{"id":837,"date":"2021-01-26T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2021\/01\/26\/soldersmoke-podcast-228\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T00:15:27","slug":"soldersmoke-podcast-228","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2021\/01\/26\/soldersmoke-podcast-228\/","title":{"rendered":"SolderSmoke Podcast #228"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Soldersmoke Podcast #228 is available: <\/b><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/soldersmoke.com\/soldersmoke228.mp3<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n

Of course, no travel. <\/span>But vaccines are here so maybe soon we can leave our shacks. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

In the meantime: <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been playing chess against AI bots on chess.com.<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Netflix recommendation: <\/span>The Bureau. <\/span>From France. A review from NPR: <\/b><\/p>\n

<\/o:p>https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/22\/881642358\/addictively-suspenseful-thriller-series-the-bureau-will-keep-you-on-edge<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

A reading from “Conquering the Electron.” <\/span>Germanium vs. Silicon. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Bill\u2019s Bench: <\/o:p><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

The KLH Model Twenty-one II. <\/span>Acoustical Suspension. <\/span>First receiver WITH A PILLOW! <\/span>Bad speaker? Blown AF amp finals. <\/span>Hot heat sink. <\/span>VBE Multiplier. Desitin. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Tony Fishpool\u2019s recommended LM386 boards. <\/span>10 for 11 bucks. <\/span>Nice. <\/span>They work. <\/span>Pictured in the Amazon ad at the upper right of the SolderSmoke blog page. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Putting a digital display on the Lafayette HA-600A <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Test gear trouble. <\/span>My Radio Shack multimeter getting flaky. <\/span>I many need something better. <\/span>Auto ranging? My beloved Maplin AF generator died \u2013 will have to fix. I need that thing. <\/span>Probably a bad chip. <\/span>Good thing they are socketed. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

I almost forgot about SKN! <\/span>But I remembered and I made one contact with the HT-37 and Drake 2-B. <\/span><\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Pete\u2019s Bench:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Presentation to RSGB on Homebrew.<\/b><\/p>\n

TenTek Troubleshoot. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Swan 240? <\/span>Looking nice. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

SDR adventures. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

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

Bill N8ET sent me some really nice Showa 9 MHz 8 pole crystal filters. <\/span><\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Kevin AA7YQ Smoke jumper! <\/span>Building a hybrid SDR.HDR rig. <\/span>Launched blog. FB<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Nick M0NTV working on similar HDR\/SDR project. <\/span>Great video. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Grayson KJ7UM Hollow State Design \u2013 Launched a new blog. <\/span>Very FB! <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Thomas K4SWL of SWL Post blog. <\/span>Kearsarge Mountain Transmission system. <\/span>And recent events. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Peter VK2EMU Poetry. <\/span>CW poetry. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Pete WB9FLW looking at DSB rigs\u2026 <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Drew N7DA <\/span>Feels not like a real ham because he hasn\u2019t built a quad from bamboo. Which type of landscape bamboo is best for antennas? <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Ryan Flowers of MiscDotGeek.Com blog is also watching the Tally Ho YouTube videos of Leo Sampson. Wants to put a WSPR beacon on the Tally Ho. <\/span><\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Joe KF5OWY <\/span>Working with diode ring mixers, trying to see the mixer action on his \u2018scope. 1 and -1! <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Jim AB9CN sent a cool idea about how to do a 20\/17 Moxon. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Roy GM4VKI \u2013 I thanked him for his article in SPRAT about putting a 2n3904 on the output of an NE602 10P mod. <\/span>Brilliant.<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Roger Hayward Told him that I really liked his Dad\u2019s recent web site updates. <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Farhan \u2013 Jokingly cursed me for showing him the Oscillodyne regen of Hugo Gernsback and Jean Shepherd. <\/span>\u201cNow I will have to build this!\u201d <\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

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