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Can't find the tool you need? Make it. Economical heat shrink tubing labels. Emile's out of this world NASA adventure. Mike's BitX40 build part 2. Kicking the tires of Icom's IC-905. 1:23:19
Can't find the tool you need? Make it. Economical heat shrink tubing labels. Emile's out of this world NASA adventure. Mike's BitX40 build part 2. Kicking the tires of Icom's IC-905. 1:23:19
During the TAPR Digital Communications Conference, for 1-hour each day, attendees are invited to stand up and give a 5-minute Lightning Talk about any subject they wish, inside of Amateur Radio. These 12 segments are broken up into short videos for ease of watching. I hope you enjoy them, they contain subjects all across Amateur Radio.This talk is from about the BITX40 QRP Radio from HF SIGNALS - http://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/bitx40/
During the TAPR Digital Communications Conference, for 1-hour each day, attendees are invited to stand up and give a 5-minute Lightning Talk about any subject they wish, inside of Amateur Radio. These 12 segments are broken up into short videos for ease of watching. I hope you enjoy them, they contain subjects all across Amateur Radio.This talk is from about the BITX40 QRP Radio from HF SIGNALS - http://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/bitx40/
This week Ashar Farhan the man behind the uBitx and the Bitx40. Tune in for Tom , Katie, Dave and Hoshnasi. Award winning Amateur Radio show featuring guests from around the world. Ham radio, news, new products, discussions, hamfests, and more. This podcast is the audio version of our live Ham Radio video show on Tues nights on W5KUB.COM at 8:00 PM Central
Erin and Weer’d discuss The Truth About Guns and their recent article about Operation Blazing Sword; The General Purpose Egghead discusses what Ham Radio set to purchase; Weer'd fisks part one of a Brady Campaign video on Bad Apple Gun Dealers; David talks about being outed as a pro-gun guy in an anti-gun environment, and some of the side effects of that outing, in Gun Lovers and Other Strangers; and Steve brings us a Tales From the Trunk about doing wellness checks to someone he calls his Perpetual Polish Grandmother. Did you know that we have a Patreon? Join now for the low, low cost of $4/month (that’s $1/podcast) and you’ll get to listen to our podcast on Friday instead of Mondays, as well as patron-only content like blooper reels! Show Notes Main Topic: Operation Blazing Sword on The Truth About Guns General Purpose Egghead FT817 Elecraft KX3 uBITX multi-band radio for $129 BITX40 single band 40m radio for $60 MFJ 9440 (40m only commercial radio) CS-series (selectable single band radio - Assembled for $210, kit for $135) QCX transceiver (easy to build morse code only rig, extremely efficient and small, $50) Weer'd Audio Fisk: Brady Campaign Bad Apple Gun Dealers San Francisco’s last gun shop gives up the fight Brady Campaign The Truth about Gun Dealers in America (PDF)
One final piece of content from the 2018 Hamvention. Every year, the QRP Amateur Radio Club International hosts a QRP conference called Four Days in May that proceeds Hamvention. The event is home to a large collection of amateurs passionate about low power operation and building their own radios. George attended the event on Thursday and was able to capture talks by Hans Summers G0UPL of QRP-Labs fame and Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE, famous in the BITX40 community. Hans talks about the development of his smash hit new transceiver kit, the QCX and Jack talks to us about homebrewing. Special thanks to QRP ARCI President Preston Douglas WJ2V for allowing us to record these great talks. If you would like more information about QRP ARCI or are interested in joining, please visit http://www.qrparci.org/ We have launched the all new http://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/ ! This includes our new Online Store where you can order Ham Radio Workbench projects that are currently in production. You can also find documentation for previous projects, an archive of our podcast episodes, and a new Blog where George and Jeremy will post articles. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2018” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Save 10% on a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt foldable solar panel with Anderson Powerpole adapter cable - no code needed! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0763QKSXY The giveaway for a free 30 Watt PowerFilm Solar Panel may still be active! http://bit.ly/WorkbenchPodcast Hans Summers G0UPL QRP-Labs - https://qrp-labs.com/ Hans’ personal site - http://hanssummers.com/ Presentation and thoughts from FDIM - http://www.qrp-labs.com/dayton2018.html Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE Co-author “Arudino Projects for Amateur Radio” - https://www.amazon.com/Arduino-Projects-Amateur-Radio-Purdum-ebook/dp/B00O2A7I5O The JackAl board for the uBITX - https://ubitx.net/2018/05/21/jackal-is-here/ Jack’s presentation from FDIM - http://traffic.libsyn.com/workbench/W8TEE-FDIM-2018-Homebrewing-Radio-Gear.odp.pdf Adafruit ADABox - https://www.adafruit.com/adabox/ ZUMSpot Digital Voice Radio Hotspot - https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-015993 MMDVM Github - https://github.com/g4klx/MMDVM Pi-Star - https://www.pistar.uk/ Leo Bodnar Mini GPSDO - http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=301 Time Nuts - http://www.leapsecond.com/time-nuts.htm Uputronics Raspberry Pi uBLOX GPS Module - https://v3.airspy.us/product/upu-rpigps/ KF7IJZ’s Overview of the new Hytera AR482G - the commercial gradio DMR Radio for Amateurs - https://youtu.be/igEXMLJ0QZY Precision Frequency References with Dr. Frank M Howell K4FMH - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/precision-frequency-references Airspy R2 with 10MHz frequency Input - https://v3.airspy.us/product/a-airspy/ Airspy Groups.io - https://airspy.groups.io/g/main/topics FlexRadio 6400 - http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/flex-6400/
The BITX40 is a $60 Arduino controlled 7 watt QRP SSB 40 meter transceiver designed and built by Ashar Farhan VU2ESE. They are available as a “kit” from http://www.hfsigs.com/ . The assembly only involves soldering wires for things like speakers, power, and microphones and also finding a suitable case. We originally spoke about the BITX40 back in Episode 26 (http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2017/06/20/ham-radio-360-workbench-26-the-bitx40-transceiver-an-introduction/) Mark “Smitty” Smith KR6ZY is back with us again to share with us the modifications and upgrades he’s made to the original BITX40 over the summer. In this episode, we discuss adding upper sideband capabilities, adding an IF shift, and even multibanding the radio! Smitty shares lots of great resources and ideas in this episode of the Workbench. Smitty KR6ZY can be found online on twitter @smittyhalibut (https://twitter.com/smittyhalibut) and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/SmittyHalibut Cale K4CDN is taking a much deserved break for the rest of the year! - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2017/09/19/ham-radio-360-lessons-from-irma-and-my-vacation/ Workbench Autodesk Eagle board layout tutorial with KF7IJZ, KJ6VU, W6KWF, and KR6ZY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYoorqf2llE OSHPark Board Manufacturer - https://oshpark.com/ ESP01 / ESP8266 http://www.instructables.com/id/Getting-Started-With-the-ESP8266-ESP-01/ https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13678 ESP Libraries Source https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino Arduino IDE - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software ESP8266 in Arduino - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/esp8266-thing-hookup-guide/installing-the-esp8266-arduino-addon Teensy - https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/ ARRL HF Data Rates - http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-files-symbol-rate-petition-with-fcc Hardware random number generator - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generator RTL-SDR v3 with Direct Sampling - https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-blog-v-3-dongles-user-guide/ QRP Labs Filter Kits https://www.qrp-labs.com LPFs: https://www.qrp-labs.com/lpfkit.html BPFs: https://www.qrp-labs.com/bpfkit.html HF BPF 10-band Set - http://shop.qrp-labs.com/BPFSET D-STAR QSO Party - https://www.icom.co.jp/world/dqp/ Silicon Dust HDHomeRun OTA TV to IP Box - https://www.silicondust.com/ Smitty’s BITX40 Intro Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ESph5JCOpw BITX40 Mods Groups.io - https://groups.io/g/BITX20 BitX Hacks - http://bitxhacks.blogspot.com/ Raduino Software - https://groups.io/g/BITX20/wiki/Raduino-Topics Allard’s Software - https://groups.io/g/BITX20/wiki/Allard%27s-Raduino-Code Software upgrades https://github.com/amunters/bitx40/ Make it do CW http://bitxhacks.blogspot.com/2017/03/nd6t-bitx-cw-update.html http://bitxhacks.blogspot.com/2017/02/putting-bitx-raduino-on-cw.html USB and LSB (for digital) - https://groups.io/g/BITX20/wiki/USB-LSB-operation Front panel and case - https://www.banggood.com/Electronic-Plastic-Shell-Cartridge-Handle-Project-Case-Desk-Instrument-200x175x70mm-p-1035473.html?rmmds=myorder Optical/Rotary Encoder Tuning - https://groups.io/g/BITX20/topic/mouse_encoder/5553536?p=,,,20,0,0,0::Relevance,,mouse,20,2,0,5553536 Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE VFO TFT - https://groups.io/g/BITX20/topic/5116056 AGC Board - http://kv4qb.blogspot.com/2016/11/bitx-40p-building-part-1.html SteppIR Urban Beam - http://www.steppir.com/UrbanBeam
This week we are joined by Michael VA3MW from FlexRadio Systems to deep dive on remotely operating your station from just about anywhere you have internet access. George also breaks down his new KX3 Portable Enclosure and discusses the wiring and placement of equipment. Unfortunately Jeremy experienced severe technical difficulties and was unable to join the call. Wago 221 lever connector blocks-tech specs./mfg site Wago 221 kit at Amazon FlexRadio Systems PST Rotator AZ Elecraft W2 watt meter Remote QTH control systems TX Factor ht N4MN Don’t forget to order your BitX40 7 W QRP Transceiver kit today! –http://www.hfsigs.com/
This week on the Workbench Podcast; Smitty KR6ZY joins George and Jeremy to talk the BitX40. The BITX40 is a popular $60 40M 7W SSB transceiver “kit” available from http://www.hfsigs.com/ . Smitty gives a great general introduction on the radio, its capabilities, and its opportunities. We encourage our listeners to order theirs now as we will be doing a series of segments over the next few episodes to highlight opportunities for this little radio! Antenna Analyzer Boards – Here with less than 50 now in stock Posted rev 1.0 of the Power Board firmware by Ed W6ELA on www.360workbench.com Interview on 3D Printing Today – 191_3DPrinting_Today SDR – AirSpy – http://www.airspy.us SDRSharp – Software Links Diamond D220R – Discone Antenna FM Broadcast Band Filter – Broadcast FM Block Filter (88 – 108 MHz Block) by RTL-SDR Blog – AM Broadcast Band Filter – Broadcast AM Reject High Pass Filter (2.6 MHz HPF) by RTL-SDR Blog ADSB Filter – https://v3.airspy.us/product/fp-1090-ha5s/ Lego Saturn V – sold out from LEGO, available on Amazon for an additional $100+ BitX40 – http://www.hfsigs.com KR6ZY’s Intro to the BitX40 Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ESph5JCOpw BitX40 Hacking Blog – http://bitxhacks.blogspot.com BitX40 Community – https://groups.io/g/bitx20 Solder Smoke Podcast – http://www.soldersmoke.com Solder Smoke – Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics
Peter upgrades his BitX40. Tommy meets Buster D-Star for the Mac. Emile experiments with D-Rats. George tests the MFJ Receiving Loop Antenna. Plus a New Zealand Taste Test. 1:17:38
Peter upgrades his BitX40. Tommy meets Buster D-Star for the Mac. Emile experiments with D-Rats. George tests the MFJ Receiving Loop Antenna. Plus a New Zealand Taste Test. 1:17:38
Tommy explores Android RTL SDR, Peter completes a BitX40 transceiver, Emile takes a Byte of Pi, George talks about tool stores, and special guest John Ossi, N3DRH has part 1 of 2 on Karl Jansky. You won’t want to miss it. 1:23:43
Tommy explores Android RTL SDR, Peter completes a BitX40 transceiver, Emile takes a Byte of Pi, George talks about tool stores, and special guest John Ossi, N3DRH has part 1 of 2 on Karl Jansky. You won’t want to miss it. 1:23:43