Saturday, October 31, 2015

Real DX: The Mysterious Flicker of KIC 846

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Artist conception of a Dyson Sphere Alien Mega-structure This story somehow seemed appropriate for Halloween.  But it is for real (t...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Si5351 -- G4GXO says "Give it a go!"

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Hi All,   Many of you will know of the low cost Si5351A programmable clock generator which can serve as a VFO with a remarkable ...
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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Haunted by the Gong (Ooooo that's Awesome!) Donald's Knack Story

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Bill:   First off thanks for the wonderful podcast. I only just discovered it and I have loaded as far back as I can go on my Phone. ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Hardware Hacking by Nicolas Collins

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David Cowhig WA1LBP and I are the only two Foreign Service officers to have also been 73 Magazine "Hambassadors" (impressive, r...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Ed Walker of "The Big Broadcast" at WAMU-FM

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Ed Walker, the long-time host of "The Big Broadcast" on WAMU-FM in Washington DC passed away on Sunday night, a few hours a...
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Monday, October 26, 2015

HB2HB! AC9JQ -- N3FJZ on 40 with Homebrew Rigs

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On Saturday October 24,  Dean AC9JQ (Indiana)  and Rick N3FJZ (Maryland) made contact on 40 meter SSB using Si5351/TIA BITX rigs.  FB!: Bi...
Sunday, October 25, 2015

HB2HB! AC9JQ and N2CQR Make Contact on 40 with Homebrew Rigs on Both Sides (with help from N3FJZ/HB)

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This weekend brought another HB2HB (Homebrew to Homebrew) contact.   We have been following with interest the 40 meter transceiver project...
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Saturday, October 24, 2015

German Thermatron Homebrew

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Michael DF2OK has been melting solder in Germany.  Above is a short video of the first sounds made by an AC-1 replica he built.   Michael ...
Friday, October 23, 2015

QST Error on Elecraft K3 Phase Noise Measurement CORRECTED

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Wayne Burdick, N6KR, of Elecraft let us know that there was an error in the QST article about the KSYN3A Synthesizer Upgrade.  The origin...
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Thursday, October 22, 2015

November 2015 QST -- Wrist Radios, Phase Noise, and a 1958 BITX!

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A Early BITX I liked this issue.  Highlights: Page 30.  Glen Popiel's article on the Arduino. Page 33.  I know this may...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Homebrew Computers -- REALLY Homebrew Computers

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Hackaday has an article today that is, for me, very timely.   In our last podcast, Pete and I were discussing the meaning of the word ...
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Sunday, October 18, 2015

HB2HB! N3FJZ-N2CQR Si5351 and BITX TIAs on Both Sides, with Some LBS and Peter Parker Circuitry Too!

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In those dark days of February 2015, when all the members of the SDR ESSB Panoramic Spectral Police were on my case over some imperfectio...
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