Just go to http://soldersmoke.com. On that archive page, just click on the blue hyperlinks and your audio player should play that episode.
http://soldersmoke.com
OK QRPers, it is time to explore another power source. Enough of the nails in lemons and all that mess. It is time to go NUCLEAR! Check out the motor in the video above, then look at the video below for more info on how the nuclear battery was made. Who will be the first to QSO with homebrew nuclear power? Or has it happened already? Mike Rainey -- this seems like the perfect project for you OM.
Oh and by the way, in the course of reading up on this, I learned that we once used PLUTONIUM to power pacemakers. Check it out:
"SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" is now available as an e-book for Amazon's Kindle.
Here's the site:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004V9FIVW
Power standing wave null… solution
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Power standing wave null… more left readers with “homework” to create the
Pfwd and Prev traces. Remember that Pfwd and Prev are interpretations in
the cont...
Did you know there’s a new MTR-3B in the works–?
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A reader reached out to me this morning asking about the Mountain Topper
MTR-3B. It reminded me of a teaser LnR Precision posted earlier this month
in an M...
We’re a garage band, we come from garageland
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Hi, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know of a couple of our shows this
week. On Sunday 28th April 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then
at 2000...
Trying a $15 70cm transceiver HK-188
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Peter, VK3YE, recently posted a video of a pair of 433Mhz transceivers he
bought at Aldi for $20. They worked OK but had a number of obvious annoying
probl...
An Inline RF Step Attenuator for QRPp Work
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I don’t need to explain the attraction of low power operation; if you’re
reading this, the chances are that you are already a convert. I’ve been
operating ...
Using an external clock with the RX-888 (Mk2)
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*The RX-888 (Mk2) and external clocking*
*Figure 1:*
The RX-888 with external clock input *(right)*
The enable/disable switch is barely
visible behind the...
A 51S-1 Restoration Story
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I came across my Collins 51S-1 in a big junkyard in Ankara, Turkey around
2012. It was in a pile with a lot of other electronic scrap, probably from
one o...
New QRP Cluster Online From OM0ET and OM6APN
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By DX EXPLORER
DX EXPLORER
Paul OM0ET and Peter OM6APN recently launched a new cluster dedicated to
QRP operations. Have a look and I hope you will enjoy...
3D Printing The Hadley 114mm Newtonian Telescope
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Yes, we’re building a 3D Printed Newtonian Telescope called Hadley. It’s
being printed in PETG and in the video below, I give a quick tour. My build
isn’...
3D printed project boxes
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I have been busy with some other things that have kept me away from
electronics projects for quite a while. Now I can get back to them, but
realize I n...
Daylight Again – An all Analog Radio
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What’s all this? In 10 seconds, A high performance, 7MHz, 5 watt SSB rig
Draws just 24 mA of current 90 dB dynamic range, 80 dB close-in dynamic
range 3D ...
Adding Enclosure to your sBitx Boards Order
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The early buyers of the sBitx board set who bought it for $270 USD might
want to also add the enclosure (box) for in the kit. What you will now get
is a f...
Digi-chirp! Digital synthesis of ‘nostalgic’ CW
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The bottom ends of 80, 40 and 20m are not what they used to be. For
starters, the busiest part is the digital segment where computers talk to
computers – l...
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A Simple Speech Processor
(For QRP/SSB Homebrew Transceivers )
Over the last few weeks I had been thinking to build a small AF speech
processor to add to...
A New Look for your uBitx!
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Adding a "Cool Blue" Display to your uBitx!
The standard "green background" with black lettering frequently reminds me
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