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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Troubleshooting and Fixing Old Faults in my Long-Suffering Hammarlund HQ-100 (Part 2) (video)
Tim Hunkin on Prototyping, Welding, and on Being a "Jack of all Trades"
Monday, May 16, 2022
Some Links for the Michigan Mighty Mite and the Color Burst Liberation Army from Dave K8WPE
Dave K8WPE has been one of the podcast's best friends and one of its most loyal listeners. Dave was recently going through some back issues of SolderSmoke. This sparked a renewed interest in the Michigan Mighty Mite and the Color Burst Liberation Army. Dave sent us some useful links on this subject. (I had forgotten about the .io CBLA mailing list!) Thanks for this Dave, and for all your support and friendship over the years.
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Guys and Gals
Sunday, May 15, 2022
"Dream It - Make It" -- Rich WB4TLM, Mrs. Filoramo, and C.F. Rockey W9SCH (aka The Rock)
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Mr. Carlson's Grand Receiver Restoration Project -- Your Input Sought (video)
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Who is JF3HZB? (The Creator of that Nice Digital VFO Dial) -- Some Links
Many of these sites are in Japanese. Just look for the translate button on your browsers.
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/uebo0222/videos
Web site:https://tj-lab.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/t_uebo
Blog: https://tj-lab.org/%e3%83%96%e3%83%ad%e3%82%b0/
Upgrades of the JF3HZB VFO: https://github.com/WA2FZW/It-s-Not-Just-Another-Digital-VFO-by-WA2FZW-VK3PE-and-G3ZQC
Discussion on Japan's "QRP Plaza."http://bbs7.sekkaku.net/bbs/?id=qrp&mode=sort&check=now&type=letter&open=1&view=1&reverse=off&inputform=1&search=JF3HZB
Old Smoke: SolderSmoke Podcast #166 October 4, 2014
http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke166.mp3
Bench Report: Pete working on Direct Conversion Receivers.
Bill on his 2B and on 20DSB rig, and an M0XPD/Kanga DDS kit, and a 140 watt amp.
GETTING STARTED IN HOMEBREW:
Start simple: Build an oscillator. Make it oscillate!
Gather tools, simple test gear, and books.
Try to understand what you build.
Build a direct conversion receiver.
Don't fear the toroids!
Be patient. This is not Plug and Play.
Build a DSB transceiver.
Little tips:
Protect variable caps.
Use heat sinks.
Use reverse polarity protection.
Don't breathe the solder smoke! Ventilate your bench.
China Radio International Mystery Solved.
Book Recommendation: "International QRP Collection" by Dobbs and Telenius-Lowe
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Electronics Manufacturing in New York City -- Limor Fried and Adafruit (video) -- "TRUST YOUR TECHNOLUST"
Sunday, May 8, 2022
The JF3HZB Digital VFO Dial in the DJ7OO Direct Conversion Receiver (Who is JF3HZB?)
Thank you Klaus! And thanks to JF3HZB! (Does anyone have more information on him?)