Showing posts with label DC Receiver Build. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Receiver Build. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Steve WD4CFN's FB Mid-Tennessee SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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  Steve WD4CFN has built a FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver.   From his QRZ page:  " I also enjoy QRP.  A group of us have sta...
Monday, June 9, 2025

Rick W1DSP's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver -- Exploring the Rabbit Holes

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Thanks to Rick W1DSP for sending us his "proof of life" video.  It is indeed alive!  Congratulations Rick!  Welcome to the Hall of...
Sunday, June 8, 2025

Phil W1PJE, Director of MIT's Haystack Observatory, visits SolderSmoke East, Talks Radio with N2CQR and KK4DAS

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We were very pleased that Phil W1PJE was able to visit yesterday. Phil is the Director of MIT's Haystack Observatory . He is very know...
Saturday, June 7, 2025

A FIRST! K1OA Contact with N2CQR -- All Homebrew with SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers on Both Ends

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At around 0630 EDT on June 7, 2025 I heard K1OA calling CQ on 7030 kHz CW. This was exactly where I had a crystal.  I called him, but he did...
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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Alan Wolke W2AEW's Build of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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We were already very proud to put Alan Wolke W2AEW in our Hall of Fame .  But Alan put icing on the cake this morning by making his own vide...
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Ashish N6ASD's Beautiful SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver -- Built in Bangalore -- "This was such a fun project. This was my first direct conversion build, and I learned a lot along the way."

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Ashish N6ASD is a really good guy.  We started watching his projects when he was in San Francisco .  He does a lot of  fundamental radio bui...
Saturday, May 31, 2025

Not a Toy! K1OA Making Contacts with the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver and a KA4KXX Transmitter

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T his goes to prove what we have been saying all along:  this receiver is not a toy!  It is capable of operating as part of a real 2-way ham...
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Friday, May 30, 2025

Hiss, Filters, QRM, and Hearing Loss: Do we need AF filters in direct conversion receivers?

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L6 is the 88mH toroid Messages on Discord about the need to knock down higher frequency audio response in the SolderSmoke direct conversion ...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Kevin K3IY's Beautiful FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver: "An amazing experience... A milestone for me..."

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Kevin's receiver was beautifully built. And it sounds great.  Congratulations Kevin, and welcome to the Hall of Fame.  Kevin writes:  Th...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Chuck N4AVC's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver: "I enjoyed the build and testing."

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Chuck N4AVC's use of the frequency counter in his digital multimeter is pretty cool and innovative. And it is nice to have yet another r...
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Monday, May 26, 2025

Paul WA1MAC GETS DOWN TO BRASS TACKS with his FB GLUE STICK SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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  Wow, look at that beautiful build of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver.  We haven't received a "proof of life" vide...
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Saturday, May 24, 2025

Ted KN4ZXG's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion receiver: "This project is the greatest gift to homebrewing..."

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There it is, a thing of beauty.  The best part is that Ted built this receiver himself.  That is something that most hams NEVER do.  Ted wri...
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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Mitch NK3H's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver -- "Incredibly satisfying!"

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Wow, Mitch NK3H has built a really nice receiver. (He says it is not pretty, but those of us who have built one or who are in the process kn...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Bill K7WXW's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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This is a very nice build.  Bill K7WXW fought a long battle to get this receiver working, and -- more importantly -- to understand why it is...
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Monday, May 19, 2025

Daniel VE5DLD's FOUR FB Saskatchewan SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers

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Daniel VE5DLD is a teacher in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.  Back in early 2023 several lucky students joined him in building the SolderSmok...

Honorable Mention: Andreas DL1AJG's THREE SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers for Biologists

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  Andreas DL1AJG was another of those intrepid hams who,  in the dark of winter 2023 took up the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Chal...
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Sunday, May 18, 2025

Rick N3FJZ's Early Completion of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge

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 It was a cold day in early February 2023.  Rick N3FJZ had responded to an early version of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Challenge:  I ...
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Saturday, May 17, 2025

Stephen VK2BLQ's Very FB EARLY build of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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  This was back in the old days, long before we had Discord.  It was early 2023, and we were getting ready to start the Direct Conversion re...