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This is really interesting and represents one of the best explanations of the Smith Chart that I have seen.   One quibble:  In the beginning...

First, kudos to this fellow for pronouncing "solder" correctly.  The L is silent (sorry to our British readers).  He does have an ...

  Our friend Grayson KJ7UM recently asked about something that brought back old ham radio memories: Q Dope.  No, this not some new scary nar...

It was very cool to watch CuriousMarc go back and repair the French Oscilloscope that he used as a kid.  I was reminded of my work on a Tek ...

  I used to say that at a hamfest, you should get three things:  1) some parts 2) a tool, and 3)  a book.   I thought I had maxed out on boo...

I really like how Marc stops and gives an account of all the parts he has changed,  and that he HONESTLY talks about parts that he mistakenl...

"You try your best to improve something that already almost works... and then you ZAP it entirely in the process.  This is the worst fe...

Rob VK5RC has completed his SolderSmoke direct conversion receiver.  Congratulations Rob.  And it is good to know what we have a Medical Doc...

  SolderSmoke Challenge – Bonus Episode – Using your oscilloscope to test your DCR   New homebrew radio builders often struggle with test an...

  https://sa2clc.blogspot.com/2025/01/hp8640-died-this-is-me-catching-up-on.html?m=1

We don't see many videos about clip leads,  but this one fits in well with our esoteric subject matter.  Carlos of Parts Candy (our spon...

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...

  This one is for 20 meters (no need for 75) and will go to the Dominican Republic. 6 crystal filter at 5.2 MHz. VFO from old Yaesu FT-101 ...

  http://nc0b.com/qst-article/NC0B-QST-Nov-2019.pdf As an analog, HDR, discrete component, radical homebrew fundamentalist, obviously I have...

Mike WU2D put out this nice video (above) about whether or not he should part out his Heath SG-6 signal generator, using the parts in a Para...

As I get ready to build the SolderSmoke Shack South, the Radio Gods (well at least YouTube) keep sending me these workshop videos.  Today...

Wow. Really great test gear, and an amazing parts collection.   This guy even gets a "nice workshop" comment from Mr. Carlson.   P...

Dean KK4DAS asked me why we have these switches on our 'scopes.  I didn't know.  Dean asked Alan Wolke W2AEW.  Alan knew:  Alan Wolk...

As always, click on image for a better view Above you can see what I picked up at the Vienna Wireless Society's 2024 Winterfest Hamfest....

New VFO for 15-10 Transceiver Schematic below SolderSmoke Podcast #249 is available:  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke249.mp3 There is als...