Monday, August 31, 2020

Global Collaboration: The uSDX -- A Multi-Mode QCX

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Bill: There is a new open source, home brew, multi band, multi mode QRP transceiver that grew out of the QRP Labs QCX. Through some ...
Sunday, August 30, 2020

Music Video -- "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush

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Thanks to Thomas from The SWLing Post for putting this on his blog.
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Friday, August 28, 2020

Andreas Spiess (The Guy with Swiss Accent) -- Workshop Tips

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Thanks to Paul Taylor VK3HN for alerting me to the YouTube channel of Andreas Spiess.  There are lots of great projects there, including s...
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Thursday, August 27, 2020

A Song Fom Dexter ZL2DEX

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From a post on on "ZL Amateur Radio & Friends,"  in response to a complaint about the lack of activity (with apologies to Paul...

Chuck Adams K7QO's AMAZING Lab Notebook

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Thanks to Tony G4WIF for alerting me to this amazing (and free!) e-book by QRP Master Builder Chuck Adams K7QO:  https://www.k7qo.com/l...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Mars is BACK! 2020 Opposition! Don't Miss it!

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2004  Sometimes waking up a bit earlier when the sunrise is coming later leads you to some interesting things.   It was quite humid ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Great Video on PC Board Techniques, with a Focus on Surface Mount

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Wow, lots of wisdom in this video from Leo Fernekes.  Great hints and kinks on prototyping with copper clad boards. I need a Dremel just s...
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Monday, August 24, 2020

Experimental Methods Book on Clearance sale -- $20

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http://www.arrl.org/shop/Experimental-Methods-in-RF-Design-Classic-Reprint-Edition/ And it includes a .pdf copy of Solid State Design fo...
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Video on the Strange Tuning of the Radio Shack DX-390 Receiver

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I'm more of a single conversion guy myself, but in working with the DX-390 I came to appreciate the benefits (especially regarding ima...
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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Mike WU2D's Great Drake TR-3 Refurb Video -- Part 2

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Mike WU2D made another very nice video about his Drake TR-3 refurb.  He cracked me up when he noticed that one of the calibration oscill...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Very Cool Vosworx AZ-EL Satellite Tracker

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When I was in the Dominican Republic working the RS satellites, MIR and the Space Shuttle, I didn't have an elevation rotator.  I coul...
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Friday, August 21, 2020

The Original Tuna Tin 2 (and the Mojo Transfer Ceremony with W1REX)

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From the Amateur QRP Radio group on Facebook:‎ Brian Murrey ‎ to   Amateur QRP Radio The Original Tuna Tin II bu...