Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available.
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Saturday, January 10, 2026
SolderSmoke Homebrew Direct Conversion Receiver Hall of Fame Update: 107 Completed + 7 Honorable Mentions: Total Receivers Built: 114 (As of February 7, 2026, 1726Z)
Monday, November 10, 2025
SolderSmoke Homebrew Direct Conversion Receiver Hall of Fame Update: 101 Completed + 7 Honorable Mentions: Total Receivers Built: 108 (As of January 10, 2026, 1019Z)
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available (see below).
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Documentation on Hackaday:
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Sunday, August 31, 2025
Hall of Fame Update: 96 Completed SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers, and 7 Honorable Mentions. Total: 103 receivers as of October 19, 2025 1649Z. More receivers are being built.
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available (see below).
For more information on how you too can build the receiver:
Join the discussion - SolderSmoke Discord Server:
Documentation on Hackaday:
https://hackaday.io/project/
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Hall of Fame Update: 87 Completed SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers, with 7 Honorable Mentions. More receivers are being built. As of August 29, 2025 1945Z
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available (see below).
For more information on how you too can build the receiver:
Join the discussion - SolderSmoke Discord Server:
Documentation on Hackaday:
https://hackaday.io/project/
SolderSmoke YouTube channel:
Monday, May 19, 2025
Hall of Fame: The SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver -- 80 Completed Receivers, 7 Honorable Mentions, Built in 15 Countries -- Many More Receivers Being Built.
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available (see below).
For more information on how you too can build the receiver:
Join the discussion - SolderSmoke Discord Server:
Documentation on Hackaday:
https://hackaday.io/project/
SolderSmoke YouTube channel:
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
The Hall of Fame: 71 Direct Conversion Receivers Completed (so far) with 7 Honorable Mentions. More coming. Update.
For more information on how you too can build the receiver:
Join the discussion - SolderSmoke Discord Server:
Documentation on Hackaday:
https://hackaday.io/project/
SolderSmoke YouTube channel:
Sunday, April 6, 2025
The Hall of Fame -- Completed SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers (So far --- more to come!)
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available (see below).
For more information on how you too can build the receiver:
Join the discussion - SolderSmoke Discord Server:
Documentation on Hackaday:
https://hackaday.io/project/
SolderSmoke YouTube channel:

