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Return to the Peashooter Build Updated 2/21/2022 ~ Box It Up. A Homebrew Plywood Case made from 1/8-inch  Hobby Plywood . A Case made from 18 Inch Hobby Type Plywood. Back Side of Plywood Box Top View of the Stacked Board Assembly. The Lower Board Contains the Plessey IF with Diode Steered USB/LSB Filters. Two pieces of wood are used to sturdy up the sides and the Front and Back panels are screwed to these side braces. This is yet another Box Building Option for the GTBITB! The 1/8 Plywood was purchased from JoAnn Fabric's in the Hobby Department.  *********** See annotation in Red in the text. A Ham Radio Movie. Spies, Intrigue, Heroes and Ham Radio --- a central part of this Cheesy Movie is the use of Ham Radio, Vintage Homebrew 1947! "State Dept File 649." Yesterday I received a POP Email (Pick On Pete Email) almost hinting that my projects looked terribly unfinished since they typically seem to be a smattering of boards lying on the bench top. The email also suggested...

  The Peashooter SSB Transceiver The SDR Peashooter connected to an Atomic PI SBC Updated 2 /17/2022 ~ FT-8 & Atomic Pi Like it or not the Digital Modes have taken a place in our hobby. Just as there still are CW enthusiasts, so, are those hams who only operate FT-8 -- even to the point of total automation.  All of my transceiver projects are thought of as experimenter's platforms and the SDR Peashooter is no different. Yesterday was let us play Experimenter's Day, which had two objectives. #1 was to hook up the Atomic Pi Single Board Computer (SBC) and #2 to operate FT-8. Atomic Pi SBC I spotted this computer being sold on Amazon as a Developer's Kit including a Baseplate Motherboard, Power Supply and a Camera all for less than $40.  The Bonus it has an Intel Processor and comes loaded with Unbuntu 18.4. It has all sorts of interface ports and two USB Ports. Power options include the supplied 5 VDC Wal Wart but you need an interface cable as well ...