SolderSmoke Podcast #216 is available

21 December 2019

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke216.mp3

Pete's Bench
Sprat Article
BITX 40 Fun
ZL2BMI Rig
Paraset. Three tubes! Almost an ET-3!

Bill's Bench
ET-2 Adventure over, Rig on the wall
Final QSO count. 20 3 "random"
Last QSO with AA8OZ
Lessons learned: 100 mW not the problem. Crystal Control cramps your style.
N0WVA regen amazingly effective.
Tried for the Sunrise Net. Walter sent me some crystals.

On to the uBITX.
Accidentally wiped out calibration and BFO settings.
Had to do recalibration and reset BFO.
Learned a lot about the rig.
How they did CW and how they do it now. Shift TX? Or shift RX? Or just shift BFO on RX?
How all the signals end up as upper sideband. Only one BFO freq. Very cool.
TalentCell 12 V Lithium Ion 3 AmpHour battery. Size of a deck of cards.
Inspired by Peregrino -- I ordered EFHW Tuner from QRP Guys.
Homebrew Straight Keys

Antuino upgrade
SMT soldering.
Back to Arduino Nano and the IDE.
A very cool tool.
Antuino filter analysis.
Version 6 of uBITX out.

The "Watt Meter" DC power meter. Very useful. 8 bucks. LINK:
https://http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-DC-combo-Mete ... B17P0

SPRAT, balloons and hardcore homebrew hydrogen.

MAILBAG
VK3HN's AM receiver. I ordered 6kHz 455 kHz filters from Australia.
Dean's MMM
Peter VK2EMU Hertz not hertz.
Ben KC9DLM LTSpice YouTube Videos
Steve Silverman Electroluminescent Receiver Kit
Lyndon N0LFX back to listening. FB OM
Steve M0KOV built a pill bottle variometer. Did you get the regen going?
Anthony VU3JVX FB HB uBitx. Looking for a job in Bangalore.
Allison KB1GMX Great to hear from her
Leif WB9IWT -- helped me trouble shoot my uBITX (BFO was low)
Mike EI0CL old buddy from Azores days. Recognized his voice on 20. Great QSO.