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Kits at Friedrischaven
Guys, Just a quick note to say that I will be selling some of the second run of beacon kits at the Friedrischaven hamfest this Friday-Sun. I will be on the SDR-Kits stand Its in the main Hall A1
By "Stephen" <squirrox@...> · #105 ·
Re: 30 METER BEACON PHOTOS AND CAPTURES
Hi Hans, You wrote: I remember you showed some pix at the FDIM where you rigged up your TX while on holday. I believe that you had fasioned a balun between your TX and the antenna. Can you describe
By "Newton" <k0nwt@...> · #104 ·
Re: 30 METER BEACON PHOTOS AND CAPTURES
You are correct there is some rf on the coax. Note the power box , the small one with metal plate. this has a type M coaxial power socket and an F connector, a 7805 IC drops the voltage to 5v. I can
By "Paul Daulton" <k5wms@...> · #103 ·
Re: 30 METER BEACON PHOTOS AND CAPTURES
Hi Paul [Snip] Congratulations on the success, the screenshots, and I'm glad you're having so much fun! I hope you will look for your beacon on the worldwide grabbers too and soon see some DX
By "hanssummers2000" <hans.summers@...> · #102 ·
Argo tricks
One of the tricks you can use with ARGO is multiple screens, try and set one screen centered on beacon band, another up 100hz, and another 100hz below. You can set different gains and sensitivity and
By "pgdaulton" <k5wms@...> · #101 ·
30 METER BEACON PHOTOS AND CAPTURES
I HAVE CREATED A PHOTO FILE "K5WMS" WITH PHOTOS OF MY BEACON CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION. ALSO INCLUDED ARE CAPTURES FROM KL1X/5 IN BARTLESVILLE,OK AND W4HBK FROM PENSACOLA FL. I AM IN CENTRAL
By "pgdaulton" <k5wms@...> · #100 ·
WE0H Grabber back again!!!
http://www.qsl.net/we0h/argo/ New server once again. Lets see how long this lasts before it locks up... Mike WE0H EN35hj
By Mike-WE0H <we0h@...> · #99 ·
Tutorial on programming AT Tiny chips
Good morning one and all, For those of you who are interested in learning how to program the AT Tiny chip (we use the AT Tiny 13 in the beacon kit) there is an excellent tutorial at
By "Stephen" <squirrox@...> · #98 ·
WE0H Grabber new address...
As I figured would happen with a freebie website, they deleted my account tonight. No surprise there. So go to: http://www.we0h.us/argo/ and lets see how long that Grabber survives. This is my pay per
By Mike-WE0H <we0h@...> · #97 ·
Re: NP0 Caps
I use that Lyle K0LR style thermistor crystal heater in my freq counter. It has maintained better than 1hz stability for over a year now. Mike WE0H Charlie , W5COV wrote:
By Mike-WE0H <we0h@...> · #96 ·
Re: NP0 Caps
NP0 caps become much more important when going cold... not such an issue for ham electronics which will likely never see temps below 0C Matt W8ESE sent from my VIC-20
By Matt Palmer <kd8dao@...> · #95 ·
Re: NP0 Caps
I have to agree with Hans . NP0 caps are fine in some applications , but not all . I just changed a pair of them out in a filter and replaced them with some high quality "glass" capacitors , which
By "Charlie , W5COV" <cvest@...> · #94 ·
Re: NP0 Caps
my experience is not all npo caps are created equal. I suspect many are mismarked as happens with nuts and bolts. Mono caps or cog as they are sometimes called exhibit better stability. My beacon is
By "Paul Daulton" <k5wms@...> · #93 ·
Re: NP0 Caps
Hi Steve et al Speak for your own part of England! Here in London, the sun has disappeared behind some thick clouds. Personally I think NPO caps might be useful sometimes, but generally are
By "hanssummers2000" <hans.summers@...> · #92 ·
NP0 Caps
Greetings from sunny England, Those of you who have built the beacon kits will have noticed that we do not use NP0 caps. In fact I cannot remember the last time I used them. Yet these beacons are
By "Stephen" <squirrox@...> · #91 ·
online lowfer grabber
Another qrss site that may be of interest is Ralph's, W5JGV, online grabbers. Part 15 rules in the US permit unlicensed operation on 160 to 190 khz with 1 watt input to a 50 ft antenna. See
By "Paul Daulton" <k5wms@...> · #90 ·
Re: beacon receiver
Hi Hans, Add me to your list for the receiver kit. Tell me when and how you would like payment and I will get it to you fast. Many thanks, Mike WE0H hanssummers2000 wrote:
By Mike-WE0H <we0h@...> · #89 ·
Re: beacon receiver
Clayton thanks for the link to Genesis. Nice offerings of kits, parts, and xtals. Mono caps npo at very attractive price! 73 Paul k5wms
By "Paul Daulton" <k5wms@...> · #88 ·
Re: beacon receiver
Hi Mike, Paul et al Certainly the frequency of the 5068.8 rocks can be pulled easily. One thing to bear in mind: This receiver is a very basic design utilising two SA602's. The strong signal
By "hanssummers2000" <hans.summers@...> · #87 ·
Re: beacon receiver
http://www.pongrance.com/gcrx-fixed.html Sorry in my excitement I forgot to include this. I have the Norcal dds , which I contemplated using in a multiband Bitx. Not much has been written about 30
By "Paul Daulton" <k5wms@...> · #86 ·