ARLA/CLUSTER: SolderSmoke Podcast 172

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Episode 172 of the amateur radio podcast SolderSmoke is now available

In this edition:
- Pete under the gun to finish SSB transceiver project.
- NEW VIDEO: http://youtu.be/hbLXW0sHTFo
- Bill fixes his BITX 2040 Oscillator (Bandsweep!)
- Next: LP filter for 120 watt amp.
- Bill's 13 dollar Chinese freq counter (Blue! With anti-wobble tape!)
- Bill's next rig: Chipped to the Max, DDS, SBL-1s, plug in filters!
- Radio Shack going under and JAN no longer making crystals.
- Mighty Mite Project: Let's get them DONE!
- An easy way to get Q or ESR measurements on crystals?
- SI5351 as a crystal substitute.
- DuWayne's Scalar Network Analyzer lights up the internet!
- The Portable SDR rig -- Pete almost goes to the dumpster!
- Report from the cutting edge: Pete's new Elecraft KX3.
- Mailbag: Meeting W7ZOI and WA7MLH at a hamfest.
- Instant Messaging with Farhan

Listen to
http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke172.mp3

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