Just go to http://soldersmoke.com. On that archive page, just click on the blue hyperlinks and your audio player should play that episode.
http://soldersmoke.com
None of those store-bought parts for Jeri Ellsworth! Once again she makes us all look like a bunch of pathetic appliance operators. I like the "harvesting of Germanium" from a 1N34. And I found very interesting her comment about "early hobbyists" cracking open 1N34's and turning them into transistors by adding phosphor-bronze collectors.
This all makes me want to fire up my Fool's Gold crystal radio. WFAX is right down the road...
I have a feeling that home made transistors weren't quite as rare as people might think in the 50s and early 60s. An old friend of mine, sadly now a silent key talked about making them, and it being one of those "crazes" that sometimes propogate around school and colleges, though how the information was passed around, I'm really not at all sure - word of mouth I guess.
Also worth going back to the father of the integrated circuit (usually regarded as being Jack Kilby, but there were precursors, and like most of that sort of invention, had parallel strands) and looking at what he did - that could almost of been done at home by an enterprising amateur.
"SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" is now available as an e-book for Amazon's Kindle.
Here's the site:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004V9FIVW
Re: Tower question........
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I live in Maine. I'm inland about 40 miles from the coast and we get ice,
snow and wind. I've had a Universal Aluminum 70 footer, 18 inch face, up
for ov...
Shortwave’s the WORD
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Good day shortwave folks from myself FastRadioBurst 23. Here’s some text
from the Imaginary Stations crew letting you know of our audio
communications this...
June 13, 2024. Electret Microphones.
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The D-104 Microphone from Astatic was the Gold Standard for microphones
dating back to the 1930's. The D-104 AKA the Lollipop was huge and had an
air of do...
Vk7mo
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Episode 505 - Rex Moncur - VK7MORex Moncur VK7MO, holds the world record
for the longest 10GHz EME contact using a 50 watt transmitter to a 70CM
satellite ...
Broadcast Band AM Radio
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See the YouTube series for more information:
http://www.youtube.com/c/CharlieMorrisZL2CTM
Buffer Amplifier
Low Pass Filter
IF Ampli...
An Inline RF Step Attenuator for QRPp Work
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I don’t need to explain the attraction of low power operation; if you’re
reading this, the chances are that you are already a convert. I’ve been
operating ...
A 51S-1 Restoration Story
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I came across my Collins 51S-1 in a big junkyard in Ankara, Turkey around
2012. It was in a pile with a lot of other electronic scrap, probably from
one o...
New QRP Cluster Online From OM0ET and OM6APN
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By DX EXPLORER
DX EXPLORER
Paul OM0ET and Peter OM6APN recently launched a new cluster dedicated to
QRP operations. Have a look and I hope you will enjoy...
3D Printing The Hadley 114mm Newtonian Telescope
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Yes, we’re building a 3D Printed Newtonian Telescope called Hadley. It’s
being printed in PETG and in the video below, I give a quick tour. My build
isn’...
3D printed project boxes
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I have been busy with some other things that have kept me away from
electronics projects for quite a while. Now I can get back to them, but
realize I n...
Daylight Again – An all Analog Radio
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What’s all this? In 10 seconds, A high performance, 7MHz, 5 watt SSB rig
Draws just 24 mA of current 90 dB dynamic range, 80 dB close-in dynamic
range 3D ...
Adding Enclosure to your sBitx Boards Order
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The early buyers of the sBitx board set who bought it for $270 USD might
want to also add the enclosure (box) for in the kit. What you will now get
is a f...
Digi-chirp! Digital synthesis of ‘nostalgic’ CW
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The bottom ends of 80, 40 and 20m are not what they used to be. For
starters, the busiest part is the digital segment where computers talk to
computers – l...
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A Simple Speech Processor
(For QRP/SSB Homebrew Transceivers )
Over the last few weeks I had been thinking to build a small AF speech
processor to add to...
A New Look for your uBitx!
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Adding a "Cool Blue" Display to your uBitx!
The standard "green background" with black lettering frequently reminds me
that I suffer from Chronic seasickn...
I have a feeling that home made transistors weren't quite as rare as people might think in the 50s and early 60s. An old friend of mine, sadly now a silent key talked about making them, and it being one of those "crazes" that sometimes propogate around school and colleges, though how the information was passed around, I'm really not at all sure - word of mouth I guess.
ReplyDeleteAlso worth going back to the father of the integrated circuit (usually regarded as being Jack Kilby, but there were precursors, and like most of that sort of invention, had parallel strands) and looking at what he did - that could almost of been done at home by an enterprising amateur.
Uh oh Bill, moving holes! But after reading SSGAWE, we all know how it REALLY works, don't we!
ReplyDeleteCool!
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Can't wait to see AA1TJ build a transmitter out of one of these!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving Solder Smoke so far!
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