Showing posts with label TJ DC RX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TJ DC RX. Show all posts
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...
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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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...
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...

Paul 9V1/KM7ABZ's FB SINGAPORE SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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Wow, I had been feeling a bit discourged about the slow-down in receiver completions, then I woke  up this morning and found this e-mail fro...
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Friday, May 9, 2025

Doug AA0MS's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver: "This project has been a hoot!"

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Doug built a really beautiful receiver, but reception was marred by a bad hum.  It was quickly determined that this was caused by a noisy ...

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...