QRP in the Driftless

Tag: batteries

  • Replacing the batteries in the Xiegu X6100

    I am wrapping up this series of posts, so here is a set of links to the previous ones for your enjoyment and / or entertainment; or who knows, maybe you want to replace the batteries in your X6100 and prefer text and pictures to a YouTube video: Since the last post I have been…

  • Radio surgery, part 4

    … the end of the story, or is it? With that computer out of the way, now I have room to work! I decided against using connectors because of the limited space inside the case. Soldering was easy and quick with the usual .015 rosin core 63/37 solder, so the heat sink never even got…

  • 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…

  • Radio surgery, part 1

    When I got my Xiegu X6100, around 3 years ago, the edge of the back cover was sealed with a little sticker that said “XIEGU VOID IF DAMAGED”. A few days ago, (the warranty long expired), the time came to open the vault and view the mysteries inside! Why, you may ask? Replacing the Xiegu…

  • Simpson 260

    This was the standard of the industry in the pre-digital era: Durable, accurate, electrically rugged, utterly dependable; what’s not to love? Analog volt-ohm-milliammeters are still useful for all sorts of tasks, some of which (like finding intermittents in wire and cables) are not easily done with a DMM. I really should have taken a picture…

  • Saved by the “octopus”

    The big surprise on a a recent activation was the missing power cable for the X6100. No worries, there in the tangle of assorted cables was the “octopus” I made last year; a power connector for every field radio to a pair of powerpoles. After returning home I found the missing cable on my bench,…

  • A wintry activation of US-1480

    It was overcast, seventeen degrees, and flurrying gently when I rolled out of the driveway en-route to Wildcat Mountain State Park, and the sun was about to get above the horizon as I was driving along the county highway. As I promptly realized when I got to the park it was just too cold for…

  • 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…