Wow, look at that beautiful build of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver. We haven't received a "proof of life" video from Paul yet, but we trust that his receiver does in fact work. Paul has some heavy care-giver responsibilities that keep him in his home. We do not want to complicate his life by asking for outside antennas or videos.
We are also not going to complicate Paul's life my insisting that he build it our way. First, his life is already complicated enough, and second, the innovations he introduced are really cool. The use of brass tacks and conducive copper tape is really ingenious. And the glue stick has brought him to the Joy of Oscillation (JOO). In fact the glue stick has given him JOVO -- the Joy of Variable Oscillation. FB Paul.
Paul writes:
Hi guys
I've been gettin down to brass tack here at the mac-shack! Fits in nicely within my new caregiver role.
Been having a ball with the brass thumbtack breadboarding from SPRAT on your DC Receiver challenge!
Gluestick PTO, check, alive with the joy of oscillation!
BPF, check (need to tune once I find the nano VNA here somewhere)
DBM and diplexer, check, there was room on the board left over so I cheated and snuck the BPF on that board too
3 BJT audio amp with transformer, check, alive and passes the finger test, loudly!
Since I currently have no 40m antenna here guess it's time to finally put that active antenna I've been meaning to build............Any how thanks for all the fun and hair pulling, oh wait, I'm already bald!
73
Paul WA1MAC, get it the mac-shack :-)
JOVO!
Glue Stick!
Brass tacks!
Congratulations Paul! Welcome to the Hall of Fame!
That's a clever construction method and a good looking project.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding work Paul, thanks for sharing your construction techniques. I purchased my box of bronze tacks and my stain glass copper tape arrived via UPS today. You are an inspiration - congrats on this achievement de AB1DQ
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