SolderSmoke Daily News -- Ham Radio Blog

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7t_E5N4CQxg Red did a nice job building, then explaining, this 18 MHz crystal oscillator.   I especially like...

I've been a fan of Jeroen's YouTube channel for a while now.  He has a very nice approach, combining theoretical knowlege with pract...

Rogier PA1ZZ sent me this today.  I think I may have seen pieces of it before, but this restoration  is really nice.  But ham radio seems to...

As I have mentioned in the podcast and in blog posts, I have a lot of trouble picturing HOW 20 meter photons somehow fly off my antenna.   I...

Thanks Lex:  Your message reminded me of a comment sent to me on the YouTube channel.  The commenter seemed to criticize my use of a digital...

Our friend Lex astutely focused on the date of the release of our report about legal prosecution by the City of San Francisco.  The truth is...

  I was just testing it, working (as usual at this stage) on final amplifier stability.   Then I heard ON5WO calling CQ.   I could not resis...

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...

Lex PH2LB sends this really interesting Vice story about stickers and sticker culture.  Who knew?  The original article is in Dutch, but jus...

Thanks to Rogier PA1ZZ for alerting me to this video and to the PA3CRX YouTube channel.  I like what Chrix did with the old CB transceiver c...

Sometimes we get a comment that is so good that we elevate it to the main blog page.  That was the case with Lex PH2LB's comment on the ...

This is almost too much.  This makes me want to go out and buy some more test gear, maybe another scope, or a spectrum analyzer, or at least...

  I am awarding the coveted Brass Figlagee with Bronze Oak Leaf Palm to Dave W2DAB, to Lex PH2LB, to Jesse N5JHH, and of course to Pete Juli...

Lex PH2LB in the Netherlands has gone the extra kilometer for the IBEW.  When he saw the stickers that had been placed in New York City, he ...

I first saw the link to Onno's site on Peter VK2TPM's blog.  And at first I confused it with the site of another great homebrewer M...

It is good every once in a while to step back from our electronic work benches and take a look at what other kinds of builders are making.  ...

  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...

  That would have been a very different movie.   And I don't think the box office results would have been favorable.   That's PH2LB...

Thanks to Rogier KJ6ETL, PA1ZZ for sharing this video with us (that's Rogier on the Vespa).  I wonder what they did with the towers and ...

I was looking for information on my  FeelTech FY3200s Signal Generator.  I came across a very informative blog; it covers a variety of ot...