Category: In the shack
What’s wrong with ham radio
This is an amazing hobby and has many sides to it, but as anything it’s far from perfect. A...
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B1500 – Backpanel Unit for RF power Amplifiers
The B1500 RF amplifier Backpanel Unit is designed to sit between a LDMOS RF amplifier and the rest...
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F600 – a 600W low-pass filter board for 1.8-72MHz
This design offers a practical solution for HF/low-VHF amplifier output filters, handles 600W and...
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Choosing a heatsink for the A600 LDMOS linear amplifier
For optimal performance, the heatsink should have a thermal resistance of 0.1C/W or better at full...
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A600 v2.0 amplifier module – changes and improvements
I have recently made available a new version on the A600 amplifier based on MRF300 LDMOS...
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A 600W broadband HF amplifier using affordable LDMOS devices
Update: this project is evolving. See this page for the latest version. Kits are available in the...
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Icom IC-705 – considerations on RX power draw (wild guesses ahead)
I’ll try to put together a breakdown of IC-7300’s sections and how much power those use and try to see how Icom could’ve tweaked those to make the architecture “portable” for the IC-705.
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ADE-1-24 mixer
ADE-1-24 are double-balanced RF mixers that can be easily found all over eBay, Aliexpress and...
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Yaesu FT-757GX – fixing some common faults
I recently got a Yaesu FT-757GX to use as a backup radio for the shack. The previous owner said it...
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3 years later
I started this blog 3 years ago, a few months after I got my first amateur radio license and about...
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Yaesu FT-817, Elecraft KX-3 and other portable HF radios
I don’t know about other people out there, but I use this blog as a personal journal,...
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About the Elecraft K3 vs Kenwood TS-590 debate
I was just reading earlier Simone IW5EDI’s article about a short overview on the K3 and the...
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