Our friend Alan (W2AEW) just published this excellent short video demonstrating how to quickly tune the Penntek TR-45L’s Z-Match ATU. Of course, this same technique can be applied to the Emtech ZM-2 or any other manual Z-Match tuner: An excellent tutorial, Alan! Thank you!

Many thanks to Paul (W7CPP) who writes: If you haven’t seen this it is worth watching. Alan does a great job calculating the actual versus selected keyer speed on the KX2 and TR-45: Click here to watch on YouTube. Brilliant video! Thanks for sharing this, Paul.  Alan’s YouTube channel is one of my favorites. If … Continue reading KX2 and TR-45L: Alan measures actual vs selected keyer speeds →

Many thanks to Mike (N2HTT) who recently reached out: Hi Tom, I recently treated myself to a Penntek TR-45L, and I think it’s the perfect field CW rig, except for one thing: the viewing angle sitting on a table is too vertical. I made myself a tilt cradle that holds the rig at a 15 … Continue reading N2HTT’s Tilt Cradle for the Penntek TR-45L →

Many thanks to Davey (KU9L) who shares a link to this news from John (WA3RN), owner, and designer of Penntek radios. John writes: I have been considering for some time the future of the Penntek Instruments amateur radio products. This old man isn’t getting any younger and is in fact beginning to get tired. With … Continue reading Penntek: John (WA3RNC) is Retiring →