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Building the Breadboard Radio “Splinter” – Part IV, The End
The Splinter, finished in “TARDIS Blue” and ready to start making contacts. Sadly, I’ve reached the end of the Splinter project. As of last week, I had finished the circuit board and aligned the...
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Breadboard Radio kits: The ‘Matchstick’ and the ‘Sawdust’
The ‘Sawdust’ 40-meter regenerative receiver, left, and the ‘Matchstick” 40-meter QRP antenna tuner, both from Breadboard Radio. Here I am, back at it with the kit building… Last week I tackled a...
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New kit build: The K1EL Winkeyer USB
Just a couple quick thoughts on the K1EL Winkeyer kit. I didn’t break out the camera last night to document the build because 1) this is a very easy kit to build and if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen...
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What’s so great about a J-pole?
Building a roll-up J-pole antenna with ladder line. Our club hosted a workshop this past weekend to teach folks how to build a “roll-up” style J-pole antenna for handheld radios. Our workshops are...
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Craving some kit building
So I bought one of these: That would be the SoftRock RX Ensemble II Receiver. I’ve read the build instructions for it, and I believe I am in a world of hurt. Look at all those toroids! To say nothing...
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SoftRock? More like HardKnocks.
The SoftRock in its present condition: Almost done, minus 12 toroids and a resistor. I knew going into the SoftRock RX Ensemble II project that it wasn’t going to be easy. With 15 toroids, a slew of...
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Splinter II kit released
Fellow club member Bill, W4FSV, has released an update to his original Splinter radio kit. The Splinter II improves upon the original in the following ways (from www.breadboardradio.com): 40 meter DC...
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Making some progress on the SoftRock
It’s alive! But just barely. Receiving CW on 40 meters. Click for a larger view. Electronics tend to work better when chips are installed properly. So I felt like an idiot when I realized one of the...
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This is more like it….
The SoftRock, receiving 40m SSB signals (finally!). Had a break-through tonight with the SoftRock and now it’s receiving quite well. Sounds pretty damned good too! Doesn’t look like I’m getting...
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A weekend immersed in radio
Code practice oscillator designed by Bill, W4FSV, of Breadboard Radio. I didn’t do a lot of operating or DXing, but ham radio was infused in just about every aspect of my weekend, from finishing the...
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