Monday, November 10, 2025

SolderSmoke Homebrew Direct Conversion Receiver Hall of Fame Update: 99 Completed + 7 Honorable Mentions: Total Receivers Built: 106 (As of November 29, 2025, 1305Z)

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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...
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Puneit Singh VU2TUM's FB Homebrew 40 meter SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

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It was really good to see Puneit Singh finish this receiver project.  He overcame many difficulties, including a lot of travel and an acute ...
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Thursday, November 6, 2025

A Visit to the U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory (and the surrounding Quiet Zone)

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Because my kids went to college in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, I sometimes found myself asking Google Maps how long it would take to ...
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

VK3MO and WA3O - The Brotherhood of Ham Radio

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Ian VK3MO and his daughter Rachel in 2006 I have known Mike WA3O for many years -- he sent me his HW-7 QRP transceiver, which I proudly disp...
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Monday, November 3, 2025

Jim Tonne -- W4ENE -- SK -- Does anyone have his 2012 Envelope Demodulator Article?

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  Some sad new arrived this morning via QRZ.com and the AM Window:   Jim Tonne W4ENE has passed away:  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/...
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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Another GREAT Book -- L.B. Cebik, W4RNL's "Seven Steps to Designing your Own Ham Equipment" - 1979 - FREE!

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Thanks to Walter KA4KXX for alerting us to this gem of a book.  L.B. Cebik is best known as an antenna guru.  I did not know that he also di...
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Friday, October 31, 2025

Dale Parfitt, W4OP, Inducted into the QRP Hall of Fame

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I was really pleased to confirm that Dale Parfitt, W4OP, was inducted into the QRP Hall of Fame in 2025.  It would have been a travesty to l...
Thursday, October 30, 2025

"Troubleshooting Analog Circuits" by Bob Pease

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  I used to say that at a hamfest, you should get three things:  1) some parts 2) a tool, and 3)  a book.   I thought I had maxed out on boo...
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About Our New SolderSmoke Blog Template

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About 17 years ago, when I set up the SolderSmoke blog, I wanted three columns.  Google Blogger/Blogspot didn't seem to have one, so I e...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Two Spanish Words Useful for Homebrewers: Cacharreo and Artilugio

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Luis EA5BRE Both these words came up during a very nice conversation that I had this morning with Luis EA5BRE on 20 meter SSB.  I told Luis ...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

2025 ARRL Technical Service Award

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  Thanks to the ARRL for the award.  It is much appreciated.  Thanks too to all the people who built this receiver.  There are more than 100...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

"Rig Here is Homebrew" -- The Joys and Sorrows of Building your own Rigs

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This is kind of a re-run.  I came across it today on YouTube and thought it was pretty good.  So here it is again.    ------------------- De...
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