On Sat, Nov 30, 2024 at 1:02 PM, Rex Harper via groups.io

<tunacankits@...> wrote:

Gangue,

The next LIVE stream Buildathon from QRPme/W1REX is scheduled for Friday night December 13th. That was a mutual time between mine and N1SH's schedules but the date might be pushed back a bit due to me dropping the ball on some pcbs. I have the missing boards in process now but shipping to me and then out to builders adds about 2 weeks to the schedule so Dec 13th is a really tight time frame... The date sounded goo a month ago but stuff happened on the farm that got me really side-tracked.

The build kit is a new version of my keyer/paddles kit. As per my homage to the vintage kits that really busted the QRP kitting age wide open: Tuna Tin 2, CB Slider, Herring Aid 5, The Oner, this kit is LOOSLY based on the Sardine Sender. But it isn't an 80m transmitter made with parts from Raddio Shack and it isn't in a sardine tin. Sardine tins are rather nondescript after you remove the paper wrapper or box they come in. This kit is based on the Tuna Salad tin...which looks like a sardine tin only prettier! I have to substitute simpler designs into the buildathon series in order to have the build time from start to finish a more reasonable time for a short 1 to 2 hour time slot. So the 80m transmitter 'sender' in a sardine tin has been morphed into a keyer/paddles Morse sending design in a tuna salad tin that looks like a sardine tin.

Maine features are:

jumper selected:

paddle operation into a transmitter with build in keyer like the Rockmite

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single line keyer output for operating into a straight key jack on a simple transmitter

Full featured keyer chip with dual messages and pot selected speed selection

Built in side tone

EASY to build

Fits in a beautiful Delamaris Tuna Salad tin.

Built in 'piggy bank' base for weight.

check it out here:?

You can buy the kit and build along with the live stream or build later with the archived live stream in a tutorial mode using pause/play

Or you can simply watch/enjoy it for FREE as there are no paywalls or passwords to the live stream! It will broadcast on my YouTube broadcast account.

There are 4 previous live streams I've hosted over the past year available on my website:

Maybe we will see you there...

Rex?? W1REX

On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 6:32 AM, Tom, N8TPN

<ts_adamski@...> wrote:

Hi Rex! Good job getting the re-design done and tested!

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I hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving.

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Are you providing the tin this time around? If not, where did you source yours?

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I have not had much luck finding anything from that brand/company locally.

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73,

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Tom - N8TPN

On 01/03/2025 3:41 PM CST David Knapp via groups.io <renewables@...> wrote:

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A great big box from QRPme just arrived today. Thanks Rex!

On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 6:32 AM, Tom, N8TPN

<ts_adamski@...> wrote:

Hi Rex! Good job getting the re-design done and tested!

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I hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving.

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Are you providing the tin this time around? If not, where did you source yours?

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I have not had much luck finding anything from that brand/company locally.

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73,

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Tom - N8TPN