Showing posts with label Mate for the Mighty Midget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mate for the Mighty Midget. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Mike WU2D's Video on the SimpleX Super Receiver -- Part II

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  Another FB video from Mike WU2D.    But you know,  I too find myself kind of opposed to front panel on-off switches.  I power my rigs with...
Friday, June 17, 2022

SolderSmoke Podcast #238 -- SolderSmoke Shack South, Cycle 25, Chiquita Banana Radio, RCA, HQ-100, Mate Mighty Midget, Sony SWL RX , Mailbag

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SolderSmoke Podcast #238 is available:  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke238.mp3 TRAVELOGUE:   Cathartic decluttering:  Bill preparing for ...
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Saturday, June 11, 2022

Putting the "Mate for the Mighty Midget" Back to Work -- With a DX-100 on 40 Meter AM

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After working on it for a while I got so fond of my old Hammarlund HQ-100 that I moved it from the AM/Boatanchors operating position over to...
Tuesday, March 15, 2022

VK2BLQ's Two-Tube Regen with a SolderSmoke Dial

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  Thanks to Peter Marks VK3TPM ("a bloke with too many hobbies") for alerting us to this magnificent homebrew receiver with the es...
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Monday, February 14, 2022

6EA8s in the Mate for the Mighty Midget, and WA9WFA Re-Builds a Heath HW-12

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I reported to Scott and Grayson that I had finally gotten around to changing the three aging 6U8 tubes in my Mate for the Mighty Midget rece...
Saturday, December 4, 2021

A Great Morning on the Old Military Radio Net: AB9MQ's Central Electronics 20A, W3EMD's Dynamotor, WU2D

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Just a portion of Masa's shack I usually try to listen in on the Old Military Radio Net on Saturday mornings (3885 kc).  Lately I listen...
Sunday, November 21, 2021

KG7TR's Magnificent 75S-2B Receiver -- Tubes, an Si5351, an Arduino, a Bit of Collins, and a Bit of a Drake 2-B

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  Oh man, I share this with much trepidation because the last time I posted something about the work of Mike KG7TR ,  Pete N6QW said he fel...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

SolderSmoke Podcast #234: PSSST, KWM-1, VHF Woes, Mighty Midget, TinySA, 17-12 Dual-Bander Advice Needed. MAILBAG

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http://www.gadgeteer.us/17SSB.HTM SolderSmoke Podcast #234 is available:  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke234.mp3 Roots of SolderSmoke: Th...
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Friday, November 12, 2021

Mate for the Mighty Midget with 6 kHz Ceramic Filter

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I built this receiver back in 1998, but I continue to have fun tinkering with it. I wrote an article about it for "Electric Radio"...
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Monday, October 25, 2021

Putting a Ceramic Filter in the "Mate for the Mighty Midget" Receiver

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It is really simple.  I had one of the +/- 3kHz (6 kHz wide) 455HT filters on hand.  The spec sheets call for 2000 ohms at both ends, but lo...
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Sunday, October 24, 2021

WA9WFA's Mate for the Mighty Midget 1966 QST Receiver

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Scott WA9WFA and I have been exchanging e-mails about his Mate for the Mighty Midget receiver project.  This morning I finally took a look a...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

SolderSmoke Podcast #233: PIMP, Boatanchors, Novices, MMM, Heathkits, DC Receivers, Mailbag

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SolderSmoke Podcast #233 is available.  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke233.mp3 Travelogue: Cape Cod. SST. Marconi Site. The WFSRA:  ...
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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Recent Homebrew Projects from Jan PA3GSV (of "Mate for the Mighty Midget" Fame)

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  Recent talk of the Mate for the Mighty Midget receiver and Pete's PIMP SSB transmitter brought me back in contact with the work of Jan...
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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Another M^3: The Michigan Micro Mote

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Move over Michigan Mighty Mite and Mate for the Mighty Midget.   There's a new M^3 in town.  And it is SMALL.  Hack-A-Day had an article...
Monday, October 4, 2021

Scott WA9WFA's Mate for the Mighty Midget Receiver is WORKING! (Video)

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Wow, Scott got his Mate for the Mighty Midget receiver to work and he is obviously overjoyed with the result.  All of us who have struggled ...
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Sunday, January 13, 2019

SolderSmoke Podcast #209 SKN, Old Rigs, Movie Review, Safety Tips, Mail Bag

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SolderSmoke Podcast #209 is Available:  13 January 2019 http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke209.mp3 An HT-37 "With Presence!...
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Saturday, October 29, 2016

DONE! Jan's AMAZING Mate for the Mighty Midget Receiver

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Hi Bill,     Finally the Mate for the Mighty Midget is finished, just in time for the G-QRP Valve Day 12-13 th of November. Got ...
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Monday, August 29, 2016

Update on the PA3GSV M4MMRX -- And a Mystery

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Note the establishment of a new acronym (M4MMRX) for Lew McCoy's Mate for the Mighty Midget receiver.  We  have needed this acronym fo...
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Sunday, August 21, 2016

First Signals from the PA3GSV Mighty Midget Mate

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Obviously the Radio Gods (Spirits in the Sky) approve of Jan's work.  How could they not?  I can now see why he took the trouble to...
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Update: PA3GSV's Amazing Mighty Midget Receiver (video)

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Jan sent me an amazing update on his Mate for the Mighty Midget Mk 2 receiver project.  I'm really blown away by the skill that he bri...
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