SHOW NOTES 18650 Battery Tester: https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/articles.html The Pakt Coffee Kit: https://paktbags.com/products/the-pakt-coffee-kit Epoch X4 Touch Battery Charger: https://www.epochbatteries.com/products/epoch-x4-touch-battery-charger
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SHOW NOTES The European Ham Radio Show on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@hamshoweu (it’s also available on your favorite podcast player) Discord: https://hamshow.eu/discord Email: [email protected] Website: https://hamshow.eu Morten LB0FI YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lb0fi Tobias DL3MHT YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@labcat73 Bob LB5JJ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lb5jj Kjetil LB4FH YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lb4fh LA9IHA PiBug https://github.com/LA9IHA/piBug/blob/main/READMEen.md Surface mount component removal with an axe https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yEeCAjn5SXg SHOW NOTES Alan’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/w2aew NanoVNA V2+4 https://www.tindie.com/stores/hcxqsgroup/?utm_source=sidebar https://nanorfe.com/nanovna-v2.html TinySA Ultra https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=tinysa DER EE DE-5000 https://www.deree.com.tw/de-5000-lcr-meter.html SHOW NOTES Argent Data Systems https://argentdata.com Sierra Radio Systems Repeater Controllers www.packtenna.com/srs.html#/ SHOW NOTES Randy’s videos W7Q Field Day https://youtu.be/bpHgZybV2-Y W7Q Building the BuddiHex https://youtu.be/GaPIcw3q6N8 W7Q Tale of Two Trailers https://youtu.be/6HcxBTvwcLk Tiny SA Ultra $140 https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16_16990&products_id=75872 Becen 10 W 40db Attenator DC to 3 Ghz $23 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MZLVY9T?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 I ordered a Surcom SW-33 Plus 100W 124-525 Mini Digital Power & SWR meter $45 The H3 measures 5.25 watts on 146.52 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZC7HS75?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details And, one more thing that everyone needs. A tiny HF watt / SWR meter. 0.5 to 120 watts. $58. Tiny size of two stacked Altoids tins. USB C charging. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B31PYF1C?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Elsie - filter design and analysis software https://tonnesoftware.com/elsie.html Vince’s newest videos: FT8/4 from iPhone to your radio, acoustically coupled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88QyXzRWCg Mosquito protection for drive-up POTA activations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcm4bmVTRWE Discover the secret ingredients to build a trapped EFHW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw7y6jnXwJU Anytone 878 HT USB-C capable battery https://powerwerx.com/anytone-3100mah-usb-c-battery-pack European Ham Radio Show - Morten LB0FI and team https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskpdbqmEbwm37CS_JVzt6A https://www.youtube.com/@hamshoweu VE3IPS John https://ve3ips.wordpress.com/ W7DBO John https://www.youtube.com/c/FieldRadio Vince’s 2024 Field Day story and photos https://qrper.com/2024/06/experimenting-during-field-day-2024 SHOW NOTES Dan’s Github - Super Simple Keyer https://github.com/mgi2212/simple_keyer SWR Chart https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y_qffpew5yI/Ti38UfgrmDI/AAAAAAAAACg/AVgwVEwL8Yc/s1600/Rasmsey.png Return loss explained https://www.everythingrf.com/community/what-is-return-loss From Dan: I really borked up the explanation of Return Loss and wanted to correct that here in the notes. There is a much better analogy: Imagine you are standing in front of a mirror, holding a flashlight. The light beam represents the RF signal being sent down a transmission line to an antenna.
Make sense? N7KOM Microlight Traps https://www.etsy.com/listing/1595257587/microlight-qrp-hf-trap-kit-v3-for-use Spark Plug Gear EFHW Transformer https://www.sparkpluggear.com/shop/p/sparkplug Goal Zero Skylight https://goalzero.com/products/skylight-portable-area-light Labjack data acquisition https://labjack.com/ Test Equipment:
SHOW NOTES HRWB Power Strip Kit https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/ham-radio-workbench-podcast/hrwb101/15822288 Sierra Radio Systems
PackTenna window pass-through coax and BNC connectors https://www.packtenna.com/store/p34/BNC_Window_Passthrough_Coax_Cable.html RG-8X testing by W6LG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvAo2SS2DKQ&pp=ygUSdzZsZyBjb2F4aWFsIGNhYmxl Using NanoVNA to test loss and length of coax by W6LG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5iYuGLvlas&pp=ygUSdzZsZyBjb2F4aWFsIGNhYmxl Radiax - Radiating cable (not feedline cable). It’s designed to be “leaky” and is typically used in an underground setting like a tunnel. https://www.commscope.com/product-type/cables/wireless-transmission-cables/radiating-cables/ Pinecil soldering iron https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/ N7KOM Microlight QRP HF Traps for EFHW 20-30-40m https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1595257587/microlight-qrp-hf-trap-kit-v3-for-use Pacific Antenna dipole kits http://www.qrpkits.com/dualbanddipole.html Charmast battery bank USB-C PD https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0C1N9D7S9/ 12V USB-C PD power cable for KX3 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0CDBWHXDZ/ ARDC - Amateur Radio Digital Communications - Grant https://www.ardc.net/apply/ Wifi 2.4GHz channel overlap explained https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi#/media/File:Co-Channel_Wi-Fi_Interference_01.png Network/WiFi Tools
SHOW NOTES Hamilton’s QRZ page https://www.qrz.com/db/KD0FNR Copasetic Flow Blog https://copaseticflow.blogspot.com SatNOGS station using an EggNOGS antenna, station 2704: https://network.satnogs.org/stations/2704/ N6ARA’s Giant Key https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KV3eYtOfl0 Washi tape https://www.jetpens.com/search?q=tape&v=2 900 MHz WiFi https://www.radiolabs.com/product-tag/900mhz-wireless-wifi-band/ SHOW NOTES Zero Retries Blog by Steve Stroh, N8GNJ https://www.zeroretries.org Random Wire Blog by Tom Salzer, KJ7T https://www.randomwire.us The DX Mentor Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dx-mentor/id1659108539 Digikey web page with a pointer to our interview with Don Johanneck from Digikey. https://www.digikey.com/en/blog/podcast-ham-radio-workbench-204 N2LVI’s Quick Guide to HF Propagation using solar indices https://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hf_solar.html DX Heat web site for real time propagation information and band activity. https://www.dxheat.com Duga Radar https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/russian-duga-radar-woodpecker.html Kirk's reductionist theory of proper user interface design: “Just give me an LED” |
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