Tag: kit
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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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K6ARK Mini Mic kit for the (tr)uSDX
Next-to-last (for now) in the current series of kit-build posts, the K6ARK Mini-Mic: Time for a functional test! This mic has lots of nice features like being tiny and lightweight; another one that I plan to take advantage of is that it uses a standard double-ended 3.5 mm 3 conductor cable. My next project will…
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Building the QRPGuys Digital Power/SWR Meter w/Dummy Load
Next up in my series of kit builds; the QRPGuys Digital Power/SWR Meter w/Dummy Load: QRPguys kits have excellent instructions, and as soon as it arrived I printed them from the website. I followed them precisely, checking off each component as it was inserted and soldered. I made one minor error; placing c 4, a…
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Building the QRPguys Multi-Z tuner kit
Building this kit was good exercise; if it works properly when I try it out in the field it will be entirely due to the truly excellent and detailed instructions that I downloaded and printed from the QRPguys website! Get ready for lots of pictures and discussion as we go through the process! The whole…
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Wrapping up some kit building …
The workbench has been developing a backlog of kits that need to be finished; a QRPguys Multi-Z Tuner, a QRPguys Digital Power/SWR Meter w/Dummy Load, and a K6ARK Mini-Microphone are the principal ones (there are others, but … ). QRPguys Multi-Z Tuner This one got stalled right out of the bag! Step one is assembling…
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The KD1JV Code Trainer
It’s been obvious to me for some time that if I want to be a successful QRP operator I need to improve my CW skills! If there is a single thing on the Things You Don’t Want To Do If You’re Going To Learn Morse list that I missed, I am not aware of it. …