Sunday, August 31, 2025

Hall of Fame Update: 96 Completed SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers, and 7 Honorable Mentions. Total: 103 receivers as of October 19, 2025 1649Z. More receivers are being built.

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Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone.  Don't worry about being late to the game -- the c...

Bob K2BVR's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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Bob K2BVR homebrewed a really nice SolderSmoke Direct Conversion receiver.  On his "Proof of Life" video we hear some nice SSB sig...

Tobias KK7BCO's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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Sounds great Tobias!   Congratulations -- Welcome to the Hall of Fame!  Tobias writes:  Bill, I have joined the few.  You guys created a pro...
Friday, August 29, 2025

Shane G0JNR's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver -- With a Glow-In-The-Dark PTO Coil Form

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I was really pleased to see Shane G0JNR finish this receiver. He has been an active member of the SolderSmoke community for many years.  For...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

One (of several) SolderSmoke Blog Backups: This one in .pdf form

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The SolderSmoke Daily News blog now has more than 4,000 posts, and some 10,000 comments.  This is both good news and bad news.  The good new...
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Monday, August 25, 2025

The World's Largest Radio Telescope -- It is in the Netherlands

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This video is in Dutch, but you can easily turn on the English subtitles.   I put this on the blog for a couple of reasons:  Radio astronomy...
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Sunday, August 24, 2025

Brian KI7LKB's FB Modifications to the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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  Although we had strongly suggested that builders FIRST build the receiver in accorandance with Dean KK4DAS's excellent videos, we also...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Grant K0GDB's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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Congratulations to Grant K0GDB on his FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion receiver.  Welcome to the Hall of Fame Grant! That PTO former is espe...
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A Second Aeronautical Mobile Contact with Mike KX4WC/Aeronautical Mobile

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August 19, 2025 20 meter SSB in the afternoon. Mike KX4WC/Aeronautical Mobile was enroute to San Juan from Miami, flying through the edge...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Coil-Making in Japan -- Manual and Automatic

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  I found this video sort of soothing.  I liked the manual process, but the automatic process is amazing too.  Thanks to Rogier PA1ZZ for se...
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Thursday, August 7, 2025

SolderSmoke Podcast 261: Travel, AI-Apocalypse, ARRL Award, Amplifiers (with Claude) , Transcoms, Smoke released in DR, QRP, CW, MAILBAG

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SolderSmoke Podcast #261 is available for download:  Audio:  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke261.mp3 Video:   https://www.youtube.com/watc...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Antenna Options and Views from the Terrace of SolderSmoke Shack South

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Above is the view to the east.  North-east to Europe will be up to the left.  Straight out to the east gets me across the Atlantic to Centra...
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