Category: Solder Smoke
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Rick W1DSP’s FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver — Exploring the Rabbit Holes
Thanks to Rick W1DSP for sending us his “proof of life” video. It is indeed alive! Congratulations Rick! Welcome to the Hall of Fame! Rick writes: Here’s another SS DCR proof of life video. I took a bunch of detours on the way to get here – redesigned the coil former to add a fixed…
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Phil W1PJE, Director of MIT’s Haystack Observatory, visits SolderSmoke East, Talks Radio with N2CQR and KK4DAS
We were very pleased that Phil W1PJE was able to visit yesterday. Phil is the Director of MIT’s Haystack Observatory. He is very knowledgeable on topics related to space and space technology. He is also a member of the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Hall of Fame. We talked about the history of the Haystack Observatory,…
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A FIRST! K1OA Contact with N2CQR — All Homebrew with SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receivers on Both Ends
At around 0630 EDT on June 7, 2025 I heard K1OA calling CQ on 7030 kHz CW. This was exactly where I had a crystal. I called him, but he didn’t hear me. I sent him an e-mail. We tried again — he heard me calling him and I heard him responding by calling me,…
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