Dean KK4DAS was checking out his new homebrew solid state 100 watt amplifier. We were talking about it on the phone, then we decided to give it a try on the air. Above is the Dominican end of the QSO. It was great to talk to Dean on the air. Below is how the QSO looked and sounded from Dean's QTH in Northern Virginia:
Next we need to bring Pete into the conversation so that we can have an All-SolderSmoke QSO.
Bill, Congratulations to both you and Dean on your HB2HB contact. I hope to be joining you on the air in the coming months after I get my homebrew station back on the air. Congratulations to you Dean on getting you 100w homebrew PA working. I remember you were having trouble on the higher (in MHz) bands earlier, what did you change to get everything working? 73 to you both - Rick -N3FJZ - Manchester Maryland
ReplyDeleteConsidering that great propagation on 20 Meters is common
ReplyDeletethese days the next time you guys talk on the air you should
publicize it a few days in advance so all us Soldersmokers
can either listen on our Soldersmoke DC Receivers that we
have converted to 20M operation or else join in the conversation
to see if our 10 watt homebrew rigs can make the trip. However, if you like the idea please use the General portion of the band for those of us who do not have the higher license. --Walter KA4KXX
Sounds like a plan Walter. I buttoned up the amplifier and its working well with several of my rigs - includning my original uBitx. Unfortuately with my homebrew 20/40 rig I'm getting feedback and oscillation. Probably need better shielding and grounding on both homebrew rigs and the amp. Still a bit of a work in progress but very happy so far. Dean - KK4DAS
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