Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Tracy Kidder, author of Soul of the New Machine, dies at age 80

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  He was a great writer.  His books are inspirational.  Thank you Tracy Kidder.  Obit:    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/books/tracy-kid...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The Green Hornet -- My Visual and 10 meter Beacon from the Dominican Republic

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This all started a LONG time ago when I built a "Lil Slugger" CW transmitter, designed by Doug DeMaw. The schematic appears below ...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

SDR vs. HDR -- Are analog hams Troglodytes, stuck in a rut, resistant to change, and all that ?

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  The above paragraphs appeared in a very good ham radio club magazine.   I had some comments on it which I shared with the author and the e...
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Monday, March 23, 2026

G-QRP 2025 G2NJ Trophy

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Thanks to G-QRP for selecting us for this prestigious award.  This was for our efforts with the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver.   
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Sunday, March 22, 2026

The ARRL's 2025 Technical Service Award

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

The ARRL's "Clean Signal Initiative" -- Does the ARRL Now ASSUME all Transmitters are Manufactured?

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  Will, KI4POV alerted us to this -- we've been reading about it for some time.  I have always found it worrisome.   Here is why:   ARR...
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Space Hints from the Dominican Republic in 1994

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Check out the article in the link below.  I too got a QSL from RS-10!  https://www.gadgeteer.us/SPAHINT.HTM The 2 meter portion of the Ray-G...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Solar Powered Drone from South Africa

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 I've been flying a DJI 4K Mini drone here in the Dominican Republic, so I am interested in the whole drone thing.  The technology invol...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Audio Amplifier Stage Template and Handout: SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver by N7HPR

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  Above is Steve N7HPR's template for the audio amplifier board, the board that gave a lot of people a lot of trouble.  But it SHOULD ha...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver: TOROIDS! Steve N7HPR's Handouts on the BP Filter and the Mixer/Diplexer

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  ------------------------------------------ Winding the trifilar toroids was the hardest part of building the mixer board, and with the hig...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver-- N7HPR Handout #1 -- The VFO

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  I like the way Steve N7HPR did this:  First, that he had a working receiver on display to serve as a prototype.  Second, that he asked the...
Monday, March 9, 2026

Steve N7HPR Describes the Group Build of 10 SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers

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Group Build of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge By Steven Bible, N7HPR Andrew Johnson Amateur Radio Club and Greene ...
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