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2018 ~ The Year of SSB Transceivers

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Something for the SDR Crowd!
You too can build your own SDR Transceiver!

Second Generation Main Board


The board above is a second generation board and contains the two ADE-1 Detectors and the Modem coupling transformers, the divide by four 74AC74 and to be installed is the band pass filter. If you look close you can see the ferrite core balun used to split the signals going into the two detectors. This is a deliberate attempt at isolating signals and keeping things neat and tidy. I am thinking about a separate enclosure just for this board. Later today I will install the bandpass filter with the intent that it may be used at 9 MHz with a possibility of a different front end. You will have to stay tuned for this.
How about using the SDR on WSPR?



While I can claim I built this rig and added several modifications, by and large the credit goes to Charlie Morris ZL2CTM for his design and software development. You can follow ZL2CTM on YouTube and he has many videos and tutorials!
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2018 ~ The year of SSB Transceivers

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Boat Anchor to Silk Purse.


Start looking for some old boat anchors as they offer possibilities for upgrading to modern radios.  Right now I am personally trying to locate a reasonable condition, reasonably priced Heathkit Hot Water HW-32 or HW-32A. The plan --Color TFT/Arduino/Si5351 upgrade so it will have full band coverage and offer switchable sidebands. Possibly even CW with the 3rd Clock. Email me at n6qwham@gmail.com  if you have one of these rigs hiding in your garage and are looking for a new home for this jewel of the 1960's. Remember reasonable condition and low cost. If I can do this to a HW-101 just think what a HW-32 or 32A would look like.

73's Pete N6QW
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2018 ~ The Year Of SSB Transceivers

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7/29/2018 ~ Arduino Code for LCD to OLED replacement http://www.n6qw.comLook inside the Purple framed text for the link to the code. You will also have to have the included files -- see the notes in the sketch and as mentioned below. If you are unsure on how to do this … don't try it.
73's Pete N6QW Secrets Revealed: How to Add a Tune Tone and CW Identifier to your Homebrew Rig. 7/27/2018Disclaimer: I am not a software programmer nor do I profess to have those skills but I am a person who likes to tinker with things. For several years now I have had a Pulsed Tone TUNE capability with my rigs. I developed the code myself and even figured out how to change the screens to show you are in TUNE. For those who do software on a daily basis --you probably snicker (a lot) at my code. Frankly that is unimportant in that what I developed works!
So today I said to myself "Pete why can't you add a CW identifier following the pulsed tone?" So I did and it works! How this works is …
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2018 ~ The Year of SSB Transceivers

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6/21/2018 ~ 6 and/or 4 Meters Your Band?



Yes you are reading that the displays are saying 6 meters or 4 Meters. There are many possibilities with the Arduino and Si5351. These are but just a couple examples. No, the 6 or 4 Meter hardware is not built but if you have such rigs and need a sketch email me n6qwham@gmail.com

6/18/2018 ~ More Possibilities




The code has been ported over to the Color Touch Screen and the 160X128 Color TFT. Lots of possibilities!

Pete N6QW


6/17/2018 ~ New and Improved Code(Up on the link)
No Flickering of the Display !~ Thanks DuWayne KV4QB!

6/16/2018 ~ Two VFO Code: 160X128 TFThttp://www.n6qw.com
Follow the link and look for the Simpleceiver project. There you will find a link to the code where the code is a notepad document. Copy and paste into an Arduino sketch. Note below:



The sketch i
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5/6/2018 ~ Update
Here are some photos that have survived ....

The above photo is the "Officers" shower facility and the man near the right hand center of the photo is taking a "whiz" into an outdoor urinal. This device invented by the Seabees is comprised a 12 inch diameter piece of PVC pip sunk into the sand and that is it. I must admit that after a few drinks the 12" target was hard to hit and the same problem late at night.
The next photo taken in 1965 should conjure up thoughts of the movie and TV series "MASH" -- I think the movie stole our lifestyle. That is my rack in the corner of the hut. Please note that my 782 Gear is packed and at the ready. Oh there are those asking what is 782 gear. Well the Seabees worked closely with the US Marines and adopted many of their processes and procedures. The term 782 refers to the form used to delineate the field gear that a US Marine (or Seabee) is issued. Typically this is a pack, helmet, entrenching tool …
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