{"id":1236,"date":"2025-05-19T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/daniel-ve5dlds-four-fb-saskatchewan-soldersmoke-direct-conversion-receivers\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:36:17","slug":"daniel-ve5dlds-four-fb-saskatchewan-soldersmoke-direct-conversion-receivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/daniel-ve5dlds-four-fb-saskatchewan-soldersmoke-direct-conversion-receivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel VE5DLD&#8217;s FOUR  FB Saskatchewan SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"247\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nP1Bc8Fuubs?si=9MOMUCHDuSGzNGId?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"440\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Daniel VE5DLD is a teacher in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Back in early 2023 several lucky students joined him in building the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion receiver. We had asked people to build the receiver &#8212; we wanted to test the design before asking the local high school students to build it. Daniel and his students came through for us, and ended up having far more success than we did. Congratulations Daniel! Welcome to the Hall of Fame. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Daniel wrote: <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i>Hi Bill! Yes, I had my own DC Receiver that I use every so often for fun and 3 built by my students. All working. We didn&#8217;t get any video because we just finished the school year and the kids left, but I&#8217;ve kept in contact with them and they told me they have been able to receive signals from their homes. The kids developed excellent troubleshooting skills gained large amounts of confidence in their ability to fix things. Over the next year, my students told about fixing their gaming consoles and fixing problems in their parent&#8217;s electronics. They are certainly no longer afraid of opening something up to see what is going on! And that&#8217;s what makes me the most happy! Yeah, you can just recognize myself and only mention that 3 students were able to build DC receivers.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i>And yes, the Michigan Mighty Mite was a fantastic gateway to home brewing!<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i>Thanks for thinking of me and my students!<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i>73<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i>Daniel D.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b><i>VE5DLD<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0206.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1512\" data-original-width=\"2016\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0206.jpeg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span face=\"\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span face=\"\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228;\"><b>On June 19, 2023, Daniel wrote: <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span face=\"\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b><i><span face=\"\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228;\">We got everything going and all 3 students now have receivers capable of inhaling RF. We 3D printed some knobs and hot glued them. We took one outside but didn&#8217;t hear any signals. Mid afternoon is not good for 40m. We will try again later this week and I&#8217;ll bring my KX3 to make sure there is a single for them to listen. This issue on that last radio was an improperly installed J310. The angle is was installed hid the problem well! Here are a few pictures of the completed rigs. <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b><i><span face=\"\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2228;\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VE5DLD20Mighty20Mite.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"300\" data-original-width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VE5DLD20Mighty20Mite.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b>Back in 2015, Daniel built a Michigan Mighty Mite. I was pleased to be reminded that I had sent him the crystal. Go CBLA! For more info on Daniel&#8217;s transmitter see: <\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/saskatchewan-mighty-mite-video.html\">https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/saskatchewan-mighty-mite-video.html<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b>Thanks Daniel! 73 <\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b>___________________________<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;\"><b><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Join the discussion &#8211; SolderSmoke Discord Server:<\/span><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;\"><b><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt;\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/discord.gg\/Fu6B7yGxx2&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1739470652838000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1ZoxkyzfQb8pwED_KtyCKW\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/Fu6B7yGxx2\" style=\"color: #1155cc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/Fu6B7yGxx2<\/span><\/a><\/span><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;\"><b><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <\/span><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;\"><b><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Documentation on Hackaday:<\/span><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;\"><b><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/hackaday.io\/project\/190327-high-schoolers-build-a-radio-receiver&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1739470652838000&#038;usg=AOvVaw026vJuHIWdv6aJ9NJ9QDHJ\" href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.io\/project\/190327-high-schoolers-build-a-radio-receiver\" style=\"color: #1155cc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hackaday.io\/project\/<wbr><\/wbr>190327-high-schoolers-build-a-<wbr><\/wbr>radio-receiver<\/a><\/span><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;\"><b><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <\/span><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;\"><b><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">SolderSmoke YouTube channel:<\/span><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: \"Trebuchet MS\", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.61px;\"><b style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@soldersmoke&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1739470652838000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3FnV3eIUU7IiaVG8c_Qd3v\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@soldersmoke\" style=\"color: #1155cc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@<wbr><\/wbr>soldersmoke<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel VE5DLD is a teacher in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Back in early 2023 several lucky students joined him in building the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion receiver. We had asked people to build the receiver &#8212; we wanted to test the design before asking the local high school students to build it. Daniel and his students came &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/daniel-ve5dlds-four-fb-saskatchewan-soldersmoke-direct-conversion-receivers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Daniel VE5DLD&#8217;s FOUR  FB Saskatchewan SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[190,9,11,24,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","category-dc-receiver-build","category-dc-rx-hall-of-fame","category-michigan-mighty-mite","category-tj-dc-rx"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1239,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions\/1239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}