A few different things have conspired to bring me back around to finish up the documentation for the Willamette, as well as forcing me to re-examine a few elements of the rig design. One of those things was an e-mail from AA0ZZ (really cool to hear from the designer of the PIC-EL and the IQPro)… Read More Another Look at the Willamette AF Filter
I use Google Reader to keep track off many of the websites and blogs that I’m interested in, especially the ham radio and QRP blogs. I’ve noticed that QRSS seems to be popping up quite a bit in the QRP zeitgeist lately. I suspect that Bill at SolderSmoke has been the catalyst for much of this.… Read More QRSS All the Rage
Pardon me while I take a moment to direct your attention to the website of KC5WA, who has been simultaneously working on builds of both my Tualatin and Willamette transceivers. RC does an excellent and really thorough job in documenting his work on his projects, and his web pages are a great resource for those… Read More Another Willamette in the Wild
A quick note to let you know that I’ll be off the grid this weekend for a little “staycation”, as we go camping up at Green Peter Reservoir (hey, no snickering you immature guys out there…LOL). I’m going to pack the FT-817ND, 5 AH gel-cell, the PAC-12, and a few end-fed wires to toss into… Read More Much-Needed Escape
This morning we had the first Portland-area version of the Pie & Coffee, which we have informally dubbed the Eggs & Coffee since we are meeting at breakfast time. The meeting (and I use the term informally) was at the Peppermill restaurant in Aloha. In attendance was Dave W8NF, Carl WS7L, and myself. Not a… Read More Inaugural pQRP Portland Eggs & Coffee
Terry, WA0ITP asks on qrp-l.org: With a low Solar Flux and a double digit A index, it’s time to hunker down and melt solder, snort rosin, and burn fingers. I’ve got a half dozen unbuilt kits, an oscillator, single ended mixer, and an audio amp all destined to be a DC receiver (hopefully). An 80M… Read More What’s On Your Bench?
Now that school is done for the summer, I’ve finally got some time to put into finishing the neglected final documentation for the Willamette transceiver project. Here’s what I have on the agenda for the document: Finish the final section, which includes operating instructions, mods, and credits. Fix a few typos and technical errors/inconsistencies in… Read More qrp-l.org Group Project Documentation Update