Pacificon ZOMBIE WALK IS BACK!
Dear QRPopsters:
I just returned from QRPacificon with some good news.? The ZOMBIE WALK is back!?
It will happen probably at 9:30pm Saturday night, on 40m SSB at Pacificon.? So
kludge up a portable antenna and rig, and JOIN US!? News will be forthcoming
from the HFpack reflector in the next day or two.
There was some talk about my being appointed Head Zombie.? Yeah, that's a
stretch.?
I've abandoned work on my QRO TS-480 backpack as the project weight climbed
above 40 lbs and an old weightlifting knee injury has resurfaced in my new
curling career.? I am now working on a shoulder-holster K1, and a camera
bag/ALICE backpack FT817 setup that will be much lighter.?
I hope to see you at Pacificon.
72,? Eric WD6DBM
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new two-way communication system
| I saw the sign (attached photo) on my walk the other day. We have all experienced plug-and-play devices turning into plug-and-pray things. The minister of this church may be onto something. Only in?Silicon Valley!
I hope your day is turning out to be as god as mine.
Hiroki AH6CY ps I cannot replicate the new system in my lab. |
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Backpack frame for QRPer on eBay
I was browsing the eBay site for my Enola Gay radio project and happen to come across this one. If you happen to be looking for a suitable backpack frame to mount your QRP gears, this is exactly the one I have been using and find it very useable. It is light and sturdy. The aluminum frame allows you to drill holes easily to mount antenna, batteries, etc. ?You may be able to get it cheap.?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Military-Army-surplus-alice-Frame-with-straps-K-belt_W0QQitemZ190439493723QQcategoryZ36077QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3907.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D270612799142%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5522443796226483033#ht_1146wt_9
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Hiro's QRPops Eye Ball QSO Party
Hiro,
Anke and I had a great time visiting the home QTH. Good to see everybody and thanks for the great food. I particularly enjoyed seeing your glow in the dark equipment and your interesting collection leading up to a B-29 radio deck.
Hope to see you soon, 73/72 ? Dave? W6VYC
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| Hiro,
Thank you for putting on such a pleasant Op at your home. The BBQ was delicious and it was enjoyable to just eat, sit around, and talk with our fellow enthusiasts.?
When I left and walked out to my car, there was a red Prius parked next to the Mini with the license plate 'QRP?CAR'. Nice way to finish off the visit.
Tim
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--- On Fri, 9/3/10, Hiroki Kato wrote:
From: Hiroki Kato
Subject: [QRPops] Unbelievable
To: QRPops@...
Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 9:02 PM
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| Folks,
After everyone left today I turned on my FT817?about 5pm,?connected to the mag loop all still on my deck. 17 was somewhat open with a few faint signals. Suddenly one loud signal KB0 in Missouri boomed in with 59+. It was Myles whom I met a couple of times before from the Bayshore preserve location. I waited for him to finish the QSO with a W4 (whom I couldn't hear) and I called him with all of 2.5 wtts. He came back to me and we had about 10 minutes QSO. I was 42 or so with QSB at his end. Sure he was running 800 wtts into a 2 element delta loop up at 80 feet. The moral, though, is simply that if the other station has big ears (many QROs don't; they only have big mouths) and experienced enough to listen for QRPs, and, of course, helped with a lucky timing, even a misery 2.5 wtts can get thru. Of course, you kew
that
already.
I had fun having you all. Thanks also to the XYLs and one harmonic who put up with our hobby. I hope this will become our annual event. The condx for the next 5 years plus should be better than this year.
73,
Hiroki AH6CY
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Hiro, thanks for our very pleasant get-together yesterday. Eating, relaxing, and talking together on your deck was beautiful.
Thanks also for finding a creative way for me to have my first SSB contact.
Hope to see you soon,
Take good care,
~~Rhona K6RHO
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Rhona Mahony
rmahony@...
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Rhona's SSB contact with AH6CY
I uploaded a picture of Rhona after making her first SSB contact with Hiro, AH6CY, with "FT-817 menu help" from Tim. AH6CY hand delivered the QSL!
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| Folks,
After everyone left today I turned on my FT817?about 5pm,?connected to the mag loop all still on my deck. 17 was somewhat open with a few faint signals. Suddenly one loud signal KB0 in Missouri boomed in with 59+. It was Myles whom I met a couple of times before from the Bayshore preserve location. I waited for him to finish the QSO with a W4 (whom I couldn't hear) and I called him with all of 2.5 wtts. He came back to me and we had about 10 minutes QSO. I was 42 or so with QSB at his end. Sure he was running 800 wtts into a 2 element delta loop up at 80 feet. The moral, though, is simply that if the other station has big ears (many QROs don't; they only have big mouths) and experienced enough to listen for QRPs, and, of course, helped with a lucky timing, even a misery 2.5 wtts can get thru. Of course, you kew that
already.
I had fun having you all. Thanks also to the XYLs and one harmonic who put up with our hobby. I hope this will become our annual event. The condx for the next 5 years plus should be better than this year.
73,
Hiroki AH6CY
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Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
We'll be leaving Sunnyvale around 11 tomorrow and will be staying 1-2 hours.
73,
Nick
On Sep 2, 2010 5:56 PM, "eric norris" <gliderboy1955@...> wrote:
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I will be there about 1pm I hope.?
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Eric
From: ward <yahoo@...>
To: QRPops@...
Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 2:56:04 PM
Subject: Re: [QRPops] Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
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I would very much like to meet most of your folks on
this list but I really can't spend the entire afternoon.
Do any of you have specific times you migh...
I enjoyed the articles and of specific value to me was the write-up about the education process a...
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Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
I will be there about 1pm I hope.?
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Eric
From: ward
To: QRPops@...
Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 2:56:04 PM
Subject: Re: [QRPops] Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
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I would very much like to meet most of your folks on
this list but I really can't spend the entire afternoon.
Do any of you have specific times you might be attending?
Thanks,
ward
ae6ty
On Sep 2, 2010, at 12:27 PM, capesafari wrote:
I enjoyed the articles and of specific value to me was the write-up about the education process around PCB manufacturing.?
I'm working on building and all-smt SDR rx design with the objective of size reduction. (Nothing new here, but an interesting challenge) The design/manufacturing process is interesting and your experiences/notes are very valuable.
I can't agree more on your closing perspective of "not to put off building new projects because of some "barrier to entry"?
I've had more fun recently, building things, than in the 15 years of ham radio before. We're certainly fortunate to be living in exciting times for rf tech development - given that a $10 SDR homebrew construction can now achieve the same level of performance of professional grade equipment - costing $1000s.
Being new to PCB manufacturing, I find the process of
parts-selection a little cumbersome.
Especially the minimum-buy constraints for most of the SMT parts.
What is the trick to not have to buy 500 lots and to have the PCB layout dictate the parts selection and not the other way around?
Wonder if you have some tips on parts-selection process when using digi-key (or another vendor)?
Have you worked with any of the FPGA dev boards?
The Xilinx board looks like a decent starting point?
http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,400,799&Prod=S3BOARD
73,
Deon k6wh
--- In?QRPops@..., David W Crocker wrote:
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> Ward,
>?
> Great articles on
SDR. I would love to talk to you about your project. I have a Tony Parks SDR receiver that I have been experimenting with using a E-MU sound card and Rocky software. It would be interesting to see if a portable QRP rig could be built using a DSP chip and a small uP, a la NUE-PSK modem but with SSB and other modes.
>?
> Dave Crocker W6VYC
>?
>?
>?
> --- On Fri, 8/27/10, eric norris wrote:
>?
> From: eric norris
> Subject: [QRPops] Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
> To:?qrpops@..., "Ward AE6TY Harriman"
> Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:39 PM
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> Dear QRPopsters:
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> I'm introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY, to the group.?? If his name is familiar it?
>?
> may be because you have read his three-part article in QRP Quarterly, "Making a?
>?
> Software-Defined Radio for the QRP Enthusiast."?? The final installment is in the?
>?
> current issue.
>?
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>?
> Ward also enjoys tinkering with antennas and other QRP equipment.?? He's only?
>?
> been a ham for a few years but he is clearly making up for lost time.???
>?
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> 73,
>?
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> Eric WD6DBM
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Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
| Hi Ward,
I was thinking about lunch time and if I remember correctly, Dave and a couple of others mentioned a similar time.
Tim
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--- On Thu, 9/2/10, Hiroki Kato wrote:
From: Hiroki Kato
Subject: Re: [QRPops] Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
To: QRPops@...
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 4:22 PM
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| Come any time and stay as long/short as you like. CU then, Hiroki AH6CY --- On Thu, 9/2/10, ward wrote:
From: ward
Subject: Re: [QRPops] Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
To: QRPops@...
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 2:56 PM
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I would very much like to meet most of your folks on this list but I really can't spend the entire afternoon. Do any of you have specific times you might be attending?
Thanks, ward ae6ty
On Sep 2, 2010, at 12:27 PM, capesafari wrote:
I enjoyed the articles and of specific value to me was
the write-up about the education process around PCB manufacturing.?
I'm working on building and all-smt SDR rx design with the objective of size reduction. (Nothing new here, but an interesting challenge) The design/manufacturing process is interesting and your experiences/notes are very valuable.
I can't agree more on your closing perspective of "not to put off building new projects because of some "barrier to entry"?
I've had more fun recently, building things, than in the 15 years of ham radio before. We're certainly fortunate to be living in exciting times for rf tech development - given that a $10 SDR homebrew construction can now achieve the same level of performance of professional grade equipment - costing $1000s.
Being new to PCB manufacturing, I find the process of
parts-selection a little
cumbersome.
Especially the minimum-buy constraints for most of the SMT parts.
What is the trick to not have to buy 500 lots and to have the PCB layout dictate the parts selection and not the other way around?
Wonder if you have some tips on parts-selection process when using digi-key (or another vendor)?
Have you worked with any of the FPGA dev boards?
The Xilinx board looks like a decent starting point?
73,
Deon k6wh
--- In?QRPops@..., David W Crocker wrote:
>
> Ward,
>?
> Great articles on SDR. I would love to talk to you about your project. I have a Tony Parks SDR receiver that I have been experimenting with using a E-MU sound card and Rocky software. It would be interesting to see if a portable QRP rig could be built using a DSP chip and a small uP, a la NUE-PSK modem but with SSB and other modes.
>?
> Dave Crocker W6VYC
>?
>?
>?
> --- On Fri, 8/27/10, eric norris
wrote:
>?
> From: eric norris
> Subject: [QRPops] Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
> To:?qrpops@..., "Ward AE6TY Harriman" > Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:39 PM
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> Dear QRPopsters:
>?
>?
>?
> I'm introducing Ward
Harriman, AE6TY, to the group.?? If his name is familiar it?
>?
> may be because you have read his three-part article in QRP Quarterly, "Making a?
>?
> Software-Defined Radio for the QRP Enthusiast."?? The final installment is in the?
>?
> current issue.
>?
>?
>?
> Ward also enjoys tinkering with antennas and other QRP equipment.?? He's
only?
>?
> been a ham for a few years but he is clearly making up for lost time.???
>?
>?
>?
> 73,
>?
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> Eric WD6DBM
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Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
| Come any time and stay as long/short as you like. CU then, Hiroki AH6CY
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--- On Thu, 9/2/10, ward wrote:
From: ward
Subject: Re: [QRPops] Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
To: QRPops@...
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 2:56 PM
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I would very much like to meet most of your folks on this list but I really can't spend the entire afternoon. Do any of you have specific times you might be attending?
Thanks, ward ae6ty
On Sep 2, 2010, at 12:27 PM, capesafari wrote:
I enjoyed the articles and of specific value to me was
the write-up about the education process around PCB manufacturing.?
I'm working on building and all-smt SDR rx design with the objective of size reduction. (Nothing new here, but an interesting challenge) The design/manufacturing process is interesting and your experiences/notes are very valuable.
I can't agree more on your closing perspective of "not to put off building new projects because of some "barrier to entry"?
I've had more fun recently, building things, than in the 15 years of ham radio before. We're certainly fortunate to be living in exciting times for rf tech development - given that a $10 SDR homebrew construction can now achieve the same level of performance of professional grade equipment - costing $1000s.
Being new to PCB manufacturing, I find the process of parts-selection a little
cumbersome.
Especially the minimum-buy constraints for most of the SMT parts.
What is the trick to not have to buy 500 lots and to have the PCB layout dictate the parts selection and not the other way around?
Wonder if you have some tips on parts-selection process when using digi-key (or another vendor)?
Have you worked with any of the FPGA dev boards?
The Xilinx board looks like a decent starting point?
73,
Deon k6wh
--- In?QRPops@..., David W Crocker wrote:
>
> Ward,
>?
> Great articles on SDR. I would love to talk to you about your project. I have a Tony Parks SDR receiver that I have been experimenting with using a E-MU sound card and Rocky software. It would be interesting to see if a portable QRP rig could be built using a DSP chip and a small uP, a la NUE-PSK modem but with SSB and other modes.
>?
> Dave Crocker W6VYC
>?
>?
>?
> --- On Fri, 8/27/10, eric norris wrote:
>?
> From: eric norris <gliderboy1955@...>
> Subject: [QRPops] Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
> To:?qrpops@..., "Ward AE6TY Harriman"
> Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:39 PM
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> Dear QRPopsters:
>?
>?
>?
> I'm introducing Ward
Harriman, AE6TY, to the group.?? If his name is familiar it?
>?
> may be because you have read his three-part article in QRP Quarterly, "Making a?
>?
> Software-Defined Radio for the QRP Enthusiast."?? The final installment is in the?
>?
> current issue.
>?
>?
>?
> Ward also enjoys tinkering with antennas and other QRP equipment.?? He's
only?
>?
> been a ham for a few years but he is clearly making up for lost time.???
>?
>?
>?
> 73,
>?
>?
>?
> Eric WD6DBM
>
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Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
I would very much like to meet most of your folks on this list but I really can't spend the entire afternoon. Do any of you have specific times you might be attending?
Thanks, ward ae6ty
On Sep 2, 2010, at 12:27 PM, capesafari wrote:
I enjoyed the articles and of specific value to me was the write-up about the education process around PCB manufacturing.?
I'm working on building and all-smt SDR rx design with the objective of size reduction. (Nothing new here, but an interesting challenge) The design/manufacturing process is interesting and your experiences/notes are very valuable.
I can't agree more on your closing perspective of "not to put off building new projects because of some "barrier to entry"?
I've had more fun recently, building things, than in the 15 years of ham radio before. We're certainly fortunate to be living in exciting times for rf tech development - given that a $10 SDR homebrew construction can now achieve the same level of performance of professional grade equipment - costing $1000s.
Being new to PCB manufacturing, I find the process of parts-selection a little cumbersome.
Especially the minimum-buy constraints for most of the SMT parts.
What is the trick to not have to buy 500 lots and to have the PCB layout dictate the parts selection and not the other way around?
Wonder if you have some tips on parts-selection process when using digi-key (or another vendor)?
Have you worked with any of the FPGA dev boards?
The Xilinx board looks like a decent starting point?
73,
Deon k6wh
--- In?QRPops@..., David W Crocker wrote:
>
> Ward,
>?
> Great articles on SDR. I would love to talk to you about your project. I have a Tony Parks SDR receiver that I have been experimenting with using a E-MU sound card and Rocky software. It would be interesting to see if a portable QRP rig could be built using a DSP chip and a small uP, a la NUE-PSK modem but with SSB and other modes.
>?
> Dave Crocker W6VYC
>?
>?
>?
> --- On Fri, 8/27/10, eric norris wrote:
>?
> From: eric norris
> Subject: [QRPops] Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
> To:?qrpops@..., "Ward AE6TY Harriman"
> Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:39 PM
>?
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> ??
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> Dear QRPopsters:
>?
>?
>?
> I'm introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY, to the group.?? If his name is familiar it?
>?
> may be because you have read his three-part article in QRP Quarterly, "Making a?
>?
> Software-Defined Radio for the QRP Enthusiast."?? The final installment is in the?
>?
> current issue.
>?
>?
>?
> Ward also enjoys tinkering with antennas and other QRP equipment.?? He's only?
>?
> been a ham for a few years but he is clearly making up for lost time.???
>?
>?
>?
> 73,
>?
>?
>?
> Eric WD6DBM
>
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Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
For those interested in how SDR tech is revolutionizing the comms landscape, I found these write-ups really interesting read:
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--- In QRPops@..., "capesafari" <ft7800@...> wrote:
I enjoyed the articles and of specific value to me was the write-up about the education process around PCB manufacturing.
I'm working on building and all-smt SDR rx design with the objective of size reduction. (Nothing new here, but an interesting challenge) The design/manufacturing process is interesting and your experiences/notes are very valuable.
I can't agree more on your closing perspective of "not to put off building new projects because of some "barrier to entry"
I've had more fun recently, building things, than in the 15 years of ham radio before. We're certainly fortunate to be living in exciting times for rf tech development - given that a $10 SDR homebrew construction can now achieve the same level of performance of professional grade equipment - costing $1000s.
Being new to PCB manufacturing, I find the process of parts-selection a little cumbersome.
Especially the minimum-buy constraints for most of the SMT parts.
What is the trick to not have to buy 500 lots and to have the PCB layout dictate the parts selection and not the other way around?
Wonder if you have some tips on parts-selection process when using digi-key (or another vendor)?
Have you worked with any of the FPGA dev boards?
The Xilinx board looks like a decent starting point?
,400,799&Prod=S3BOARD
73,
Deon k6wh
--- In QRPops@..., David W Crocker <dwcae@> wrote:
Ward,
Great articles on SDR. I would love to talk to you about your project. I have a Tony Parks SDR receiver that I have been experimenting with using a E-MU sound card and Rocky software. It would be interesting to see if a portable QRP rig could be built using a DSP chip and a small uP, a la NUE-PSK modem but with SSB and other modes.
Dave Crocker W6VYC
--- On Fri, 8/27/10, eric norris <gliderboy1955@> wrote:
From: eric norris <gliderboy1955@>
Subject: [QRPops] Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
To: qrpops@..., "Ward AE6TY Harriman" <ward@>
Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:39 PM
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Dear QRPopsters:
I'm introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY, to the group.?? If his name is familiar it
may be because you have read his three-part article in QRP Quarterly, "Making a
Software-Defined Radio for the QRP Enthusiast."?? The final installment is in the
current issue.
Ward also enjoys tinkering with antennas and other QRP equipment.?? He's only
been a ham for a few years but he is clearly making up for lost time.??
73,
Eric WD6DBM
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Re: Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
I enjoyed the articles and of specific value to me was the write-up about the education process around PCB manufacturing.
I'm working on building and all-smt SDR rx design with the objective of size reduction. (Nothing new here, but an interesting challenge) The design/manufacturing process is interesting and your experiences/notes are very valuable.
I can't agree more on your closing perspective of "not to put off building new projects because of some "barrier to entry"
I've had more fun recently, building things, than in the 15 years of ham radio before. We're certainly fortunate to be living in exciting times for rf tech development - given that a $10 SDR homebrew construction can now achieve the same level of performance of professional grade equipment - costing $1000s.
Being new to PCB manufacturing, I find the process of parts-selection a little cumbersome.
Especially the minimum-buy constraints for most of the SMT parts.
What is the trick to not have to buy 500 lots and to have the PCB layout dictate the parts selection and not the other way around?
Wonder if you have some tips on parts-selection process when using digi-key (or another vendor)?
Have you worked with any of the FPGA dev boards?
The Xilinx board looks like a decent starting point?
,400,799&Prod=S3BOARD
73,
Deon k6wh
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--- In QRPops@..., David W Crocker <dwcae@...> wrote:
Ward,
Great articles on SDR. I would love to talk to you about your project. I have a Tony Parks SDR receiver that I have been experimenting with using a E-MU sound card and Rocky software. It would be interesting to see if a portable QRP rig could be built using a DSP chip and a small uP, a la NUE-PSK modem but with SSB and other modes.
Dave Crocker W6VYC
--- On Fri, 8/27/10, eric norris <gliderboy1955@...> wrote:
From: eric norris <gliderboy1955@...>
Subject: [QRPops] Introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY
To: qrpops@..., "Ward AE6TY Harriman" <ward@...>
Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:39 PM
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Dear QRPopsters:
I'm introducing Ward Harriman, AE6TY, to the group.?? If his name is familiar it
may be because you have read his three-part article in QRP Quarterly, "Making a
Software-Defined Radio for the QRP Enthusiast."?? The final installment is in the
current issue.
Ward also enjoys tinkering with antennas and other QRP equipment.?? He's only
been a ham for a few years but he is clearly making up for lost time.??
73,
Eric WD6DBM
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Reminder - QRPops Party Time Tomorrow
| THE FIRST ANNUAL (hopefully not the last) QRPops CONVENTION
PLACE: 3 Sandstone St. Portola Valley, CA 94028 Food and drinks provided no matter what time you arrive or however long/short you stay.
DATE/TIME: 11am-5pm PDT, Fri. Sept. 3 ?
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT TO BRING: Your hat/cap and sun screen if you want to operate on my deck. ?WX people are saying that tomorrow will be very sunny and hot, if not as bad as today.
CU all.
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Reminder - QRPops Party Time
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| Some of you may have already seen this.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100806085734AAwABoZ
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Re: Party Time: Sept 3, Friday
Great. CU then. Hiroki
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 28, 2010, at 11:18 AM, David W Crocker < dwcae@...> wrote:
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Hiro,
Anke and I would love to come by. We will get there around 12:30 or 1. I will bring my Tony Parks receiver for everybody to take a look at. Get your Illy vertical out that will really impress the wife.
I have been replacing a roof-deck on the house which turned out to be a lot bigger project than I thought, so QRP has been on the back burner for the last month. I think I should have the thing back together by the end of September.
Maybe I will see you at AMTECH today.
Thanks for the invite, Dave W6VYC
--- On Fri, 8/20/10, Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...> wrote:
From: Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...>
Subject: [QRPops] Party Time: Sept 3, Friday
To: QRPops@...
Date: Friday,
August 20, 2010, 5:37 PM
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| QRPopsters,
I am going to have an open-house/picnic/operating for the QRPops members and their spouses/significant others and children at my house. My XYL, who is tolerant of my ham activities but not overly enthusiastic, will be away for a few days and I am taking a full advantage of her absence. Here are the details. (Nick, you can bring your baby son if you like: I have a nice quiet room for him and his mother to take a nap.)
DATE: Friday, Sept 3. 11am -5pm. ?
I know this is not an optimum day/time for many of you. You are not only
welcome to just drop by for any length of time or just for a quick
lunch or drink during the 6 hour period.
PLACE: My house and its deck. 3 Sandstone St., ?Portola Valley 94028
If you get lost on the way my cell ?is 415 713 0369 and landline is 650 851 4448.
From 280, get off at Alpine
Rd and go west. It's about 4 miles from the junction.?Turn left onto Indian Crossing. Go 1/4 mile and turn left at the first stop sign, drive up the hill (Sandstone St) a few hundred meters and go around the island. You will see the house number ("3") on the curb and the pos box.
EATS and DRINKS: Hot dogs, corn, beer and soft drinks. For vegetarians I will have tofu and eggplant. Any special dietary restricted people will be accommodated if let me know
WHAT TO BRING: Nothing required. You can bring your QRP rigs if you want to operate from the deck. No 5 element portable Yagis or quads please.
RSVP with a number of people you are bringing so that I will have enough food for everyone to eat and drink.
I hope to see many of you.
73,
Hiroki AH6CY ?
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