Hello! My name is Jim McClanahan, amateur radio callsign W4JBM--and welcome to my virtual shack...

I've been interested in radio and electronics as long as I can remember. These pages contain information on various radio equipment I currently own or have previously owned. And in the tradition of the this great hobby, I also wanted to share some of what I've been taught and some of what I've had to figure out on my own over the years.

• See my growing list of Ham Radio Projects.
• Find information on my Low Frequency Activies.
• Radio Kits Page - For anyone interested in radio kits.
• Heathkit SW-717 - A nostalgic look at this popular receiver.
• Realistic DX-302 - I sold mine a while back, but still maintain these pages. Make sure you check out the link to my more technical 302 page (detailing several modifications) at the bottom of my main 302 page.
• Realistic DX-160 - Another classic. This is another radio I sold when I bought my new HF transceiver.
• Alinco DJ-195 - My 2M handie-talkie.
• Kenwood R-300 - A nice radio from the 1970s.
• My first shortwave radio, a regen receiver kit offered by Radio Shack back in the 1970s.

• Find out how I got interested in radio and where it led me...
• Take a look inside my 'non-virtual' shack.
• I've also pulled together some thoughts on test equipment and information about my bench.
• I've been working on electronic equipment for almost 30 years now, and I've picked up some favorite hints and tips that I've found useful.
• I've also collected a variety of interesting, electronics and radio related tidbits over the years.
• And finally, I've started collecting some radio and electronics humor.

• Bearcat 245XLT - My trunk tracking scanner.
• Sony ICF-SC1 WaveHawk - My choice for scanning conventional and military air frequencies.

• If you want to listen to the citizens band (CB), here's a handy list of CB Channel Frequencies.
• If you really want to sound cool, try spelling everything out with the standard phonetic alphabet. Sound like a "Romeo Echo Alpha Lima" radio geek.
• Impress your friends and co-workers, know your microwave band designators. All those Ku's and such will never be a mystery again.
• "Pink Noise? We don't need no pink noise 'round here..." Just what is pink noise anyway? Check out a short overview of noise.

I also have pages for some gear I no longer own but that might be of interest to others.

• The Conar Twins novice station I owned for a while.
• The ICOM R70 I had for a while including some troubleshooting information.