Saturday, May 31, 2014

Harv's Minima

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Good Evening Bill & fellow Solder-smoke friends,   Well, I’m following the pack. I began gathering items for the Minima Transceiv...
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Friday, May 30, 2014

Contact Reestablished with ISEE-3 Satellite

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http://spacecollege.org/isee3/we-are-now-in-command-of-the-isee-3-spacecraft.html Our book: "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures i...
Monday, May 26, 2014

SolderSmoke Podcast #161: Homebrew SSB: An Interview with Pete Juliano, N6QW

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  SolderSmoke Podcast #161 is available: http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke161.mp3 26 May 2013 Homebrew Single Sideband -- An I...
Friday, May 23, 2014

Meteor Shower Tonight

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If the skies are clear, and if I can stay awake, I'll be out there looking for the new meteor shower.  But there is no real need to go...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Overheard at Dayton: Drake 2B Market Manipulation! (& Help needed with 455 kc IF can)

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I received a very nice message from Preston Douglas.   Conveniently, he is an attorney, and I have asked him to stand ready to defend me ...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Latest Project: 17 Meter Moxon

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17 Meter Moxon by AE6AC That's what I have in mind.  I ordered four fiberglass "crappie" poles yesterday.  I have a trip...
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Saturday, May 17, 2014

SolderSmoke Podcast 160: Special Four Days in May (FDIM) issue

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    George Dobbs, G3RJV SolderSmoke Podcast #160: http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke160.mp3 Bob Crane, W8SX, was out at the Four D...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Message in a Bottle -- Beacon in a Bottle

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Wow.  Very cool.  Don't get hung up on the legalities or the environmental consequences.  Just enjoy the simplicity and the technique...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

FDIM Midnight Mojo Ceremony (Tuna Tin 2)

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Tyson Tuna Tin Two An important message From Rex,  Transcendental Titan of the Tuna Tin Twos:  -------------------- Fans of t...
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Friday, May 9, 2014

HOMEBREW ETCHANT!

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http://hackaday.com/2014/05/08/testing-the-efficiency-of-pcb-etchants/ This is great. We can add this to the list of kitchen and house...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Parts Cost for BITX in India: $5 US (that's buying all the parts!)

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I knew that in India you could build a BITX for a few bucks, but I thought that this cost estimate assumed a fairly well-stocked junk box...
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Saturday, May 3, 2014

The Guy who Invented the LED

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I'm a big fan of Ira Flatow's "Science Friday" radio program (recommended!) This week, while digging through the archive...
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