Showing posts with label Dominican Republic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dominican Republic. Show all posts
Monday, September 21, 2026

Another Blast from the Past -- Dino KL0S in the early 70s -- A Turner mic, a Vibroplex, an HQ-100, a DC receiver, and a tech library.

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Dino:  Yes the parallels are really eerie OM.  There is that Turner mic.  I still have mine too, but I had to replace the element with an El...
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Saturday, August 1, 2026

A Really Interesting Workshop Video -- Please comment!

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My posting of this video should clearly demonstrate the I am not a Ludite (one d), and that I am not opposed to technological change.   I me...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The Snake Shack of the Amazon

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/science/snake-collector-mera-ecuador.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o1A.2O0_.gzrRsoBWgWvH&smid=url-shar...
Friday, May 29, 2026

A Quick Review of "Open Circuits" by Eric Schlaepfer and Windell H. Oskay

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Wednesday's post about this book caused me to pull it off my shelf and to take another look. Highlights from the SolderSmoke perspectiv...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Other Workshops: Homebrew Sailboats

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In the Dominican Republic I sometimes find myself wanting to take sailing lessons on Juanillo Beach.  Maybe next winter. I've also been ...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The REALLY BIG Dish: China's Sky Eye

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The technology used is really interesting, as is the struggle to maintain a radio quiet zone around the telescope.  The limestone geology wi...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The Green Hornet -- My Visual and 10 meter Beacon from the Dominican Republic

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This all started a LONG time ago when I built a "Lil Slugger" CW transmitter, designed by Doug DeMaw. The schematic appears below ...
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Friday, March 20, 2026

Solar Powered Drone from South Africa

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 I've been flying a DJI 4K Mini drone here in the Dominican Republic, so I am interested in the whole drone thing.  The technology invol...
Monday, February 23, 2026

SolderSmoke Podcast 263: DR-PR, UM, DCRX, SKN, Design, PSSST, W7ZOI, FT-101, HW32A, VK, HST, AMP, MAILBAG

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Pete Juliano N6QW February 23, 2026 SolderSmoke Podcast #263 is available for download:  Audio:   http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke263.mp3 ...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

A QSO with Dean KK4DAS (Northern Virginia to Dominican Republic)

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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 giv...
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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Attempting 2 meter contact, Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico

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It is about 100 miles across the Mona Channel.  That is a longshot on 2 meters, but I got the idea when, this past summer, I regularly hear...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Watching the Hubble Space Telescope (an old friend) from the Dominican Republic

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  A recent article about the possibility of an early demise of the Hubble Space Telecope caught my eye.  I first saw HST as it came overhead...
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Sunday, December 21, 2025

Frank Jones W6AJF on Homebrew, Thermatrons, and VHF

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We are in the Dominican Republic now. I thought SolderSmoke blog readers would like the introduction to Frank Jones W6AJF's VHF handbook...
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