SolderSmoke Podcast #207 is available:
http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke207.mp3
— Giants of Radio
— Pete on 15 Meters
— Bill on 60 Meters with the uBITX
— Pete’s Sudden and Heath Filter Transceivers
— Cubesats to orbit! To the moon! And to Mars!
— Bill rebuilds his 2 meter “Ray-Gun” Quad (for Farhan’s Cubesat)
— Homebrewing Variable caps and stockpiling NP0
— My “by ear” Minimal Discernible Signal Technique
— Thoughts on Direct Sampling SDR and the Radio Art
MAILBAG
— A request for feedback from GQRP
— G4WIF reports G3ROO on UK TV with spysets
— VU3XVR builds FB rig from EMRFD
— M0KOV Charter member of the 3 Scratch-built BITX club
–KD4PBJ’s PTO Turtle DC Receiver
— AB1OP builds Pete’s LBS receiver and gives us a new acronym: SITB
— KD4EBM — Thanks for the scanner Bob!
— A possible sponsor from California…
— Pete’s dream neighborhood…
Just talked to D4C on my uBITX w 80m full loop, 15 meters. DX contest I assume.
N6GRG
Hi, I cannot start the podcast, it open up to run but remains at 00. 73 Gian I7SWX
Downloads and works ok here in UK de G0JNR.
Ciao Gian: Try clicking on the two vertical bars to get the audio going. OR you can listen through the player at the top of this central column of the blog page — just click on the play button and it will play. 73 Bill
Gian, occasionally some of the different browsers do different things. Try a different one ?
our local club is doing ubitx – 23 members are doing rigs. test drove mine in CQWW – it works wonderfully! we are measuring our spurious, they are not in compliance – but we have arranged a successful fix – that all will be getting. this rig is a keeper!
“Bob’s your uncle” – Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins
… and Fanny’s your aunt – well, that’s how I learned it.