{"id":5476,"date":"2025-05-20T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T00:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/bill-k7wxws-fb-soldersmoke-direct-conversion-receiver\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:36:17","slug":"bill-k7wxws-fb-soldersmoke-direct-conversion-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/bill-k7wxws-fb-soldersmoke-direct-conversion-receiver\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill K7WXW&#8217;s FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DCR_K7WXW.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"769\" data-original-width=\"1025\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DCR_K7WXW.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><b>This is a very nice build. Bill K7WXW fought a long battle to get this receiver working, and &#8212; more importantly &#8212; to understand why it is working. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Bill writes: <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ol aria-label=\"Messages in mixers-and-mixology\" class=\"scrollerInner__36d07\" data-list-id=\"chat-messages\" role=\"list\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: \"gg sans\", \"Noto Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"flash__03436 backgroundFlash__5126c\" data-flash=\"false\" style=\"border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 0px; flex: 0 0 auto; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: background-color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" class=\"messageListItem__5126c\" id=\"chat-messages-1333807657739620352-1373386192782889010\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div aria-labelledby=\"message-username-1373385892743614564 uid_1 message-content-1373386192782889010 uid_2 message-timestamp-1373386192782889010\" aria-roledescription=\"Message\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" class=\"message__5126c cozyMessage__5126c wrapper_c19a55 cozy_c19a55 zalgo_c19a55\" data-list-item-id=\"chat-messages___chat-messages-1333807657739620352-1373386192782889010\" role=\"article\" style=\"background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 0px; flex: 0 0 auto; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.375rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 72px; padding-right: 24px !important; padding-top: 2px; padding: 2px 24px 2px 72px; position: relative; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"contents_c19a55\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"markup__75297 messageContent_c19a55\" id=\"message-content-1373386192782889010\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 0px -72px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 72px; position: relative; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b>The cycle of design, sim, build, debug, update, repeat can teach you a lot.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>FB Bill. Welcome to the Hall of Fame! <\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"800\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r5UWdgQ82Ks?rel=0\" title=\"Bill K7WXW 1\" width=\"440\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"800\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/klaRGvCjTqE?rel=0\" title=\"Bill K7WXW 2\" width=\"440\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"800\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocbRqE7ntQ0\" title=\"Bill K7WXW 3?rel=0\" width=\"440\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\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>This is a very nice build. Bill K7WXW fought a long battle to get this receiver working, and &#8212; more importantly &#8212; to understand why it is working. Bill writes: The cycle of design, sim, build, debug, update, repeat can teach you a lot. FB Bill. Welcome to the Hall of Fame! Join the discussion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/bill-k7wxws-fb-soldersmoke-direct-conversion-receiver\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bill K7WXW&#8217;s FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dc-receiver-build","category-dc-rx-hall-of-fame","category-tj-dc-rx"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5476","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=5476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5478,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5476\/revisions\/5478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}