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Brace yourselves. This is almost too much. Prepare for sensory overload and possible palpitations. Wow. This is really amazing. Note the very casual way Paul manages to mix Eico 430 oscilloscopes with the latest Tek touch-screen 'scope. Heck, the doesn't even mention the SP-600s! He does briefly note "a very large transmitter." Indeed. And he has a microscope on the bench.
This video is part of an excellent YouTube channel called "Mr. Carlson's Lab." Great stuff in there. Paul works on everything from old tube type receivers to modern Yaesus and Icoms.
It took me a little digging to find his ham radio call sign. There are many Paul Carlsons on QRZ.com, but Paul's pronunciation of "solder" gave him away. It seems our Canadian friends also (like the Brits) pronounce the "L." VE7ZWZ.
In response to popular demand, "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
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The Radio Shack • Re: Nice to be back.
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Sorry, Dan. When you didn't log in for more than 2 years, your account was
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Re: input matching to grounded grid amplifier
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Quote from: DMOD on August 14, 2017, 12:23:24 AM
I am using the Wingfield Pi-Net equations.
I have to input an initial Qin = 10 in order to get a loaded Q n...
A New Line of Transceivers ~ DifX
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Return of the Simpleceiver Plus!
There may be a good chance of a group project being undertaken called the
Simpleceiver, much like the LBS project. Only t...
Dave reviews the Icom IC-R8600
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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO) who writes:
Just FYI. My Icom IC-R8600 “Wide Band” Receiver Review is now available.
Mind you t...
A 630m Maritime Adventure
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*HAKUNA MATATA*It may not have been the *YASME* but the recent voyage of
the *HAKUNA MATATA* had all of the radio fun that one might ask for during
the mi...
CW adapter for BritX
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The desain is using Atmel ATTINY13 with 1KB flash is moret han enough to
handle the duty, actually using 555 is also possible to build the
interface but u...
New 3D Printer Project
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|My poor little 3D printer has been busy for the last week or so printing
parts for its big brother. The AM8 design is based on a bunch of mods to
the Ana...
Sticker Shock
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CW keys cost too much, or do they?
I read various forums and blogs for the same reason you might be reading
this one. I'm always interested in learning mor...
VXOs-Simple Minimalist's Signal Sources.
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With the recent advancement of technology, the availability and
accessibility of stable signal sources has become within reach of an
average radio home bre...
UHF Travels
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Many amateur experimenters stay in the familiar comfort zone of HF. A small
number venture into VHF, and even fewer devote time designing, building and
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Volca Sync DIY
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A few weeks back Cameron (yes - the Cameron who started all this
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Paul's lab and attention to detail is outstanding. I find myself saying "sol der" from time to time though :)
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