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BITX40 Project Progress
A week ago I showed you the BITX40, a 40 Meter SSB radio for $45 from hfsigs.com in India. The kit arrived, and we've managed to put it together without letting the magic smoke out! ...
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40 Meters for $45: The BITX40 SSB Tranciever project.
This time around we'll talk about an exciting radio: The BITX40 kit from hfsigs.com in India. More about that in a minute! The most expensive thing about ham radio is not getting your license. In ...
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Amateur Radio: Dissipating Static Electricity on wire Antennae
We're trying to get my friends station setup complete. We got his radio installed, and an End Fed Half Wave (EFHW) 40-20-15-10M antenna installed. The problem is that electrical noise is fairly bad on it, ...
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Amateur Radio: Upgrading from Technician to General
As mentioned in a previous post, I've been slowly getting back into ham radio. When I started with Amateur Radio in 1996, there was a Morse Code requirement for all but the No-Code Technician license, ...
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The Mad Scientist Hacker Lamp
Cheesy puns aside, I needed to be able to see in my little work area where I plan to play with electronics while I try not to burn myself with my soldering irons. Over the ...
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