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Very useful when homebrewing filters. I am using it now to build crystal filters.   http://www.ke5fx.com/aadeflt.htm Thanks to KE5FX

Helge LA6NCA put out a really nice video explaining how he designed and built an 80 meter transmitter.  I like how he put the Si5351 and the...

I was wondering what Paul VK3HN was up to. Now we know: the Summit Prowler 9 transceiver.  This is yet another amazing rig by Paul, with GRE...

The eagle eye of VE3EAC spotted this (he also correctly pointed to a tiny broken "tine" as the cause of my  HP8640B woes).   I ha...

  My son Bill and I were out at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center (out near Dulles Airport, where they display the r...

Here's my initial work on a VFO for my 17 meter -- 12 Meter Single Conversion Dual Band SSB Transceiver. The IF (crystal filter) will be...

  http://n6qw.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-return-to-peashooter-build.html Thanks Pete!  

I liked Pete's comments on the various (analog, digital, mixed) approaches to homebrew:  http://n6qw.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-return-to...

Heroic stuff.  In more ways than one.  FB Mark.    https://www.aane.org/over-and-out/

Here is an interesting article that appeared in Wired.  It will resonate with many SolderSmoke listeners! https://www.wired.com/story/how-th...

  I've been watching with great interest Mike WU2D's excellent series on VFO construction.  His second video is especially interes...

Tony G4WIF suggested that I make this talk available as an audio recording.  Good idea. Here it is:  http://soldersmoke.com/N2CQRHomebrewing...