Saturday, April 11, 2026

DSB Homebrew from Macedonia -- Sasho Z33ST

›
  This is a really nice DSB transceiver in progress.   Below you see the modules, above you see how the modules will fit onto the board.  DO...
2 comments:

SolderSmoke Homebrew Direct Conversion Receiver Hall of Fame Update: 129 Completed, 122 + 7 Honorable Mentions: (As of April 11, 2026, 0852Z)

›
Marian SP9DEL's Receiver Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone.  Don't worry about be...
Friday, April 10, 2026

Dean KK4DAS and Pete N6QW Talk to the River City (Sacramento, Ca.) Radio Club about the 40 meter Direct Conversion Receiver

›
On April 7, 2026 Dean and Pete spoke to the River City Radio Club about the 40 meter Direct Conversion Receiver project (see above).  Great ...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

ANOTHER AMAZING Homebrew Station -- This one from Belgium -- ON1MWS

›
  Those large "steering wheels" on the regen rig caught my attention, and I'm glad they did, because they led me to the sites ...
7 comments:
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

A really AMAZING Homebrew Station in Brunei

›
Didier is F5NPV but he is V85MPV in Brunei for a few years.  Check out his amazing QRZ page:    https://www.qrz.com/db/V85NPV
2 comments:
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Are There Really Photons on the Signals from, say, a 20 meter Dipole?

›
This line from the Hack-A-Day article got me:   " Everything on the electromagnetic spectrum has some properties of both waves and part...
3 comments:
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

U.S. Administration Supports Ham Radio Homebrew

›
  In a decision that puzzled many analysts, the Federal Communications Commission has come out with a new policy that seems to support the a...
16 comments:
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

›
  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...
7 comments:
Monday, March 23, 2026

G-QRP 2025 G2NJ Trophy

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

The ARRL's 2025 Technical Service Award

›
 
8 comments: