Category: transceivers
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Pebble HF – part 3
Though my mind, all night, was full of thoughts of what I could do with radio today, when morning came around I was just not feeling all that energetic, so I didn’t head out for a park. I hooked up the outdoor EFRW antenna to the Pebble HF and tried tuning across the band, starting…
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Pebble HF – part 2
Building The Kit ! Okay, I cheated a little; instead of clearing my worktable, I moved a few tools downstairs and built the kit on the kitchen table. I used the Raspberry Pi to view the assembly instructions, located here. I recommend using this document rather than the YouTube video, the information there is fresher…
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Pebble HF – part 1
Back in late March I saw this article and after reading it, I followed the link to the Pebble HF website, and got myself on the waiting list. As time passed, I got an email update or two, and last week I got a notice that my kit had shipped ! It arrived yesterday! Woohoo!…
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Day 1: learning the KH1 menus
It’s a very cold, but sunny day, following on a scant inch of snow overnight, so playing with the new radio has been an indoor thing today. The KH1 has a lot of menu functions that I am working through with the aid of the Owners Manual. I found the real-time clock, and set the…
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Hello, KH1 !
Every individual piece of the Edgewood package came separately packed, so a bit of assembly was needed; installing the battery and the log tray, mostly … putting the pen and whip into their clips finished the job. There it is. A complete radio station that will fit in my back pocket! I think I’ll want…
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Testing the X6100 at Wildcat Mountain
The radio seemed to work okay with the new firmware update; I asked particularly for reports on my signal and audio; “just fine” was the typical response. (lol, insofar as anyone can tell when they’re giving me a 33 signal report). Here’s one ominous note: the volume knob froze on me again. It doesn’t seem…
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Radio surgery, part 2
The new batteries arrived on Wednesday: These batteries were the cheapest, and also had the quickest delivery time, so after some deliberation over the many options I placed the order last weekend. The range of products Amazon returned for the search term “605080 battery” ranged in price up to $49, and some had delivery estimates…
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Mid-March omnibus
A summary of what’s been happening lately Tomorrow (the 19th) is the first day of Spring! Astronomical Spring, that is. Meteorological Spring already happened on the 1st; I suppose they do that for consistency in their statistical calculating, makes it easier to just move along and ignore all of that messy real-world stuff. Quick vignettes…
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A post about many things
re: Field Day 2023 The December issue of QST arrived a while ago and I invested maybe 15 minutes looking through the fine print for my score: 440 points. I think that my claimed bonus for Public Information Display was rejected; not unfairly mind you, it was a bit skimpy. Eh, surest way to fail…
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Okay, that’s it, I want an Elecraft KH1
It has been on my mind, on and off, ever since Saturday, when I heard the news about the new handheld HF rig from Elecraft over at qrper.com but I just watched this video: “Wayne Burdick N6KR Elecraft Cofounder Talking About the New KH1 Transceiver at SOTA Luncheon” and I am completely sold. Everything about…