John,
Very cool.? I want to home brew my own VFO.? I will eventually.? I have all the parts to build multiple VFOs using Si5351A (module or chip), LCD, rotary encoder, and a microcontroller (chips and prototyping boards like Arduino UNO, Nano, Raspberry Pi Pico).? I don't think it would be hard.?
How does this AD9850 DDS compare to other DDS or PLL that are out there?? Or even the popular Si5351A clock synthesizer chip and a microcontroller used these days?
I tell you - without seeing all these hams homebrew and the kits coming from places like QRPme, QRPGuys, QRP-Labs, qrpkits, kitsandparts, and others..., I would have not stayed in this hobby.? ?Building radios "is" the primary reason I got into ham radio.
Have you gotten on-the-air yet?? ?Do you know all your letters, numbers, some prosigns and punctuation?? And you can easily skip characters you do not understand and move on to the next character you do understand?? That last question is important.? If yes to all the questions, get on the air.? (By the way, I need to take my own advice here... Once I re-learn them).
In the past, I did well with computer randomly-generated Morse code at 12WPM.? But I failed miserably the 3 times I actually tried to make contacts.? Real world Morse code is so un-even I guess while computer generated code is perfect.? ?So, maybe my mind needs to be able to adapt to imperfect code.? So, hopefully Long Island CW Club will help.? And they do help you live on the air.? ?And I am motivated to be on the air the weekend before the weekend of the Buildathon.? That is my goal.
And I finally registered and paid my $15 for the Expo on March 25-26.? ?And I got permission from my boss - the XYL for this weekend too. LOL
I am curious to see how many hams have bought the kit so far and who is going to the Expo.
Hey William, are you out there?? ?How are you learning your Morse Code?? I want to make a sked with you once we both get on the air.
Anybody else out there learning Morse Code too or needs to work on their rusty Morse code skills?
73 Daniel KK4MRN
