Saturday, September 30, 2017

NPR: Hams Help in Puerto Rico

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I got into my car to drive home yesterday.  As soon as I turned the radio on, I heard this.  TRGHS. FB OM.  Listen.  4 minutes.  ht...
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Monday, September 25, 2017

More on GM3OXX

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Sunset at Luce Bay Scotland, 3cm GM3DXJ, GM3OXX and GM8HEY dishes being set up. Photo GM8HEY (GM4JJJ). 322 km QSO to Wales. 10mW GUNNS WB...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

GM3OXX SK

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Bill, I expect you will have heard via the grapevine, George Burt GM3OXX is silent key. Bad news travels faster than light. I kne...
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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Herring Aid Error: C14

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Yea, take a look at C14 in the AF amp.   At 1000 Hz 10uF is about 16 ohms.  That would put a serious dent in the AF gain.  And indeed, wh...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Can You See an Error in the Herring Aid Five Schematics?

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Something caught my eye this morning.  Please take a look at the audio amplifier stages (Q3 and Q4) on the Herring Aid Five.  Can you...
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Monday, September 18, 2017

Six Stations Worked on BITX Night

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I had a a good session with the BITX gang on 7277 kHz starting at  7pm local last night.  Keith N6ORS was on with his  MIN-X rig (picture...
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Sunday, September 17, 2017

Hallicrafters and the Romantic Life of Private Hogarth

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The world of the SolderSmoke podcast and blog are -- and will remain -- G rated.   But occassionally our discussion of ham radio technolo...
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Saturday, September 16, 2017

The Road to QRO Perdition

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I want to start out by saying that this is NOT my fault.  I have been TRYING to do QRP things. Remember my recent Tuna Tin 2, Herring Aid...
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Sunday, September 10, 2017

More Stations Worked on Sunday Night with the BITXes

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I worked AD0RW, AC9PD,  VE3ZBM and WB5YYM on 7277 kHz around 2345 Z Sunday 10 Sept 2017. BITX ops gather on that frequency on Sunday night...
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Amazing $49 Rig from QRP Labs

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Hans Summers' QRP Labs has an amazing new rig -- The QCX --  that is chock-full of features and FB technology. Hans has long been one ...
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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Today: 40th Anniversary of the Launch of Voyager 1

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https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/           (Thanks Joh!)  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/opinion/pondering-voyagers-interstell...
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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Nuclear Powered QRPp? Tritium Nuclear Batteries and Plutonium Pacemakers

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OK QRPers, it is time to explore another power source.  Enough of the nails in lemons and all that mess.  It is time to go NUCLEAR! Check...