Brian KI7LKB has built a very FB SolderSmoke direct conversion receiver. He made the PTO coil form himself, using the cardboard from a coat hanger as the tube. (I have used these tubes for many homebrew inductors. I thought I was alone! FB Brian.) In the video above we see Brian's receiver pulling in SSB signals.
Brian writes:
Finished the DCR! Even with S-7 noise, from here in Southern Nevada, picked up stations in Canada, Texas and Louisiana. Built to plans, except the PTO coil form was fabricated from a clothes hanger tube mounted in a fiberglass frame. Antenna is an inverted “V”. A ham since 2017, I’m always looking for something to build, and the Soldersmoke podcast provided an educational and appropriately challenging project. I particularly like the fact it is modular, and I’ve already identified other applications for the audio amplifier. Your guidance was excellent and I learned a bunch. Thank you!
Here is Brian's receiver at work in the CW portion of 40 meters:
Thank you Brian. Congratulations! You homebrewed a receiver!
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Very nice build!
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