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Welcome to MiscDotGeek! If it’s geeky, it’ll be here eventually. QRP, home brewing (electronics, not beer), welding, bicycles, and more. If I’ve dabbled in it, you’re bound to find a post about it here.

First QRP Portable Ops: Failure!

I recently decided that with the amount of camping I'd like to do, I couldn't handle sleeping in the back of my Suburban. As much as I like the rig, getting in and out is ...
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BITX40 Rebuild Part 2: It Has Begun!

As I wrote in Part 1 of the BITX40 Rebuild Part 1, my own love affair with the BITX40 goes back to December 2016 when a gift from my wife arrived from India in the ...
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A Personal Milestone: Published on Paper

As far back as I can remember, I have had a fondness for words and language. Even in the second grade, learning the roots of words, their suffixes and prefixes, and so many things surrounding ...
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Ununs, A new End Fed, and Homebrew Capacitors [YouTube]

Things have been pretty hectic here at Chez Geek, but I've made some time this month to work on a new project. Now that the QCX Mini 20 is all fixed up, and I'm making ...
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QCX Mini Troubleshooting and Repair Tips

If you've been keeping up on the MiscDotGeek YouTube channel or the QRP Labs Groups.io forum, then you're likely aware that the QCX Mini has had some teething issues. We've already covered the C38 problem, ...
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