Friday, September 30, 2016

Listen to Keith Ranger G0KJK on "QSO Today"

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http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/g0kjk Wow Eric, I just listened to all of the Keith Ranger interview and was struck by the eerie pa...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Video: Sweeping a Filter with a FeelTech Signal Generator and a Rigol Oscilloscope

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This short video shows how I used my new FeelTech Signal Generator (90 bucks shipped from China) and my trusty Rigol oscilloscope to displ...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

K1RID's 6L6 CW Transmitter from QST: "Barracks Bag VFO"

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A new old thermatron device is coming to life on the kitchen table of K1RID.  Don't spill the coffee on that thing Ed.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Blowing the Dust Off of KW4KD's Homebrew Station from the 1970s

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KW4KD CW TRANSMITTER I got on 40 meter SSB over the weekend and spoke to Jim KW4KD.   He was on a modern commercial rig, but then he to...
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Monday, September 26, 2016

Video of Armand HROish Receiver

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

SolderSmoke Podcast #190: Pilgrims, Junkbox rigs, BANDSWEEP, Matching xformers, On the Air with HB, MAILBAG

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SolderSmoke Podcast #190 is available: http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke190.mp3 Pilgrims' Progress:  Inspiring words from G3RJV ...
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Friday, September 23, 2016

QRPp Back Issues (and some new ones too!)

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Here's an index:  http://www.k7qo.net/qrpp_toc_de_k7qo.pdf And here are lot of the back issues: http://www.ncqrpp.org/ And I ...
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Sunday, September 18, 2016

My New Chinese Signal Generator

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More amazing low-cost test gear from China.  Elisa gave me this device on the occasion of my completing another solar orbit.  Amazing capa...
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Thursday, September 15, 2016

QRP Wisdom from George Dobbs, G3RJV

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This video makes me want to destroy my amplifier...
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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Alan Wolke Talks 'scopes on "The Workbench" Podcast

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George KJ6VU is a long-time supporter of the SolderSmoke podcast.  He has recently teamed up with another ham and launched a podcast call...
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Friday, September 9, 2016

Oz JOO : An Australian Mighty Mite with 3D Printing

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Hi Bill & Pete, I have the JOO - joy of oscillation! The transistor is a 2N3053 with a clip on heat sink, but I don't think t...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

ZL2BMI @ AA7EE -- Possibly the Most Beautiful DSB Rig Ever Built

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Dave AA7EE has a very cool blog post on his version of the famed ZL2BMI DSB transceiver (seen above).  As usual, Dave puts most of us to ...