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I wasn't quite satisfied with the long-term stability of my VFO.  It seemed like it was drifting about 70 Hz per hour, even after the in...

This weekend I built the VFO.   I used Doug DeMaw's FET Hartley, from his "QRP Notebook," page 50. Getting a VFO into the...

Not much progress to report.  But I have been thinking about the filter frequency.  Here is my latest idea:  Maybe I'll build the V...

There it is guys:  A blank canvas of copper-clad board.  A clean slate ready to be filled with the components for a BITX transceiver.  As...

  Pete Juliano, N6QW, has authorized me to provide SS Daily News readers with a look at his magnificent KWM-4, a solid state version of...

Immaterials: Light painting WiFi from Timo on Vimeo . Our book: "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" h...

There are so many very cool aspects of this project:  I love the phasing receiver arrangement -- it uses the same basic concept that all...

Wow, all you need to know, right here on one poster!  They even cover particle/wave duality.  I tried printing it up in hi-res but the un...

I don't know,  I think I like my Tek 465 better!  But if any of you guys are thinking of buying one of these, PLEASE do so via the Ama...

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/project-west-ford/ Our book: "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics...

SolderSmoke Podcast 154 is available for download! http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke154.mp3 August 11, 2013 -- Alligators!  Real ...

Many of us were staring out similar windows, also dreaming of model airplanes, and of transmitter circuits, and telescopes, and rockets......