{"id":9157,"date":"2016-08-06T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2016\/08\/06\/soldersmoke-podcast-189-juliano-blue-fet-amp-si5351-qsk-bill-lc-vfo-qsos\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T02:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:02:58","slug":"soldersmoke-podcast-189-juliano-blue-fet-amp-si5351-qsk-bill-lc-vfo-qsos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2016\/08\/06\/soldersmoke-podcast-189-juliano-blue-fet-amp-si5351-qsk-bill-lc-vfo-qsos\/","title":{"rendered":"SolderSmoke Podcast #189: Juliano Blue, FET Amp, Si5351 QSK, Bill LC VFO, QSOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP3338.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP3338.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> <b><br \/><\/b> <b>SolderSmoke Podcast #189 is available: <\/b><br \/> <b><br \/><\/b> <b><a href=\"http:\/\/soldersmoke.com\/soldersmoke189.mp3\">http:\/\/soldersmoke.com\/soldersmoke189.mp3<\/a><\/b><br \/> <b><br \/><\/b> <b>Billy in Europe. Bill in Virtual Reality. <\/b><br \/> <b><br \/><\/b> <b>Great News: Little Gonzalo is &#8220;all clear.&#8221; Thanks for the help. <\/b><br \/> <b><br \/><\/b> <b>BENCH REPORTS: <\/b><br \/> <b>Pete paints the rigs blue. <\/b><br \/> <b>Pete&#8217;s FET amplifier project with FET switching and key pad<\/b><br \/> <b>Using an Si5351 for CW offset and QSK. <\/b><br \/> <b><br \/><\/b> <b>Bill working on VFO for a rig built around HRO dial and gear box. <\/b><br \/> <b>HRO gears seem a bit loose. What should I do? <\/b><br \/> <b>The search for an Imperial Whitworth. <\/b><br \/> <b>For variable caps, brass is better, but two bearings beats brass.<\/b><br \/> <b><br \/><\/b> <b>QSO REPORTS<\/b><br \/> <b>Pete having fun with homebrew rigs. <\/b><br \/> <b>Bill works K3MRK, WA3O, W4OP, W1VLF and N6ORS <\/b><br \/> <b><br \/><\/b> <b>MAILBAG: <\/b><br \/> <b>Dallas CBLA<\/b><br \/> <b>Conventional Current Flow Controversy<\/b><br \/> <b>&#8220;I regret ever listening to your podcast!&#8221;<\/b><br \/> <b>LCR recommendations<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP3342.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP3342.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160725_172621255B1255D.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160725_172621255B1255D.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gonzalo2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gonzalo2.jpg\" width=\"435\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"> Gonzalo just turned TWO and is doing very well<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SolderSmoke Podcast #189 is available: http:\/\/soldersmoke.com\/soldersmoke189.mp3 Billy in Europe. Bill in Virtual Reality. Great News: Little Gonzalo is &#8220;all clear.&#8221; Thanks for the help. BENCH REPORTS: Pete paints the rigs blue. Pete&#8217;s FET amplifier project with FET switching and key pad Using an Si5351 for CW offset and QSK. 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