Showing posts with label Farhan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Farhan. Show all posts
Sunday, June 1, 2025

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 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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Monday, May 19, 2025

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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Friday, May 9, 2025

Ramakrishnan VU2JXN's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver: "Extremely thrilled! Hooked!"

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This is a really important Hall of Fame entry for us.  This is our first completed SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver from India (more w...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Juan LU2VJM's Beautiful Argentine SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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I was really pleased to see Juan LU2VJM's rapid completion of the SolderSmoke direct conversion receiver.  But I wasn't really surpr...
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Sunday, March 9, 2025

Nate KA1MUQ Turns His Frying Pan DC Receiver into a Double Sideband Transceiver and Works Idaho from California

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Wow, you can see the look of homebrew satisfaction as Nate works Idaho from California with his homebrew Double Sideband Transceiver.  It is...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

SolderSmoke Podcast #257 -- Wrap up of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge

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SolderSmoke Podcast #257 is available.  Video version:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOoZiHbC4Ag Audio version: https://soldersmoke.com/s...
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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Why Should We Build Analog Gear When the World has Gone Digital?

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Our friend Todd (Vasily) had recently been thinking about this on his excellent Popcorn Electronics blog:  https://qrp-popcorn.blogspot.com/...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Happy New Year from the Dominican Republic! SKN from HI7/N2CQR

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As you guys know, here at SolderSmoke we are all about tradition.  Things like homebrewing, thermatrons,  crystal radios,  April 1, and even...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

So Many Great Pictures, So Much Radio History

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  I make it a point to go back to Wes W7ZOI's web site every once in a while.  That is always a good idea. This time I found myself look...
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Thursday, November 14, 2024

FDIM 2024 Interview with Farhan VU2ESE

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Thanks to Bob Crane W8SX we have some great interviews with those who made presentations at the Four Days in May event (FDIM 2024).  Sorry f...
Friday, November 8, 2024

Video Update on the Mythbuster II 20 meter SSB Transceiver

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I have added the transmit circuitry. I described building practices. We listen to the receiver again. I talk about plans for transmit/rec...
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Bill N2CQR Builds Yet Another Mythbuster Transceiver

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  This one is for 20 meters (no need for 75) and will go to the Dominican Republic. 6 crystal filter at 5.2 MHz. VFO from old Yaesu FT-101 ...
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Monday, October 14, 2024

Monitoring Maritime Radio Messages with YADD

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  Click on the image for a clearer view This is really cool and very easy.  Easy nerd thrills.   On Friday, Steve VE7SL, put up a blog post...
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Monday, September 30, 2024

Homebrew Receiver -- AG5VG's 20 Meter "Mythbuster" Receiver

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Michael has the receiver done and is wisely heeding Farhan's advice about pausing to enjoy the homebrew sounds.   I was pleased to see s...
Thursday, September 26, 2024

AI Podcast #2: Here is Another Short Podcast ABOUT SolderSmoke.

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Click here for the second "A bout SolderSmoke" podcast.   http://www.soldersmoke.com/About SolderSmoke 2.mp3 This one looks not at...
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

A Paraset and the Heathkit SG-6 Signal Generator (Video)

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Mike WU2D put out this nice video (above) about whether or not he should part out his Heath SG-6 signal generator, using the parts in a Para...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Field Day with Farhan, his Family and an sBITX Near Hyderabad, India

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Farhan and his son Rayyan with an sBITX The SolderSmoke crew thought it had a tough time this Field Day:  Pete N6QW had hoped to do somethin...
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