{"id":4611,"date":"2015-10-18T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T01:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2015\/10\/18\/hb2hb-n3fjz-n2cqr-si5351-and-bitx-tias-on-both-sides-with-some-lbs-and-peter-parker-circuitry-too\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:29:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:29:46","slug":"hb2hb-n3fjz-n2cqr-si5351-and-bitx-tias-on-both-sides-with-some-lbs-and-peter-parker-circuitry-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2015\/10\/18\/hb2hb-n3fjz-n2cqr-si5351-and-bitx-tias-on-both-sides-with-some-lbs-and-peter-parker-circuitry-too\/","title":{"rendered":"HB2HB!  N3FJZ-N2CQR Si5351 and BITX TIAs on Both Sides, with Some LBS and Peter Parker Circuitry Too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sxe18ntWAZ8?rel=0\" width=\"440\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <strong>In those dark days of February 2015, when all the members of the SDR ESSB Panoramic Spectral Police were on my case over some imperfections in my 40 meter homebrew SSB signal, Rick, N3FJZ came to my rescue by sending me a great YouTube video of his reception of my new rig. Rick was using a wonderful homebrew Direct Conversion receiver with a really cool PTO. Here is my blog post on Rick and his receiver:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/parasitic-anguish-on-40-then-homebrew.html\"><strong>http:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/parasitic-anguish-on-40-then-homebrew.html<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <strong>Then, yesterday, I received this e-mail: <\/strong><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/N3FJZface.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/N3FJZface.jpg\" width=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <strong>Bill, Pete,<\/p>\n<p>I want to share my excitement with you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">After 32 years as a ham, I finally had my first ever HF QSO on October <br \/>16, 2015, and on a homebrew rig no less! Oh the Joy of Emission!<\/span>It was on 7.242MHz, 8:00 a.m. eastern on the &#8220;Woodpecker net&#8221;.<br \/>&#8211; Rig was based on the Bitx, using ZIA bidirectional amps.<br \/>&#8211; 20 Watts into a 80 meter full-wave loop up at 20 feet.<br \/>&#8211; 600 ohm homebrew open wire ladder line.<br \/>&#8211; Balanced antenna coupler inspired by the Annecke and Johnson matchbox <br \/>units.<br \/>&#8211; and most importantly, the Arduino controller software and use of the <br \/>Nokia display were derived and inspired from Pete&#8217;s &#8220;Let&#8217;s Build <br \/>Something&#8221; code presented on his website, and the carrier <br \/>oscillator(BFO) &#038; L.O. are generated by an Adafruit SI5351 clock <br \/>generator board. Thank you Pete.<\/p>\n<p>See my N3FJZ look-up on QRZ.com for photos of my homebrew rig. I have <br \/>also put links to the SolderSmoke blog and to Pete&#8217;s web page and blog.<\/p>\n<p>I just want to tell you both that your podcasts, websites, circuit <br \/>diagrams and stories were a huge part of my success. They were the <br \/>inspiration I needed on many dark days when my amplifiers would <br \/>oscillate, and my oscillators would simply smoke. At times I thought I <br \/>would never get on the air, but an hour listening to SolderSmoke podcast <br \/>would give me the drive venture on. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>***VERY IMPORTANT!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Bill, during my first QSO, I was getting 5&#215;8 and 5&#215;9 signal reports <br \/>(with 20 watts!)from North Carolina, up-state New York, Michigan, and <br \/>Indiana, and I know we are only about 50 miles apart (I&#8217;m in north <br \/>central Maryland), so I believe we could probably achieve a successful <br \/>HB2HB contact if you want to try.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to, and have the time, you could join me on the Woodpecker <br \/>net any Friday, Saturday or Sunday on 40 meters 7.242MHz 8:00 a.m. <br \/>eastern, or we could set-up a prearranged contact on a General class 40 <br \/>meter frequency of your choosing. Let me know &#8211; making an HB2HB <br \/>contact with you would mean the world to me.<\/p>\n<p>Pete, I also extend this invitation to you as well, but with only 20 <br \/>watts on my end, it may be a stretch, but we could try.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you both again for the joy you have given me with your pod-casts.<br \/>73<br \/>Rick &#8211; N3FJZ<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <strong>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <strong>Rick and I got together on 7.288 MHz yesterday evening. It was a really amazing QSO. Rick made a video of it (see above) and I recorded the audio on my side.<\/strong> <strong> My old tape recorder didn&#8217;t do Rick&#8217;s signal justice &#8212; it sounded better than this. But here is the full QSO: <\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/soldersmoke.com\/N3FJZN2CQR.mp3\"><strong>http:\/\/soldersmoke.com\/N3FJZN2CQR.mp3<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> <strong>Be sure to listen closely at around 21 minutes when Rick describes a software feature that allows him to switch &#8212; with the touch of a button &#8212; from high side VFO to low side VFO. The BFO frequency also changes to account for the resulting sideband inversion. Very cool.<\/strong> <\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/n3fjzdigitalboard.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/n3fjzdigitalboard.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> Rick&#8217;s Digital Board<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/N3FJZRig.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/N3FJZRig.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> Ricks Rig as it was during our QSO<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/N3FJZCrystalFilter.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/N3FJZCrystalFilter.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> Crystal Filter <\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/N3FJZPA.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/N3FJZPA.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> Rick&#8217;s Dual HEXFET Power Amplifier<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"> <strong>Check out the N3FJZ QRZ.com page for more info. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"> <strong><\/strong> <\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"> <strong>CONGRATULATIONS TO RICK! \ufeff<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> \ufeff<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In those dark days of February 2015, when all the members of the SDR ESSB Panoramic Spectral Police were on my case over some imperfections in my 40 meter homebrew SSB signal, Rick, N3FJZ came to my rescue by sending me a great YouTube video of his reception of my new rig. 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