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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
Posted in Ham Radio
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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Together Again (for the first time)
Summer is winding down, and a lovely summer it was. I think the weather here in the Northeast was the best I can remember for quite some time. Sure, we had some beastly hot, humid days, but on the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, CW, ham radio, Heathkit, Hickok 6000a, HR-1680, HX-1681, power supply, PS-23, Radio, RBN, receiver, Reverse Beacon Network, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, transmitter, tube tester
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In the loop.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and the weather in the Northeast is finally summer-like. We were at the upstate QTH over the weekend expecting to be doing some work on the place, and so combined the holiday with a few vacation … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, balun, CW, full wave loop, ham radio, KX1, low power, QRP, QRP operation, Radio, SKCC, SOTA, standup, Straight Key Century Club
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Rockbound no more… almost.
The saga I am about to recount is too involved for a single blog post, so this is part one of two. After enjoying a month of the SKCC K3Y operating event in January, I was really excited to learn of … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, building, construction technique, ham radio, HG-10, Homebrew, HW-16, Knight T-60, Radio, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, transmitter, VFO
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A complete digression.
Happy New Year. Now that the holidays have passed and time has started to free up a bit, I’ve found my way back to the bench and started to resume experiments on a space charge tube regen, And while I … Continue reading
2B Redux
My infatuation with boat anchors has begun to reassert itself this summer, with the sudden acquisition of a Drake-2B receiver. I like working with separates: a tube transmitter like the W1TS Simple Transmitter or the QRP Blowtorch, and a vintage receiver … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, boat anchor, building, CW, Drake 2B, eBay, Hakko 808, ham radio, Hayseed Hamfest, Hickok 6000a, PCARA, Radio, receiver, tube checker, tube tester, tubes, vintage radio
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The QRP Blowtorch Rides Again
Summer in the Northeast is the perfect embodiment of the 80 / 20 rule: we get 80 percent of our outdoor activities in during the 20 percent of the year when the weather is nice. We really are having a … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, building, ham radio, Homebrew, low power, MOPA, PCARA, QRP, QRP Blowtorch, QRP operation, Radio, transmitter
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Not a tube project, version 1.1
This is just a brief update to last week’s post about the 3 band VFO sketch for the Si5351 breakout board and Arduino. Software never stands still…. Working with Joel Caulkins, KB6QVI, who generously expressed an interest in the sketch … Continue reading
Definitely not a tube project.
Lately I have been having lots of fun working on a variety of different bench projects, all involving very different technologies, switching between them as parts arrive and time allows. I have been experimenting with space charge tubes, with the … Continue reading
Posted in Arduino, Ham Radio
Tagged Amateur radio, Arduino, breadboard, building, construction technique, CW, etherkit.com, ham radio, Homebrew, Mega 2560, OLED, QRP, Radio, si5351, ssd1306, transmitter, VFO
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Is there a pentode in the house?
I’ve had a little ham radio down time, as this relentless winter rewarded me with a late winter virus that laid me low for a few days. But, back on my feet and at the bench again, with some new … Continue reading
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Tagged 12EZ6, Amateur radio, building, common cathode, ham radio, Hickok 6000a, Homebrew, pentode, Radio, receiver, regenerative receiver, RF amplifier, tube tester
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