{"id":3284,"date":"2022-10-28T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T04:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2022\/10\/28\/soldersmoke-podcast-241-mars-direct-conversion-ptos-and-glue-sticks-anniversary-of-the-bitx20-multus-proficio-sdr-boatanchor-station-mailbag\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:02:55","slug":"soldersmoke-podcast-241-mars-direct-conversion-ptos-and-glue-sticks-anniversary-of-the-bitx20-multus-proficio-sdr-boatanchor-station-mailbag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2022\/10\/28\/soldersmoke-podcast-241-mars-direct-conversion-ptos-and-glue-sticks-anniversary-of-the-bitx20-multus-proficio-sdr-boatanchor-station-mailbag\/","title":{"rendered":"SolderSmoke Podcast #241 Mars, Direct Conversion, PTOs and Glue Sticks, Anniversary of the BITX20, Multus Proficio SDR, Boatanchor Station, MAILBAG"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The board I use to test DC RX circuits<\/span> <\/div>\n
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SolderSmoke Podcast #241 is available<\/b><\/p>\n

Audio (podcast):<\/b> <\/span>http:\/\/soldersmoke.com\/soldersmoke241.mp3<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Video (YouTube): (215) SolderSmoke Podcast #241 October 28, 2022 – YouTube<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Introduction:<\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Back on Mars. Opposition approaching. I have a Mars filter. And (like T.O.M.) a Mars globe. <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

N2CQR DXCC done<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

SolderSmoke in the WayBack Machine<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Sticker news<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

PARTS CANDY — Don’t Scrimp with a Crimp! <\/b><\/p>\n

Bill’s Bench<\/u><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

School DC RX projects — in Hyderabad and Northern Virginia. <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Direct Conversion Receivers — Keeping it Simple, Learning a Lot. A step beyond the Michigan Mighty Mite. Do we really need 100db? Do we really need to shield VFOs? Farhan’s super-simple and stable Colpitts PTO. Audio amps, 1000-8 transformers and rolling your own LM386<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

PTOs and Glue Stick PTOs. Paul Clark WA1MAC. Brass vs. Steel bolts. #20 thread vs. #28 thread. Backlash Blues. The best Glue Sticks. <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2 meters and the VWS. Bill has a Baofeng. <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

SHAMELESS COMMERCE: MOSTLY DIY RF<\/u><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Pete’s Bench<\/u><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

20th Anniversary of the BITX20 Pete’s early BITX rigs. <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Computer Woes<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Multus Proficio SDR rig<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Simple SSB in China BA7LNN<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Things of beauty: <\/span>Tempo One, NCX-3 and a SBE-33<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

MAILBAG<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

— NS7V is listening. <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Graham G3MFJ sent SPRAT on a stick.<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Nick M0NTV FB Glue Stick and 17 Shelf videos. <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Dino KL0S HP8640 Junior<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Mark AA7TA Read the SolderSmoke Book<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Steve EI5DD Connaught (Ireland) Regional News<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Dave K8WPE Planting the seeds of ham radio interest <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Peter VK3YE Ruler idea on PTO frequency readout<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Michael AG5VG Glue Stick PTO<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Tobias A polymath with UK and Italy connections. And cool tattoos. <\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Alain F4EIT French DC receiver<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Michael S. was in USMC, working on PCM\/TDM gear<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Alan Yates writes up Amazon transformer problem<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Todd VE7BPO, Dale W4OP, Wes W7ZOI<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Farhan VU2ESE sent me an sBITX<\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Todd K7TFC The Revenge of Analog<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

— Jim Olds<\/span> <\/span>Building QRP HB gear <\/span> <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n


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The Multus SDR rig Pete discussed<\/b><\/div>\n

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The older rigs Pete mentioned<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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My version of DC RX that Farhan is working on<\/b><\/div>\n

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My PTO with VK3YE’s ruler frequency readout<\/b><\/div>\n<\/p>\n


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