Friday, September 30, 2022

Sticker News (from Holland)

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Lex PH2LB sends this really interesting Vice story about stickers and sticker culture.  Who knew?  The original article is in Dutch, but jus...
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Bandsweep with the New Homebrew 40 meter Direct Conversion Receiver

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It is inhaling nicely but some improvements are still pending. Click on the video above to see and listen to the bandsweep done on 40 this m...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

A Bout of Direct Conversion-ism in Northern Virginia -- DC Receivers Under Construction

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There I was, minding my own business,  when suddenly I was dragged into the construction of Direct Conversion receivers.  Here is a video ab...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

SolderSmoke Podcast #130 Feb 5, 2011 Trivia Questions! Recorded on a D-104! Heroic efforts to Suppresssss Ssssibilant SSSSs

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February 5, 2011 For many reasons, this is a pretty amazing SolderSmoke episode. We presented some radio-electronic trivia questions. Thi...
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Monday, September 26, 2022

Open Circuits: Cutting Open Components for a Look inside -- First Chapter Free

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  Bob KD4EBM sent me this:  “….  Eric Schlaepfer ( @TubeTimeUS ) and   Windell Oskay   (co-founder of   Evil Mad Scientist )’s latest book, ...
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Saturday, September 24, 2022

Talking about Homebrew Radio with the Williamsburg Virginia Radio Club

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It was very nice to talk to Dino KL0S and the Williamsburg area radio club.  Thanks Dino! 
Friday, September 23, 2022

IGY on Hack-A-Day

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https://hackaday.com/2022/09/20/igy-the-year-we-all-got-along/#more-553080
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Nick's "Shelf-17" Al Fresco Homebrew Transceiver -- Frank Jones Would Approve!

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This is a really wonderful video from Nick M0NTV.   Some reactions:   -- Wow, a real celebration of Al Fresco!  And of the wooden chassis --...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope -- Background Video and Update Article

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The Scientific American video (above) has some really interesting info on how they built the JWST and what its capabilities are.  For exampl...
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Monday, September 19, 2022

Video version of SolderSmoke Podcast #240

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Show notes appear in blog post below.  I had some technical problems that caused audio distortion, but we talked about so much good stuff th...
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SolderSmoke Podcast #240 NIMCELS? Hex DX, CBLA RX, PTO? Solid State HT-37? Exotic caps, Benches, SBE-33, TenTec 540, KWM-1 MAILBAG

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  SolderSmoke #240  Monday September 19, 2022 http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke240.mp3 Sorry, I had some technical difficulties so my audio...
Sunday, September 18, 2022

Building Farhan's PTO -- But Is This Really a PTO?

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Farhan has a PTO in his Daylight Again transceiver.  This caught the attention of homebrewers around the world.  Walter down in Orlando buil...