamfest2,148
Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - Show pictures2,097
The "gotchas" of cheap technology.2,117
Updating the Linksys WML11B media player for the modern age2,263
Pictures from the Findlay, Ohio Hamfest 2021.2,264
Breezeshooters Hamfest - June 4th and 5th, 20222,146
Dayton Hamvention - May 20, 21, and 22 20222,137
Pictures from the Columbus Hamfest 20212,121
Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - April 9 20221,953
Just because it fits doesn't mean it will work...2,232
Don't overlook the power cord.2,224
I don't know if I want to.1,840
Columbus, Ohio Hamfest 20212,018
Getting set up.1,868