I have been consumed by Project X and I need to take a break. The stark realization is that this rig even when 100% was likely chewing gum and bailing wire.
Yesterday I struggled trying to get the transmitter working with just the lower-level stages. The 20 and 40M bands are much improved but 80M still has a problem with a large carrier signal riding along.
The SSB signal going into the transmit mixer is the same circuitry for all bands. Yet in the mixing process on 80M the Ghost in the Machine wants to add a lot of carrier.
I need about a week thinking of skimpy bikinis on a beach somewhere, so the background brain power can focus on the problem with Project X. So, blog readers you need a break too.
A Pig in a Bikini
See you in about a week. The above photo really gets you focused on thinking about rig problems.
73's
Pete N6QW