/g/QRPLabs This group is for QRP Labs products owners and constructors. The QRP Labs shop is at http://shop.qrp-labs.com Sun, 16 May 2010 11:10:34 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142593 <div>To me FedEx is a bigger worry than Tariffs. I placed a parts order with QRP-Labs (value of $32.96 CAN) and 3 weeks later I received an invoice from FedEx. FedEx collected $3.93 in Canadian sales taxes and for the honour of doing that they charged me an additional $11.40 AND $0.57 more in sales tax!</div> <div>聽</div> <div>So the collection of $3.93 in taxes cost me a total of $15.90! </div> <div>聽</div> <div>I love the rapid and secure service FedEx provides but this is highway robbery!</div> <div>--</div> <div>73, Rick<br/>VE7TK<br/><br/>Website: <a href="https://www.ve7tk.ca" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.ve7tk.ca/</a></div> ve7tk@... (Rick Williams - VE7TK) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:33:52 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142592 <div>My understanding is that the de minimus exemption is scheduled to become unavailable for items shipped from Hong Kong and China into USA starting May 2.聽 As far as I know, the exemption is expected to continue to be available for small shipments from other countries into USA.聽</div> <div>However, all this will continue to be uncertain and enforcement is uncertain as well.聽 Executive orders are now made whimsically and enforcement is focused on personal adversaries.聽 So I agree that the answer to this question is best sought by examining the evidence: if someone in USA gets hit with a tariff on an order from Hans, we&#39;ll probably hear about it on this forum.</div> <div>Halden VE7UTS</div> incorridge@... (HF) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:32:39 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142591 <div><a href="https://varac-hamradio.com/so/08PO64Srp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://varac-hamradio.com/so/08PO64Srp</a><br/><br/>73 DE muhsin TA1MHS</div> muhsin.dogrular@... (Muhsin TA1MHS) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:03:38 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142590 <div>Looking forward to the book.. Will be at FDIM to pick one up.聽 Will be getting in Wednesday night if no problems pop up!</div> ka0ncr@... (ka0ncr) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:57:11 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142589 <div>I agree, exactly what the 10% tariff applies to is unclear. A lot of searching revealed 60 countries but I couldn鈥檛 find a list of these countries. And no information I can find on the minimum value of the import.</div><div><br/></div> tonyscam@... (Tony Scaminaci) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:46:52 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142588 <div>Broken image links:</div> <div>聽</div> <div><img src="/g/QRPLabs/attachment/142588/0" loading="lazy" class="myimg-responsive"/></div> dsbrantjr@... (Donald S Brant Jr) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:45:36 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142587 <div><div>Tariffs on commercial imports aren&#39;t the same as taxation on individual purchases by private individuals. What happens next is far from clear. We shall see. I suspect at least in the short term, nothing will happen to US QRP Labs customer purchases, continue as usual. Longer term, who knows.</div><div><br/></div><div>73 Hans G0UPL<br/><a href="http://qrp-labs.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://qrp-labs.com</a><br/><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/g0upl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/g0upl</a></div></div><br/> hans.summers@... (Hans Summers) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:36:52 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142586 <div>Don&#39;t know ... will repeat that test to see and get back...</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Did a voltage check today while band switching and approx 2.5 vdc moved from C401 to C404 when bands 160 m through 6 m. VCC and VDD were nominally 5.0 and 3.3 respectively.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Have awakened to all the handy test points scattered about!</div> <div>--</div> <div>73<br/>Karl<br/>KI4ZUQ</div> karlshumaker@... (Karl) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:32:30 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142585 <div>A 10% tariff on ALL imports went into effect at midnight this morning. This tariff applies to all countries and will affect shipments from Turkey and every other country in the world.</div><div><br/></div> tonyscam@... (Tony Scaminaci) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:28:15 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142584 <div>Hi Chris,</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Seems there is a permissions problem with the images you posted.聽 As such, the images are not displayed in your post.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>73,</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Robert, WA2T</div> rentwist@... Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:20:49 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142583 <div>Hi Gert,</div> <div>No idea! It would be interesting to have freq up/down from the mic but require surgery I don鈥檛 want to contemplate.</div> <div>--</div> <div>Jack</div> <div>KD4IZ</div> <div>FM19OO</div> kd4iz@... (Jack Spitznagel (KD4IZ)) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:07:13 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142582 <div>Mel,</div> <div>I just loaded the firmware. No adjustments yet. The voice QSO鈥檚 did not think the audio drive to be low with the HM-219 or the headset.</div> <div>--</div> <div>Jack</div> <div>KD4IZ</div> <div>FM19OO</div> kd4iz@... (Jack Spitznagel (KD4IZ)) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:04:25 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142581 <div>Once you ship with DHL, they will charge you or you won&#39;t get it.聽</div> <div>It will wind its way back, regardless causing you a whole bunch of annoyance.聽</div> <div>聽</div> <div>This also goes for Amazon. I ordered 100 feet of tin braid. Paid for it.</div> <div>They just put it aside rather than swallow the Metal tariff. Fortunately,</div> <div>after three weeks they returned all of my money. Chaos, and musical chairs HiHi.聽</div> georgekorper@... (George Korper) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:45:33 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142580 <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type"/> </head><body> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <div style="text-align: center"><font face="Arial"><img id="F5B7F7A3-23D1-413D-B856-65536866D999" src="/g/QRPLabs/attachment/142580/0" loading="lazy" class="myimg-responsive"/></font></div> <div style="text-align: center"><font face="Arial"><br/> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial"><span>On 4/04/25 I had a CW practice / rag chew session on 20 meters. I worked two stations and had long chats with them:</span></font></div> <br/> <table dir="ltr"> <colgroup><col width="132"/><col width="75"/><col width="46"/><col width="75"/><col width="61"/><col width="56"/><col width="47"/><col width="42"/><col width="101"/><col width="75"/><col width="255"/><col width="75"/></colgroup><tbody> <tr> <td>Date / Time</td> <td>Call</td> <td>Bnd</td> <td>Frequency</td> <td>Mode</td> <td>Power</td> <td>Rec</td> <td>Snt</td> <td>Name</td> <td>SPC#</td> <td>Comments</td> <td>Off</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4/4/2025 14:12</td> <td>K0DCR</td> <td>20</td> <td>14.04</td> <td>CW</td> <td>100</td> <td>578</td> <td>569</td> <td>Dennis</td> <td>CO</td> <td>K3 at 100 watts 100 ft sloper doublet</td> <td>14:33</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4/4/2025 13:12</td> <td>WB5UTM</td> <td>20</td> <td>14.04</td> <td>CW</td> <td>100</td> <td>599</td> <td>579</td> <td>Scot</td> <td>LA</td> <td>K3 at 100 watts 100 ft sloper doublet</td> <td>14:01</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br/> <div><font face="Arial">Conditions were OK. SSN = 124, SFI = 178, A = 26, K = 4.</font></div> <div> <div> <div><font face="Arial"><br/> My next CW practice session will be <b>April 07 at 09:00 EDT / 13:00 UTC on 20 meters</b>.聽Anyone and everyone is welcome. This practice is intended for operators who are new to CW or they need some practice. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR YOUR CW IS. Mistakes are OK. Poor fists are OK. Slow speed is OK. Really slow speed is OK. This practice is meant for you to improve your CW. I will do my best to adjust to your skill level. Operate at any power level. If several stations show up, I will operate as a round-table control station. I will do it as a round-table so everyone gets a chance to transmit. Please listen to my directions.<br/> <br/> <b>Details:</b></font></div> <div><font face="Arial"><b>Date - April 07 2025<br/> Time - 09:00 EDT 聽13:00 UTC<br/> Band - 20 Meters</b><br/> <br/> How to find me - I will find a clear frequency and call CQ. Go to the Reverse Beacon Network and search for my call sign AB8DF.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"><br/> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial"><img id="6E23C262-CEED-41F6-9F54-A2B32BF17D71" src="/g/QRPLabs/attachment/142580/1" loading="lazy" class="myimg-responsive"/></font></div> <div><font face="Arial"><br/> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial">That will tell you what frequency I am on. Tune your station to that frequency and if you hear me give me a call. If there is a QSO in progress, please wait for a break in the action. Then send your callsign. If I hear you, I will invite you to join the QSO and start a round-table QSO.<br/> <br/> Reply to this email if you have questions.<br/> <br/> IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR CW IS<br/> <br/> Ed<br/> AB8DF<span style="color: white">_._,_._,_</span></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ekwik@... (Ed Kwik) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:36:23 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142579 <div>I bet that you&#39;ll still encounter their brokerage fee.聽</div> <div>--</div> <div>Jim</div> <div>VE4BWG</div> willijt@... (Jim VE4BWG) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:35:10 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142578 <div>When I use SSB mode do the 2 m by the USB icon change? Because I&#39;m on an antenna with 1.3 SWR but it&#39;s showing much higher when I use SSB mode.</div> nicosmith873@... (Nico Smith) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:28:45 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142577 <div><div>(For some reason Jack has a problem accessing this group)</div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px"><div dir="ltr">========================</div><div dir="ltr"><div><div> <p style="">All:</p> <p style="">Al and I have just updated the 3^rd edition T41 book. We moved the calibration info from Appendix C to its own chapter (20). The expanded instructions and new software make T41 calibration much easier. We have also updated the narrative in numerous places and have concentrated discussions on the V12.6 release where those changes are important. </p> <p style="">Some of you are asking yourself: Do I need to buy this update. Truthfully, if you already own the 3^rd edition, we would say no. Most of the important changes are discussed on the web site and photos and schematics are available there, too. </p> <p style="">On the other hand, this is the last change we will be making to this book. Al and I have been at this for almost 7 years now and we&#39;re getting a little burned out. For that reason, we are turning this site over to Oliver King, KI3P, and Dr. Bill Schmidt, K9HZ. Al and I will continue to be active relative to the T41, but will leave the details to Oliver and Bill. </p> <p style="">If you do want the final version of the book, its new cover looks like this:</p> <div><div><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="/g/QRPLabs/attachment/142577/0" style="max-width: 435px; width: 100%" loading="lazy" class="myimg-responsive"/><span></span></div></div><div>The book is actually available now, but the Amazon ad will not reflect the new cover for about 10 more days. (If you order now, it will be the new version.) If you are attending the FDIM conference this May (coincides with Dayton Hamvention and the conference hotel is about 10 miles away), Al and I will be selling autographed copies on Thursday night (May 15^th) at the conference hotel starting around 8PM. We have reduced the price of the autographed copies from $12,500 to $40...which is a deal and less than the Amazon price! If you have a previous copy of the book, bring it along and we will be happy to sign it.</div> <p style="">This has been a fun project and we want to thanks the hundreds of people have contributed to its improvement over time. We hope that continues long after Al and I are gone.</p> <p style=""><br/> </p> <p style="">72,</p> <p style="">Jack Purdum, W8TEE</p> <p style="">Al Peter, AC8GY </p> </div></div><br/></div></div></div></div></div> hans.summers@... (Hans Summers) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:19:57 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142576 Is a brokerage fee considered a tariff? DHL has been charging a brokerage fee in Canada for some time now, along with HST (VAT). I will try to pay HST directly to Canada Customs next time I order, and cut DHL out of the loop, if at all possible.<br />VA3RR va3rr@... (va3rr) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:06:43 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142575 <div>In &#34;hardware test,&#34; the transmission is working and displays PWR &amp; SWR. Therefore, the T507 is OK.<br/>In the &#34;PWR/SWR display&#34; menu, it is ENABLE.<br/>In normal operating mode DIGI , the PWR &amp; SWR indication does not appear on the display.</div> <div>聽</div> ec7zv0@... Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:05:09 -0700 /g/QRPLabs/message/142574 <div>Hi All,</div> <div>The tariffs on my last two shipments were applied by DHL.</div> <div>Previously dozens of shipments to Mexico had no duty.</div> <div>DHL asked for a proof of citizenship and added a brokerage fee.聽</div> <div>The total came to 20%.聽</div> <div>So the first signs of an US change may be when the package has been ordered.聽</div> <div>Mexico has a Deminimis but it was ignored.聽</div> <div>As Hans says wait and see. It is kind of sneaky,</div> <div>The good news is that DHL does deliver with no damage and you can pay the driver.聽</div> <div>It&#39;s annoying but beyond Han&#39;s and QRP labs control and won&#39;t affect future orders from me.聽</div> <div>The QMX+ is still a bargain. The tariff on Japan is more important in my opinion,</div> <div>as that will really affect the future of Ham radio. It may be good for US domestic manufacturers, but</div> <div>bad for distributors and individual hams. Also domestic manufactures use China parts....</div> <div>so all of this is very inflationary.聽聽</div> <div>73,</div> <div>George</div> <div>K3GK</div> <div>聽</div> georgekorper@... (George Korper) Sat, 05 Apr 2025 07:32:29 -0700