Re: Chip pad
Hi Charles,
what you describe has been used in VK for a while now, described (and
used) by Drew Diamond VK3XU - he is a master of this style of
homebrewing and has published many articles over the
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vk3bfa <ablight@...>
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Re: Chip pad
Very nice pads, applicable to many projects. I use an 8 pin Motorola
microcontroller in my Morse Code training device, and this will be great
for those projects too. Info on the MCD is on my webpage
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John Fisher <k5jhf@...>
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non-ferrite balun cores
BITXers
Since the tap washers, faucet washers here in the US, are mylon or
similar plastic type material, it would seem that they do not
contribute much to the functionality, other that to hold the
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Arvid Evans <arvevans@...>
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Chip pad
Hi
I was wondering how to make a pad for the chip then thought use a
piece of PCB with a cut through the copper in the centre and then
additional cross cuts of the copper to make the lands for the
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Charles Darley
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Re: Off topic - i am blocked out
Farhan
Fine on all of this, I have friends in your country who have reported the
same before now.
Hope you get access soon,
Mark G0MGX
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Mark Jones <Mark@...>
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TV Balun
Hello, I have uploaded a photo of a two-hole "binocular" ferrite
core (see G4DFV album). Ashtar, please can you tell me if this is
anything like the TV balun that you have used?
My core measures
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g4dfv2004 <duncan.walters@...>
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#107
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Re: Off topic - i am blocked out
Farhan
Sorry to hear of your problems. I'm sure you are right to fight for the free
exchange of information.
One possible solution is to use an anonymisation service such
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Hans Summers <Hans.Summers@...>
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Re: BITX20 component list
--- In BITX20@..., "ik1zyw" <pcravero@a...> wrote:
It's me again.
> Has anyone attempted to list all BITX20 components? I haven't found
> any link on Ashan's page. Here is my attempt at
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ik1zyw <pcravero@...>
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A tale of two tap washers
...in which G0UPL travels to his local hardware store to further investigate
the nature of the infamous tap washers, and in particular the differences
between ordinary and "delta" washers. Samples
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Hans Summers <Hans.Summers@...>
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Off topic - i am blocked out
for the last 48 hours, groups.yahoo.com has been blocked out by the two
major bandwidth providers to india. most of my internet accounts belong to
isps that in turn take their bandwidth from either
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Ashhar Farhan <farhan@...>
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Block Diagram
Hi
I have just posted a block diagram of the BITX - I hope I have
correctly identified all the section of the main schematic diagram.
Let me know of any errors.
This will be used as part of a
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Charles Darley
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Re: manhattan style pads
Yes, true - I found that Rapid Electronics sell a very useful resistor
variety pack containing 1000 resistors in 63 values from 4.7ohms to 10M. The
number of each varies from 5 to 30 depending how
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Hans Summers <Hans.Summers@...>
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Rig photos
Hi
I uploaded my BITX20 pictures into the photographs section
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/BITX20/lst
I also re-organised in there a little, so that the photos which were at the
top level
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Hans Summers <Hans.Summers@...>
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Tap Washers
Hi All, Just to clarify, the Delta Washers I mentioned in the earlier
post are shaped more like a standard Torroid a little bigger than a T
50 and not as big as a T68 so I guess around a T55????? A
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Bill Schofield <g0bak-m@...>
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"delta" washers & Pads versus point-to-point wiring
Hi
After reding over today's posts...here are a couple of thoughts and
comments:
1) The manufacturer and model number for the faucet washer used in
BITX20 coils is probably much ado about a
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Arvid Evans <arvevans@...>
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Re: IF amp pcb
Very nice PCB, I'm certainly enjoying these photos :-) Thanks to all for
your interesting posts :-) Being somewhat of a photographer, I always
say "One can never be too rich, too thin, or have too
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John Fisher <k5jhf@...>
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IF amp pcb
Hello Fello wBuilders,
think I stuffed up a previous message post - anyway, have posted a
photo of my humble efforts at kitchen sink PCB making for the BITX20
IF Amp - its in the VK3BFA folder. Any
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vk3bfa <ablight@...>
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Re: Please suggest for alternative 'linear amplifier module'
Both those circuits will work fine, as will most any other QRP amp
circuit. A broadbanded circuit is easier to build and use because it
requires no tune-up and is less likely to have a parasitic
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Jim Strohm <jstrohm@...>
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Re: filter shielding?
The only reason(s) I can think of _not_ to make 'em float in the air is that this technique has the potential to make the circuit sensitive to microphonics. And in a high-vibration or high-shock
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Jim Strohm <jstrohm@...>
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Re: PCB
What is a "delta" tap washer? I'd be careful... When I bought my tap washers
there were "delta" washers and ordinary ones. But I don't recall what the
difference was. Anyone know?
I got my
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Hans Summers <Hans.Summers@...>
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#93
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