Showing posts with label construction techniques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label construction techniques. Show all posts
Thursday, October 6, 2022

How to Tap an Aluminum Heat Sink: Pete Juliano Shares Tribal Knowledge

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This is a SolderSmoke Classic:  Pete Juliano N6QW coached me on how to tap (put screw threads) a piece of aluminum.  This is an important ho...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Nick's "Shelf-17" Al Fresco Homebrew Transceiver -- Frank Jones Would Approve!

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This is a really wonderful video from Nick M0NTV.   Some reactions:   -- Wow, a real celebration of Al Fresco!  And of the wooden chassis --...
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Time Crystals, and Breadboarding in Cyprus in the 4th Dimension

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  We are always impressed by the way in which SolderSmoke listeners stay on the cutting edge (sometimes OVER the edge!) of modern technology...
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Sunday, August 26, 2018

More Homebrew Wisdom from Frank Harris, K0IYE

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In Chapter 13A, Frank Harris writes:  The Vanishing Art  The 1986 ARRL Amateur Radio Handbook reported that hardly anyone was buildin...
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Sunday, August 19, 2018

"From Crystal Sets to Sideband" -- Homebrew Wisdom from Frank, K0IYE (Free Book)

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Get Frank's book here (FREE!)  http://www.qsl.net/k0iye/ I've had Frank's book on the blog many times over the years, but ...
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Saturday, August 4, 2018

WA4GEG's Beautiful HB Transceiver

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http://www.hamradiobug.com/homebrew.html Pete spotted this.  Beautiful work. I noted that Byron hasn't used the Manhattan style of ...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Video on PCB Factory in China

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This factory is a LONG way from Manhattan -- both from the island and from the technique.   How about some Juliano Blue PC Boards?    ...
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Sunday, May 20, 2018

F5LVG's Nail Board Receiver -- Names for the Technique

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Pete WB9FLW reminds us that Olivier F5LVG has LONG been using copper nails and wood boards to build amazing rigs.  See above for one magn...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018

A Construction Technique that REALLY "Nails it" -- But what do we call it?

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Thanks to Rogier PA1ZZ (long in W6) for this.  I guess I have used a variation of this technique in some antenna tuner projects, and ma...
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