tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post8473696028835514109..comments2024-03-28T08:01:27.111-04:00Comments on SolderSmoke Daily News: Analog TO THE MAX! An Old School Readout for the BITX 40Bill Mearahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662500663603350847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-1013792011264226892016-11-19T17:30:37.393-05:002016-11-19T17:30:37.393-05:00I used a 10 turn pot and just left the LO to drift...I used a 10 turn pot and just left the LO to drift like crazy and for how I use the Bitx 40 its perfect, but being able to know what frequency I am calling on helps and as I also take a CW transceiver out portable with me, I have another receiver to use to find my frequency, not the most eloquent solution but it works.<br /><br />http://vk4ffab.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_20161108_131201.jpgVK4FFABhttp://vk4ffab.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-23958239469947865912016-11-19T13:01:51.038-05:002016-11-19T13:01:51.038-05:00Apparently there was a time when protractors were ...Apparently there was a time when protractors were used for dials. They come pre-marked, a logging scale at least.<br /><br />I can't say I've seen it dine much, but in the eighties Bill Hoisington had a converter article in 73 where he used them for the dial, and he said they'd been used in the past for the purpose.<br /><br />MichaelMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699701261288661640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-49327945532694503632016-11-19T11:23:35.494-05:002016-11-19T11:23:35.494-05:00Hi Bill,
That is an absolutely simple and very pr...Hi Bill,<br /><br />That is an absolutely simple and very practical solution. I would even go so far as to say an elegant solution. In the true spirit of what Frahan intended. Let us not forget --this is how it was first done. Cheers and Bravo. de N6QWN6QWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160697334746659660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-32970680119734433862016-11-19T11:09:12.588-05:002016-11-19T11:09:12.588-05:00Bill replacing digital with analog, ive seen the a...Bill replacing digital with analog, ive seen the analogue to this analog before.. he he he. Btw rubber hose makes a good grommet on those scary looking cable holes. <br />Keith n6ors<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-17298273551990100442016-11-19T10:38:08.923-05:002016-11-19T10:38:08.923-05:00Analog is the new digital? ;-)
73 Jan PA3GSVAnalog is the new digital? ;-)<br /><br />73 Jan PA3GSVAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321901870715549459noreply@blogger.com