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MI QRP Weekly Zoom Chat
We had six folks join the MI QRP Zoom Chat on 10 April. Please join us Thursday April 17 (and every Thursday) at 4PM Eastern for the Michigan QRP Club weekly QRP Chat where the main topics will be QRP
By Ed AB8DF · #8293 ·
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George Can you please send me your email address to w2ljqrp@... ? I have a certificate to send Larry W2LJ
By Larry W2LJ · #8292 ·
Slow Code Walk for the Bacon Sprint TOMORROW
20m WFTB runs on the third Wednesday and Thursday of every month. Speed Limit 13 wpm. The Wednesday night sprint begins at 00:00Z Wednesday evening for 1 hour from 00:00Z to 01:00Z, then it continues
By Brian KB9BVN · #8291 ·
April QRP Quarterly
Table of Contents The Joy of Brackets¡ªKA9P Tinkering with an Antenna¡ªKB6NU "How Low Can You Go¡± Chart¡ªK4OCE Wisprry Pi: A No-Radio WSPR Solution¡ªKN?CK 10M End-Fed Halfwave Antenna¡ªK6STR
By Brian KB9BVN · #8290 ·
The April 2025 Bacon Bits Quarterly newsletter is out!
Alan Jones N8WQ has just published the latest copy of the April BBQ. The BBQ is the quarterly newsletter of the Flying Pigs QRP Club International. It's a great issue and it's free. Just go to
By Brian KB9BVN · #8289 ·
Last Minute Change CW Practice / Rag Chew 15:00 EDT 19:00Z
SORRY, Life got in the way. I had to change the time. It is now 15:00 EDT / 19:00 UTC Ed AB8DF
By Ed AB8DF · #8288 ·
Re: QRP-ARCI Spring QSO Party!!
Worked 7 stations in the limited time I had on 40M, but did not log anything but calls and times. I really liked the patience people had. I was using an old QCX with the micro switch as the key...I'm
By jjpurdum · #8287 ·
Re: QRP-ARCI Spring QSO Party!!
I got on at 00:00Z and ran until 02:00Z and had to QRT.? I had intentions to sneak back on at about 04:00Z but the sandman showed up and it just didn't happen. I had a blast though, 40m was busy and
By Brian KB9BVN · #8286 ·
Re: QRP-ARCI Spring QSO Party!!
Was a good party, but wish I¡¯d started earlier and others stayed longer. ?By late evening everyone was gone. Should just use pen and paper logs from now on! ?N1MM is too fast in ESM mode to change
Spring QSO Party
Man...I got on 20m at 00:00Z and it was dreadful.? At about 00:15Z I moved to 40m and found the QRPers! I had to QRT at 02:00z...the Party runs until 06:00 so maybe I? get back on in a while. So far
By Brian KB9BVN · #8284 ·
QRP-ARCI Spring QSO Party!!
Starts at 00:00Z tonight and runs until 06:00Z That's 8PM EDT to 2AM EDT Use the autologger at https://qrpcontest.com/qrparci_spring/ Rules can be found here:
By Brian KB9BVN · #8283 ·
Re: FDIM Build-a-Thon Question
Naw...I figured that you'd know all about assembly. My first commercial rig was a Heathkit DX-20. I built my first transmitter (homebrew 15W) when I passed my Novice exam in 1953. As I mowed more
By jjpurdum · #8282 ·
Re: FDIM Build-a-Thon Question
Ha! That's great... But what's happening is that she's pressing down with so much force that it liquifies the solder. Gotta be... I think I'll be okay. I've been building since 1965, Heathkits of
By Brian N4TRB · #8281 ·
CW Practice / Rag Chew
On 4/11/25 I had a CW practice / rag chew session on 30 meters. I worked five stations: Date / Time Call Bnd Frequency Mode Power Rec Snt SPC# Name Comments Off 4/11/2025 14:35 AB2EW 30 10.108 CW 100
By Ed AB8DF · #8280 ·
Re: FDIM Build-a-Thon Question
When I worked at RCA Astro in the '80s, we had an post-grad intern for the summer.? Bright kid, working on his *master's* at a prestigious engineering/technology institute in Massachusetts, asked me,
By Don N2VGU · #8279 ·
Re: FDIM Build-a-Thon Question
How sad is that... Jack, W8TEE
By jjpurdum · #8278 ·
Re: FDIM Build-a-Thon Question
I think I'd know it long before the olfactory sensors had a clue! Jack, W8TEE
By jjpurdum · #8277 ·
Re: FDIM Build-a-Thon Question
My rule of thumb:? If I smell chicken frying, I'm holding the iron wrong.
By Brian KB9BVN · #8276 ·
Re: FDIM Build-a-Thon Question
Jack, Brian, That soldering photo should be part of a question in every ham radio exam. I know many Extra Class hams that wouldn¡¯t able to see the issue in the photo. Dave K8WPE
By David Wilcox K8WPE · #8275 ·
Re: FDIM Build-a-Thon Question
Wow - SuperWoman is in disguise there!!!!? 73 de Lee KX4TT
By Lee KX4TT · #8274 ·