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Fun, dont you think?
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Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Thursday, 6 August 2020
The new Icom IC-705
With much thanks to the boys at LAM Communications in Barnsley I got my paws on a pre-production release of the new Icom IC-705. Here's my brief introduction to the RX capabilities of this tiny new rig:
It's amazing!
Monday, 13 July 2020
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
Why can't Icom do this?
Well,
I've been critical of my IC-7610 and the lack of audio spectrum display centred around the CW pitch frequency - the Kenwood 890 has it.
I recently came accross a design in Practical Electronics for a simple audio spectrum analyser and decided to build one as an experiment. The DSP chip cost less than 3 GBP.
I wonder why Icom can't do this?
I've been critical of my IC-7610 and the lack of audio spectrum display centred around the CW pitch frequency - the Kenwood 890 has it.
I recently came accross a design in Practical Electronics for a simple audio spectrum analyser and decided to build one as an experiment. The DSP chip cost less than 3 GBP.
I wonder why Icom can't do this?
Monday, 29 June 2020
The CAT Macro
Well,
I've had a few folk contact me directly recently asking about rig control using macros and CAT commands.
I did a quick video to demonstrate the concept with Logger32 and then Ham Radio Deluxe:
I hope this is useful to someone!
If you like what I am doing on YouTube, please subscribe to the channel, I would very much appreciate your support.
CAT control at its best:
I've had a few folk contact me directly recently asking about rig control using macros and CAT commands.
I did a quick video to demonstrate the concept with Logger32 and then Ham Radio Deluxe:
I hope this is useful to someone!
If you like what I am doing on YouTube, please subscribe to the channel, I would very much appreciate your support.
CAT control at its best:
Saturday, 27 June 2020
The old and the new
Well,
Whilst rummaging in the attic looking for something, I stumbled accross this old Direct Conversion receiver I built when I was a young whipper snapper. This is a design by Drew Diamond, VK3XU and is published a the G-QRP club book called "Radio projects Vol 1".
I did a video for my YouTube channel having a look back at my construction capabilities from all those years ago:
I hope you enjoy!
Whilst rummaging in the attic looking for something, I stumbled accross this old Direct Conversion receiver I built when I was a young whipper snapper. This is a design by Drew Diamond, VK3XU and is published a the G-QRP club book called "Radio projects Vol 1".
I did a video for my YouTube channel having a look back at my construction capabilities from all those years ago:
I hope you enjoy!
Monday, 22 June 2020
Funny old World
Well,
I've been having an e-mail exchange with a Radio Amateur in New Zealand - he has been trying to get one of my YouTube projects based on the STM32 blue pill boards to work.
Following a few emails back and forth, he sent me this:
which is nice :-)
My latest ramblings on YouTube are all about the classic Sudden HF receiver, you should check it out!
Fun, don't you think?
I've been having an e-mail exchange with a Radio Amateur in New Zealand - he has been trying to get one of my YouTube projects based on the STM32 blue pill boards to work.
Following a few emails back and forth, he sent me this:
which is nice :-)
My latest ramblings on YouTube are all about the classic Sudden HF receiver, you should check it out!
Fun, don't you think?
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