SolderSmoke Podcast 83 has been uploaded. Topics covered:
Shortwave listening from the island of Ischia.
Chicago's old "Surplus Row."
New antenna yields trans-Atlantic DX!
SPRAT's minimalist MPF-102 rig.
SDR vs. HDR.
Dan's Small Parts.
LB Cebik SK.
AA1TJ's Zener Diode rigs discussed on Radio Havana Cuba.
Beacon project.
Design first, build later!
SPECIAL REPORT FROM OZARKCON!
MAILBAG: Scopes and distortion, Spectrum Analysers, new kits, 30K lemons, FDIM
You can find this episode of SolderSmoke, and all previous episodes at:
http://www.soldersmoke.com
73 from Rome
Bill, I cannot find the kits on ebay you mentioned. Not in completed or current listings. A Google search did not show them either.
ReplyDelete73 Nigel M0NDE
Nigel: Here is some more info on the kits:
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73 Bill
Bill,
ReplyDeleteI sometimes listen to Soldersmoke at work when nobody is around, I heard you talking in this week's edition about people wandering around listening to soccer (isn't it football over there?) on their radios so having a shortwave radio with the antenna sticking up is no big deal. Just curious, do you find people in Europe listening to shortwave more than in the US? When I was a kid there used to be people periodically who had shortwave receivers but I don't know anybody who does it now that isn't a ham (and most hams don't). Is it more prevalent there?
Keep up the good work!
73,
Kerry, WD5ABC
PS Don't give up on the SDR radios, I've built a couple and am having a ball with it, go to groups.yahoo.com and search for softrock40.