Sunday, April 19, 2026

Mitch NK3H Talks Homebrewing with Charlie NJ7V of Red Summit RF

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This is a really cool interview.  Both Mitch NK3H and Charlie NJ7V are members of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Hall of Fame.  ...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Pete N6QW is our Shifu

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In a comment to a recent post, Mike WN2A wrote:  "N6QW is the Shifu. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifu )" I found this term in...
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Another 40 meter DSB Transceiver

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 I like the homebrew spirit in this one, how it started out as a Direct Conversion receiver and expanded into a full double sideband transc...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Indonesian Direct Conversion Receiver (Another one - Not Wayan's)

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Who can forget Wayan's heroic homebrewing of the AF transformer?  While others complained about the difficulty of ordering from an on-li...
Monday, April 13, 2026

Background (from Maine!) On the "Most Interesting Man in the World"

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I know, I know.  This doesn't really have anything to do with homebrewing.  But in a way it does.  This guy didn't get his start unt...
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Saturday, April 11, 2026

DSB Homebrew from Macedonia -- Sasho Z33ST

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

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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

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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

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

A really AMAZING Homebrew Station in Brunei

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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
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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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

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

U.S. Administration Supports Ham Radio Homebrew

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  In a decision that puzzled many analysts, the Federal Communications Commission has come out with a new policy that seems to support the a...
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