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    SolderSmoke Daily News

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    Hex Beam at N2CQR

    Posted: 12 Jul 2022 07:32 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2022/07/hex-beam-at-n2cqr.html



    I got my K4KIO Hex Beam up on the roof yesterday. I think it looks pretty good! It is in the same spot that I had my beloved Moxon. Curse you Nor'Easter!
    Putting this thing in the air made me appreciate the relative simplicity of
    the Moxon. It had just four poles, not six. It weighed just nine pounds,
    not 25. It was significantly smaller. On the other hand, that antenna
    just gave me one band -- I have 20, 17 and 12 on this one, and I could add three more. Also, this one is a lot more rugged, and is likely to survive
    the next Nor'Easter.
    It was fun spinning it around. First QSO was DX on 20 SSB: EA1HDZ. This morning I spoke to KP3CQ in Puerto Rico. Later, I was listening to ZS3Y
    -- he was faint until I tried him on long-path. He was transmitting on the long path and was much stronger when I pointed in that direction.
    I kept the 75 meter doublet -- I just put it on another tripod. So I will
    be able to continue to use that antenna for 40 meter AM contacts (I've been having a lot of those lately).


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    Surface-Mount Solder Smoke -- Is THIS Really Homebrew?

    Posted: 11 Jul 2022 03:15 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2022/07/surface-mount-solder-smoke-is-this.html


    I was recently noting that the assembly of IC, CPU-based projects doesn't
    seem like real homebrew radio. I realize that there is a danger here --
    there is a tendency in ham radio to reject the new and to stick with the
    old. "SPARK FOREVER" was the rallying cry when CW came along. There are
    still a lot of AMers who refer to SSB as "Single Slop Bucket." So, with
    that in mind I point the blog to the above video. He is using
    complicated ICs that probably have thousands if not millions of
    transistors. But he is definitely making something new. And he releases
    some real solder smoke in the process. FB.
    It is probably not for me, but others may like it. Like the old song
    says "Different strokes for different folks." YMMV.

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    A Truly Great Book: "From Atoms to Amperes" by F.A. Wilson (Free
    Download)

    Posted: 10 Jul 2022 04:07 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-truly-great-book-from-atoms-to.html



    This is a really wonderful book. I'm glad worldradiohistory.com has found
    a way to make it available as a free download. This is the kind of book
    that you want to download and keep available for future study. The day
    will come, for example, when you will want to understand how Einstein's
    special relativity explains how that transformer in your rig actually
    works. F.A. Wilson explains that, and much more. Here is the link: https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Bernards-And-Babani/Bernards/BP254-From-Atoms-To-Amperes-Wilson-1989.pdfoke.com


    Thanks to Joefish for the heads-up.

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