Re: Beacon is running
Hi Paul
Congrats on finishing the kit. Yes, the transistor can get a bit hot when tuned for maximum output and it is best to turn the trimmer pot a bit back towards the "cold" end (ground) to lower
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"hanssummers2000" <hans.summers@...>
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Beacon is running
Got the kit running on the bench still on 12 wpm with 36 ohm dummy load I am getting 5.08V p to p output on the scope. This is somewhere around 250 mw and is set somewhat below max output as max
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"PaulG" <pgerhardt@...>
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#147
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Rainy day kit building
With the rain coming up the East Coast I broke out my QRSS Beacon kit and got it started. On step 4 of the build I see a signal on the scope but can't find it on the rx or counter. Seem to have a
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"PaulG" <pgerhardt@...>
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#146
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I Hab 2 Balloon Launch and Beacon
Just a reminder that the Iowa High Altitude Balloon (iHAB) project will
launch their second balloon with QRP beacon on Saturday. This launch is
sponsored by QRP ARCI.
The launch is scheduled for
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"Ken Evans" <w4du@...>
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#145
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Re: Just finished soldering...
Sage advice Yan, and I will investigate. I did stumble upon the WSPR info and it started my thought process. Thank you for the PowerSDR article...I will glean what I can and get this puppy on the
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"Brad WF7T" <brad.wf7t@...>
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#144
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Re: Just finished soldering...
Hi Brad,
The easiest : tune to WW-V on 10 MHz and 15MHz. You should have a sharp carrier and will be able to notice your VFO error on two points.
If you are not able to receive WW-V or WW-H, there is
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"Yannick" <yannick.devos@...>
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Re: Just finished soldering...
Update: To clarify, I need to "calibrate" ARGO in order to understand where my signal is being transmitted. Any pointers will be appreciated! 73 Brad
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"Brad WF7T" <brad.wf7t@...>
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#142
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Just finished soldering...
...my version of the QRSS board for 30M. Nice quick build and after a little bit of fiddling with the gimmick capacitor I have a nice 5Hz shift as seen in Argo while transmitting through a dummy
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"Brad WF7T" <brad.wf7t@...>
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#141
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QRP Labs online shop
All
I have the online shop up and running, please scroll down to the bottom of the left hand menu on my website home page http://www.hanssummers.com or visit http://www.hanssummers.com/shop to see
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"hanssummers2000" <hans.summers@...>
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Re: 20m inductor values
Hi all
Please note people, that you may also need to reduce the value of the capacitors in the base/emitter of the Colpitts oscillator. They are 220pF in the 30m version. I think for 20m I think I
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"hanssummers2000" <hans.summers@...>
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#139
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Re: 20m inductor values
Guys,
This may save you some time. The beacon design uses the standard harmonic
output filter designs used by the GQRP club documented here
http://www.gqrp.com/technical2.htm. So a good starting
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Stephen Farthing <squirrox@...>
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Re: 20m inductor values
Chris KE9YK
Use the calculator located here <http://toroids.info/T37-6.php>
Select your core type, plug in the frequency and any one other
value and it will spit out the inductance, turns,
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Arv Evans <arvid.evans@...>
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#137
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20m inductor values
Has anyone worked out the inductor values for 20m.
I have a program somewhere but can't find it now that it's needed.
Thanks,
- Chris KE9YK
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"Chris Lantaff" <chris@...>
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Kit availability
Hello everyone,
I am waiting for some toroids to arrive from the USA so that I can complete this run of kits. The 40 and 80 meter kits did not sell so well so I will be using what I have left for 30
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"Stephen" <squirrox@...>
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#135
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Re: OT - Problems posting to Knightsqrss...
IMHO the issue might be google. I have had a googlemail account for a few
years, a couple of months ago google asked me to change from googlemail to
gmail. I did this and whilst i still get googlemail
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Stephen Farthing <squirrox@...>
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Re: OT - Problems posting to Knightsqrss...
The problem is Gmail. I found the same problem with not seeing my own posts on many Groups and email reflectors. The solution is to not use Gmail. That is why I setup a GMX mail account. Now I see all
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Mike-WE0H <we0h@...>
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#133
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Re: OT - Problems posting to Knightsqrss...
Bob,
I saw your test post to the Knights mail list, maybe the default for the list
is to *not* see your own posts?
You can set this in the mailing list membership configuration page, just login
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colinjt@...
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#132
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OT - Problems posting to Knightsqrss...
This is a little OT but since I can't post to Knightsqrss for an answer
and the list owner never replies, I'll try here. Messages I send never seem to post. I enter the posting page at
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"Bob" <bobc784@...>
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#131
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Success on 10.140
Brain fart on my previous question...all is well.
I just completed and put my beacon on the air a few moments ago and am showing up on W4HBK's grabber site in Pensacola. Output power is 100 mW to a
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"ae5xae5x" <ae5x@...>
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#130
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Question on TONE output of IC1
I haven't looked at the RF out yet so this question may be premature but shouldn't the callsign repeat periodically on Pin 2 (Tone out) of the Atmel chip?
Upon applying power, I hear my callsign
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"ae5xae5x" <ae5x@...>
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#129
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