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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Wes W4JYK's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver by a Vienna Wireless Society Makers Group Member

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I was very glad to see Wes W4JYK finish this reciever.  Wes is a member of our local radio club -- the Vienna Wireless Society, and is part ...
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Dave W2DAB's NEW YORK CITY Homebrew SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver. Manhattan Construction IN MANHATTAN! FB!

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Dave W2DAB is a long-time friend of the SolderSmoke podcast.  When Steve Silverman was moving out of NYC, Dave went on the subway down to lo...

My Hanmilt HK 22 Drone -- Video and a still picture

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This is the beginners's drone that I was using in the Dominican Republic this past winter.  It was really great.  The hover capability w...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Chris M6CRD's FB SolderSmoke Homebrew Direct Conversion Receiver

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Chris M6CRD built a really nice looking recceiver.  And it sounds great too, both on CW (above) and SSB (below).  Chris writes:  Hi Bill.  I...
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FCC to Ban Direct Conversion Receivers

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From the FCC News Line:   The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it will soon ban a wide range of communications equipme...
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Monday, March 31, 2025

Brian KI7LKB's SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver with a FB Unique PTO Coil form Using a Coat Hanger Tube!

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Brian KI7LKB has built a very FB SolderSmoke direct conversion receiver.  He made the PTO coil form himself, using the cardboard from a coat...
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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Mikael SM0TPW's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver from Sweden

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  I was very pleased to see Mikael's video.  This is our first receiver from Sweden.  In his QRZ page Mikael talks of learning CW while ...

Checking in to the Old Military Radio Net, March 29, 2025

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This was a fairly typical session of the Old Military Radio Net. 3885 kHz AM 0500 local on Saturday mornings. (Distant listeners can tu...
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Thursday, March 27, 2025

The MakeIt Labs of Nashua, New Hampshire -- Four Successful Direct Conversion Builds

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  This picture came in on February 27, 2025 from Nashua, N.H.  On February 27, 2025 they wrote:  Hello from MakeIt Labs (a makerspace in Nas...
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Mike W1TKO's Beautiful SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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Mike W1TKO is a realtively new ham, getting his ticket in 2022.  But he has already done something that 95% of all hams never do:  He has ho...

Jay KA1PQK's Wonderful SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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On Jay KA1PQK's  QRZ page he says that he has long been interested in the minimalist side of ham radio.  This project certainly fits in ...

Andy KB1OIQ's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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Andy has a lot of homebrew projects underway, but I think this one must have been the most rewarding.  He has done something that 95% of ham...
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