Tag Archives: FT-243
Another radio, another VXO
Well, another holiday season has steamrolled past, and as usual the need to celebrate rose to the top of the charts once again. My lovely XYL is always on the lookout for a ham radio themed holiday present for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4SQRP, axiom, Bayou Jumper, building, crystals, CW, decals, FT-243, ham radio, HC49/U, kit, kit building, low power, Morse code, QRP, QRP operation, Radio, receiver, regen, regenerative receiver, rock-bound, rockbound, sidetone, SKCC, SKN, Straight Key Century Club, Straight Key Night, transmitter, VXO
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Wiggle room.
I’ve been spending a lot of time messing with VFOs recently, both vintage tube units and modern digital synthesis projects, all driven by the quest for frequency agility with homebrew QRP rigs. My favorite homebrew transmitter is the 2-tube W1TS … Continue reading
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Tagged air variable capacitor, Amateur radio, building, crystal, CW, ferrite, FT-241, FT-243, FT-50-43, FT-68-2, ham radio, HC/49, HC/6, Homebrew, Knight T-60, powded iron, QRP, QRP operation, quartz crystal, rockbound, toroid, transmitter, VXO
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73, de N2HTT 