Showing posts with label 1712 Rig. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1712 Rig. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Homebrew-to-Homebrew Contact on 17 meters with DL2RMM (Video)

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  Here is short clip of a very cool HB2HB contact on 17 meters.  Thanks Jens!  Check out his QRZ page here:  https://www.qrz.com/db/DL2RMM
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Monday, September 25, 2023

Crushing Spurs with Better Bandpass Filters

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PA3AKE's passband (on screen) an mine (on NanoVNA)  While I was away in the Dominican Republic (3-9 August 2023),  I was thinking about ...
Monday, July 10, 2023

Martein's Bandpass Filters - PA3AKE

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Above you can see the really nice 15 meter filter that I built using data provided by Martein PA3AKE.  https://martein.home.xs4all.nl/pa3ake...
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Monday, September 5, 2022

Why Do Some VFOs Tune More Linearly Than Others?

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This has been one of the major complaints about our beloved analog LC VFOs:   The frequency tuning on these circuits is often not linear.  F...
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Saturday, May 7, 2022

SolderSmoke Podcast #237 is available: TV Show! No! W9YEI's 1939 TV. 1712 Rig. HQ-100. New SDR Rig and Book. JF3HZB's VFO Digital Dial. FIELD DAY! PSSST. MAILBAG

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SolderSmoke podcast #237 is available:  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke237.mp3 Travelogue -- New York City!  Stickers! And about that tri...
Monday, April 25, 2022

75/20 - 17/12 Two Homebrew Rigs in Scrap-Wood Boxes

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  I moved the 17/12 Rig off the workbench and placed it (as planned) atop the Mythbuster rig.  Now I have four bands easily accessible.  In ...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

The 17 & 12 SSB Transceiver -- Circuit and Build Info -- Video #4

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I REALLY LIKE THIS RIG. IT IS LIKE A MAGIC CARPET THAT CARRIES MY VOICE ACROSS THE SEAS. Cutting Display Hole sets off smoke alarm. Revers...
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Friday, April 1, 2022

SolderSmoke Podcast #236 -- Bill's 17-12 Rig, Pea Shooter, VFO Wisdom, Temp Compensation, Need Code for Max2870, Making Enclosures, MAILBAG

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ARC-5 R-23 Nav Receiver Parts SolderSmoke Podcast #236 is available! http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke236.mp3 Winterfest!   Many Boatanchor...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

First Ever Contact on 12 Meters: Homebrew, QRP, SSB, DX (Video)

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I've recently finished most of the circuitry on the 17-12 meter dual band SSB transceiver. I have had contacts with it on 17 meters, bu...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Receiver Dynamics -- How Good is my Receiver?

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OK , so I've finished building my new 17-12 Dual Band SSB Transceiver.  I am now testing it out on both bands.   A big question I have i...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

17 - 12 Dual Band SSB Transceiver On-The-Air

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  It is still completely al-fresco, with all the guts exposed, but I got it on the air this morning.  I was 17, running it through my CCI  ....
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Video #2 17/12 SSB Transceiver -- Receive RF Amplifier Needed?

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Lots of progress to report on the 1712 rig.  With just two TIA amps (one on either side of the 10 pole filter) and the AF amplifiers, I now ...
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

An Analog LC VFO for my 17/12 Meter SSB Transceiver (VIDEO #1)

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Here's my initial work on a VFO for my 17 meter -- 12 Meter Single Conversion Dual Band SSB Transceiver. The IF (crystal filter) will be...
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