<Phillip Atchley> If the kits offered for $135 via a PMO are still
available and unclaimed, I would like to buy them from you. Please respond
with availability...
73 de
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On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 11:37?PM Philip Atchley via groups.io <ko6bb=
[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Guy (My Uncle on my mother's side was named "Guy",
Hey a year or so ago I bought TWO of the Softrock Ensemble II receiver
kits from Ben Cherry AD8AW for $79 each. I've long been a Softrock fan
myself and wanted to prove to myself that I could still build them
(severe Arthritis in my hands). While they were intended to be the HF
version Ben included extra parts so I could build the LF version (LF my
primary interest). Well, I noticed that the larger Toroids for LF
weren't in the kits so I ordered them from Amazon along with spools of
the proper sized wire. I have no cases for them. So you can build
them for either LF or HF.
Anyway, to make a long story short, My hands have gotten worse and
they're just not going to get built. IF you would like to buy them I
will sell them to you, complete with the extra parts AND a brand new
Soundblaster X4 Soundcard (the high performance one) that I paid about
130 for, still new in the box. Yes I opened the box and looked at it. .
. See soundcard here . . .
Also I've printed up the instruction manuals for both the LF and HF
versions of the receiver. IF I can fit it in the box I ship everything
in I'll include those manuals.
Let you have everything, INCLUDING PRIORITY POSTAL SHIPPING for a $135
postal money order. Sound good to you??
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EQUIPMENT:
YAESU: FTDX-101MP HF Xceiver, Dual SDR Receivers (~2020)
YAESU: FTDX-3000 HF Xceiver, DSP IF, 300Hz Roofing filter (~2019).
Xiegu: Xiegu G90 HF Xceiver, 20W, for the "Go-Box".
Portables: Eton Elite 750, AKA Grundig Satelite 750 (2020)
Sangean ATS-909X2 (2021), Tecsun PL-990 (2021)
SDRs: Perseus, CommRadio CR1
ACC: MFJ-993B Auto Antenna Matcher.
HOMEBREW 4 Port Antenna Multicoupler, Feeds 4 RX's.
HOMEBREW Tunable LF-MF Pre-Amp.
Ratzlaff 440Hz, 6.5Hz BW Audio Filter.
Timewave DSP-599zx Audio Filter.
ANTENNAS: 88 foot Long Ladder-line fed dipole, ~35 feet AGL for MW/HF.
Top Loaded Tee (Dipole fed as single element).
Butternut HF-6V 6 Band Vertical, ~12 Feet AGL for 75-10M
Ratzlaff Active whip, 5 Foot Long, ~22 Feet AGL For LF/MW/HF.
Wellbrook ALA1530LN Loop For LF/MW/HF at ~17 Feet AGL
Discone at ~35 Feet AGL For Scanner
QTH: Merced, California, 37, 18, 37N 120, 30, 6W CM97rh
On 12/28/2024 11:46 PM, Guy Mengel N1GMM wrote:
Hi All;
I have been working at home on the many softrocks I have obtained for a
very reasonable price. Some still new from Tony in 2022. I was shocked to
see the costs of softrock RXTX kits go up more than 50% when I looked
today. They used to be $89 for the kit. Now they are selling for $169 for
the standard set of frequencies and for a bit extra wire for torroid you
can get a LF softrock RXTX for $189.
I am really sorry to see this jump of 53% for a unit that will not work
right out of the box.. it still needs cables, sound cards and a case if one
wants to be fancy..
For less than that price these days.. one can get a zbitx all band unit
from Farhan for $149. much less the qrplabs QMX unit.. for a whopping
~$120 with case. no modems. Both of these use the tayloe mixers QSD/QSE
that the softrock made famous.
Well, I love to build my own things and the softrock RX or RXTX was a
great thing (still is!) to start with.. but I cannont justify the costs of
the kits any more.. For a collector, maybe.. but thats not me.. I use the
little rigs extensively and can repair and fix all of them on my own..
I guess this is the way of the world and it saddens me.
I have no idea who owns this group now as I have been a member for many
years.. so many have stopped posting.. I am working on softrocks almost
daily and they are a fun way to go!
73/73
Guy
