Saturday, August 1, 2020

SolderSmoke Podcast #224: Mars. Spurs. Bikes. SDR. NanoVNA. Antuino. MAILBAG

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SolderSmoke Podcast #224 is available: http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke224.mp3 1 August 2020 --The launch of Perseveranc...
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Friday, July 31, 2020

D-Lab Re-Caps a Drake 2-B (Very Economically)

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A bit ugly, but it gets you there!   I like it.  Thanks to John KE5ETX for alerting us to this video. 
Tuesday, July 28, 2020

A 75 Meter AM Quarantine Converter for the Q-31 Receiver (video)

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A while back Fred KC5RT sent me a nice collection of parts, including some 6 MHz crystals.  I had been thinking of making a converter to p...
Monday, July 27, 2020

Paul Taylor's Quarantine "Summit Prowler 7" and some Radio Archaeology

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Paul Taylor VK3HN has really outdone himself in this video (above) and blog post . He describes coming across a somewhat mysterious homebr...
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Sunday, July 26, 2020

Alan Wolke W2AEW on IMD, NanoVNA and more (presentation to UK club)

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This video is another reminder of how lucky we are to have Alan Wolke W2AEW as a fellow radio amateur, and as a teacher and mentor.  In ...
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Saturday, July 25, 2020

ANOTHER 12AU7 REGEN! W3BBO's Quarantine Receiver

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Hi Bill, I was really impressed with Chuck KE5HPY’s 12AU7 Quarantine Regen!  A very nice build and my hat is off to him!  It caught...
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Friday, July 24, 2020

Radio Schenectady

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A while back I posted a picture (see below) of the shortwave dial of an old receiver used by my wife's grandfather.   I noted the odd...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

KE5HPY's 12AU7 Quarantine Regen -- FB!

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B ill and Pete: Thanks for upping the frequency of your podcasts.  Each one is a welcome note to break-up the COVID monotony. F...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

A Quarantine Mighty Mite

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'Tis a thing of beauty.  Bill/Pete:     I just decided here over the COVID period to head back to basics here and build a Mic...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

Knack Story -- Tom WX2J

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RTTY Model 15 Hello Bill, Greetings from a fellow ham in Northern Virginia. I have enjoyed the SolderSmoke podcast for a few years...
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Saturday, July 18, 2020

Overcoming the Complexity of the Michigan Mighty Mite: Walter's Sunrise Net Special

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From Walter  KA4KXX June 21, 2020 Michigan Mighty-Mite:  Why So Complicated? The April 2020 issue of QRP Quarterly magazine f...
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Friday, July 17, 2020

SSB Transceivers of the 1960s --- Videos by Mike WU2D

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I liked both these videos.  Mike WU2D really does a great job.  He covers a LOT of technology and theory in two videos.  Thanks Mike!  
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