{"id":6771,"date":"2025-05-23T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/23\/g0upl-at-dayton-ssb-for-the-qmx-and-thoughts-on-homebrewing\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:36:17","slug":"g0upl-at-dayton-ssb-for-the-qmx-and-thoughts-on-homebrewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/23\/g0upl-at-dayton-ssb-for-the-qmx-and-thoughts-on-homebrewing\/","title":{"rendered":"G0UPL at Dayton: SSB for the QMX, and Thoughts on Homebrewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Click on the diagram for a better view.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Listen to the interview here: <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/soldersmoke.com\/G0UPL at Dayton 2025.mp3<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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I think this is what Grayson was talking about when he said that Hans is a genius, and that his SSB project for the QMX was very complicated. On his website <\/a>Hans says as much: “This is a very complex project.” Indeed it is. Just take a look at the bloc diagram above. This is not for the faint of heart. In this interview, he talks about a full year of intense work on SSB for the QMX. Wow. <\/b><\/div>\n

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I think Hans makes some good points on why we still homebrew. I liked his fish analogy: we can buy all the fish we want at the supermarket, but people still go fishing. Why? Because they like fishing. <\/b><\/div>\n

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I’m not too sure about “the IKEA effect.” He seems to be saying that people derive homebrew-like satisfaction from assembling IKEA furniture. Well, maybe some people do, but I think this is a long way from what we would consider true scratch-built homebrew. Dean KK4DAS, for example, recently observed that he assembled two IKEA tables, but that this assembly does NOT make him a carpenter. This is related to our discussion about the differences between ham radio kits and true homebrew: IKEA flat packs are like the kits. I think Hans is right about the pride and satisfaction that people get from building their own radio gear. <\/b><\/div>\n

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Thanks to Hans GOUPL and to Bob W8SX for doing this interview. <\/b><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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