Thursday, February 28, 2013

73 -- The BEST Number

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My kids watch this show.   This appears to be one of the only interesting comments to come from it: "The best number is 73. Why? 73 i...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Kludge Controversy Continues

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Forget about the sequester!  The real issue facing our country is the proper pronunciation of the word Kludge.   Several visitors to the ...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

SolderSmoke Podcast #149

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Podcast #149 is now available:  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke149.mp3 17 February 2012 IGY intro Cappuccio turns off TV on New Y...
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Carl Sagan, Astronomy, and the Zen Pencil

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We presented Carl Sagan's beautiful "Pale Blue Dot" quote back in September 2011 , along with a nice video.    This week a...
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Saturday, February 9, 2013

SolderSmoke Blog in Gujarati, Arabic, Chinese (and many others)!

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SolderSmoke الأخبار اليومية خدمة المجتمع في جميع أنحاء العالم من الراديو الإلكترونية من يقومون بذلك. تقديم الدعم إلى بلوق بودكاست Pret...
Sunday, February 3, 2013

On 15 with HT-37 and Drake 2B

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W7FE's Shack and Hex Beam After I replaced the 6U8 first mixer tube on the trusty Drake 2-B I tuned around a bit on 15 meters.  IZ4...
Saturday, February 2, 2013

Rich Arland's "Commo Bunker"

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Well known QRP author Rich Arland has launched a new blog called "The Commo Bunker."   I'm pleased that one of his first artic...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Filter Pinout: P, E, B, G Explained

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I few days ago I asked about the significance of the P, E, B, and G markings on my junkbox Toyo CM 455 kc filter (1969 vintage). PA3BCB ...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Knack Pronunciation Guide: Kludge (as in Fudge)

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A SolderSmoke listener (who will remain unnamed) recently corrected me on my pronunciation of an important Knack-related word:  Kludge...
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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Short Video of Mate for Mighty Midget

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Our book: "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" http://soldersmoke.com/book.htm Our coffee mugs, T-Shirts...

A Filter for The Mighty Midget's Mate

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The story of my 80/40 meter three tube (all 6U8) superhet receiver is recounted here:  http://www.gadgeteer.us/erart.htm I've been ...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Rich Arland's Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics

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Rich Arland's SKN Station Hi Bill : I  am writing to tell  you what a GREAT book "S older Smoke" is . I real ly en...