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Homebrew Your Own Radio #qrpradio

Homebrew Your Own Radio #qrpradio

Challenge extended and accepted to create a homebrew 40 meter direct conversion receiver. Challenge extended from the Solder Smoke Podcast to the Ham Radio Workbench, but I’ll take it on too.

Solder Smoke Podcast https://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/
HackADay Challenge https://hackaday.io/project/190327-high-schoolers-build-a-radio-receiver

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5 watts for Summits on the Air on VHF, HF and CW

5 watts for Summits on the Air on VHF, HF and CW

My wife, Sandy W7NRS, joins me for this activation on Madera Mountain. Since I am working through an injury, we chose a Summits on the Air peak with a short hike. Sandy operates voice and I operate CW. I try out the new Fara-J 2 meter antenna using my FT-60r, then we operate on 10 meters with the Yaesu FT-817 transceiver, and finally I use the CFT1 transceiver and KM4CFT Morse code paddle on 20 meters.

Fara-J 2m Antenna – https://vfcomms.com/shop/antenna/fara-j-antenna/
CFT1 Transceiver – https://hamgadgets.com/cft1-by-km4cft.html
KM4CFT Morse code Paddle – https://hamgadgets.com/KM4CFT-Iambic-paddle-kit-RED-levers-V2_p_19.html
3D Print the K6ARK enclosure – https://www.printables.com/model/994779-km4cft-cft1-transceiver-case

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Samlex SEC-1235M Power Supply Cooling Fan Pointer

Samlex SEC-1235M Power Supply Cooling Fan Pointer

Samlex SEC-1235M Switching Power Supply https://amzn.to/3B54tgi

I have a friend, I’ll call him Tuje (pronounced Tooge). He has decades of experience in commercial VHF/UHF radio communications. He wants to share his knowledge, but he also wants to remain anonymous. I offered to host his videos on my channel. So here is another video in an ongoing series of helpful videos, primarily relating to VHF communications, but certainly not limited to that topic.

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Summits on the Air in Utah – WY7N Achieves Mountain Goat Award

Summits on the Air in Utah - WY7N Achieves Mountain Goat Award

Bruce WY7N has reached the status of Mountain Goat in the State of Utah, which has some difficult to traverse mountains. In this episode we will talk to Bruce about his challenges in reaching this milestone and what he has learned along the way.

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Summits on the Air – A Biathlon for Geeks

Summits on the Air -  A Biathlon for Geeks

If ever a person embodied Summits on the Air, it would be Paula K9IR. She is a very active participant, who has earned several Shack Sloth Awards and is over half way to earning her 3rd Mountain Goat Award. Paula is a dedicated person, not only to ham radio, but to the community and individual. She is service minded, always willing to help educate and further the SOTA cause. She is a true "Queen of the Mountains".

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Ham Radio Apps and Online Tools

Ham Radio Apps and Online Tools

The "Five by Five Ham Radio Forum" is back! Join us for a captivating show hosted by five YouTubers, where ham radio apps and online tools take center stage. On every 5th Sunday, three popular YouTube channels combine their talents, bringing together a team of five hosts. Tank Radio and this channel take turns on 5th Sundays, adding an extra twist to the mix.

In these special episodes, the spotlight shines on the hosts themselves as each of us brings a ham radio or electronics topic to the roundtable. From cutting-edge tech trends to exciting DIY projects, we cover it all. This interactive fusion showcases our unique perspectives, experiences, and expertise, creating an entertaining and enlightening experience.

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Dan KC7MSU @KC7MSU
Brian W7JET @BBW7JET
Frank KG5AHJ @KG5AHJ
Scott @HamTechies

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Rockmite Qrp Ham Radio Transceiver

Rockmite Qrp Ham Radio Transceiver

Preparing a QRP Kit for portable field use. Will be activating a Summits on the Air peak with it once I have all the settings lined up.

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Ham Radio in the Navajo Nation with Herb N7HG

Ham Radio in the Navajo Nation with Herb N7HG

On a return visit to the Navajo Nation, I once again stayed over at Herb’s place and we had fun exploring the area. In this video I take you along as we activate a SOTA summit that has never been activated. Herb and I were the first to put it on the air.

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Portable Ham Radio Gear Used and Designed by Joshua N5FY from Tufteln.com

Portable Ham Radio Gear Used and Designed by Joshua N5FY from Tufteln.com

I met Joshua N5FY at Hamvention 2024. I joined him and Thomas K4SWL for a couple of POTA activations following the hamfest. Joshua has designed some very nice 3D printed accessories for Summits on the Air and Parks on the Air stations. He designs the accessories and then uses them in the field, so they are thoroughly tested. Josh joins us today to talk a little bit about his SOTA and POTA adventures, as well as his business making 3D printed accessories.

Joshua’s Website: https://tufteln.com/

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Chasing SOTA, POTA and QRPp Ham Radio Stations From Home

Chasing SOTA, POTA and QRPp Ham Radio Stations From Home

Dan, Brian and I discuss ham radio "chasing", the often overlooked side of Summits on the Air and Parks on the Air. Both Dan and Brian discuss improvements to their stations which improve their chasing capabilities. I talk about the Miles Per Watt Award (KMPW) for the QRPp’er.

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