EDIT (July 26th 2014) – If you’re thinking of building the WBR, I strongly suggest you check out my most recent build here, which incorporates a mod suggested by LA3PNA, and a different configuration for the AF amp that I think provides nicer sounding audio. The full schematic is published there also. A few weeks ago when […]
I’ll keep this post brief as there is a partially built 40M regen sitting in front of me that I’m keen to continue with. As you probably know, Google’s version of Facebook, called Google Plus, launched on a limited basis recently. As of right now, in order to join, you have to receive an invite […]
I don’t usually create new blog posts for things that I’d normally just tweet, but this was a rather big deal. I was busy making a chassis out of PCB material for my next project (full details in later posts)…… …….when I heard the faint signals of Steve WG0AT. It took me a little by […]
In the last post I mentioned a hum issue that I’d been having with the VRX-1 that I bought as a kit from 4SQRP. When I related that it only happens on connecting the antenna, Jason NT7S told me it was probably common-mode hum. For a better description, refer to EMRFD, but my layman’s understanding […]
With the exception of NT7S’ VRX-1 receiver I’ve had no experience with Manhattan construction. Once the majority of my recent flurry of parts orders came in, I figured it was time to start building a few things Manhattan style, and to start with some simple circuits. I found a good supplier of PCB material. His […]
If you don’t already know, Julian G4ILO keeps a separate blog from his ham radio blog, titled “One Foot In The Grave”. It used to be the place where he sounded off with his opinions and rants on life in the UK. All those posts have been deleted, and it is now the blog he […]
Dave Richards AA7EE 