Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
Free Range ... the components are shipped loose Cage Free ... does not include an enclosure Organic ... packed in a paper bag
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Carl Ekblad
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#19047
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
No.? Not even close.? Thanks for asking. When the NorCal club came out with the Sierra transceiver kit back in Sept 1994 (25 years ago!!), I remember going to PacifiCon later in the year.? Vern
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chuck adams
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
Chuck, Have you ever considered going into the toroid-winding business? That T5 is a beauty!
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Michael Thompson
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
We're wandering.... On the lane outside a farm near here there is a hand-written sign: Warning! Free-range kids :-) Michael 2E0IHW --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren
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Michael.2E0IHW
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
Meat-Free Diet??? Lee KX4TT
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Lee
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
maybe long range would be preferable to free range.. 73, Bill KU8H -- bark less - wag more
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Bill Cromwell
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
In that case, don't forget "Free Range and Cruelty-free"! John AE5X
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John AE5X <ae5x@...>
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
It's a marketing term intended to increase sales , drive up the price & make more profit :) At least that's what it is at the local grocery stores.? Gotta work for radios too. Diz, W8DIZ
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w8diz@...
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#19040
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
Looking forward to building one of these. What does "organic" refer to? John AE5X
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John AE5X <ae5x@...>
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#19039
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit
It should be interesting to compare the 5Watter to the retired 1Watter. https://www.kitsandparts.com/5watters.php https://www.kitsandparts.com/1watter-V5.php
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Ken KM4NFQ
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
Good job! Will be interesting to build ...
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Dimitar Pavlov
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
July 1 comes after June 1.? :-) See kitsandparts.com for information when it comes out.? Won't be until Mid-July probably. I did do FD.? 52 Qs and 22 states towards WAS with the transceiver. chuck,
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chuck adams
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FS: Two TI83 Plus
Have gone RPN and spare to my needs. Very clean and like new. Asking $10 each. Have a programming cable also -- first responder gets that for free. If you want both calculators, you can have 'em for
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k6whp <k6whp@...>
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
Chuck, The 5Watter sounds like fun. Assuming you mean that you will have your "manual/notes" done by JULY 1st? Your note says June 1st. Smart to save your energy for the notes. The videos you did were
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k6whp <k6whp@...>
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Re: Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit [long]
It is fun to build and even more fun to operate. Attached is photo of 5W20 for 20m, S/N 001 as Diz has S/N 000. He used PCB#1 series and I used PCB#2 which is a production board before a couple of
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chuck adams
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Kits and Parts "Organic 5Watter" transceiver kit
Just came across this on the QRP Labs group, thought qrp-tech would be a more appropriate place to discuss it. This looks like a pretty fun radio to build! https://www.kitsandparts.com/5watters.php
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Michael Thompson
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Re: KN5L EFHW Unun
Knife disconnects... Definitely the winner for antennas. I found that the right size shrink tubing was handy as the sleeve. The right size is one that does not shrink tight to the wire and can slide,
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ajparent1/kb1gmx <kb1gmx@...>
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Re: KN5L EFHW Unun
For a lot of common ferrites and iron powder toroids are color coded and researchable. RED toroids are generally -2 material (iron powder) Mu of about 9-10. They are good for low loss tuned circuits
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ajparent1/kb1gmx <kb1gmx@...>
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Re: QRPGuys EFHW 40m-15m Mini Tuner
I have the benefit of being about 20mi from the Lowell digisonde and have visited. The GIRO facility is very interesting to me. Handy information for those studying propagation.
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ajparent1/kb1gmx <kb1gmx@...>
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#19029
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Re: QRPGuys EFHW 40m-15m Mini Tuner
Ionospheric probe, near Prague, Czech Republic Noon - NVIS 40m naga, 80m passably
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Vojtech Bubnik
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