Monday, June 07, 2021

Modern Geekery

      For the radio amateurs among my readership, here's a nice little kit: the Nouveau 75 QRP AM transceiver. 

     It looks like an interesting radio for the price. You're probably not going to work the world with it, but it might be fun.
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5 comments:

  1. RandyGCJune 8, 2021 at 12:43 AM

    Interesting, if my eyes and finger dexterity was up to that kind of work anymore.

    Thanks

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  2. Roberta XJune 8, 2021 at 8:21 AM

    They minimized the number of components you have to solder -- all of the surface-mount parts are already mounted. But you do have to wind four small toroids. The trickiest part is the IC socket.

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  3. Eck!June 8, 2021 at 2:50 PM

    Sweet project.

    I got to work one and the audio was very good.

    I've run all QRP modes including AM mode for a long time
    and its all about antenna. Put up a good and high
    dipole and start talking. All good fun.



    Eck!

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  4. Cop CarJune 8, 2021 at 5:44 PM

    Shades of the old days. A few of us built single (gas) tube transceivers to work across campus in 1956 or so. I think we modified a plan put out in one of the mags ( QST or CQ). I'm another who no longer builds stuff. I shake too much for fine work. Thanks for the posting and link.

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  5. Roberta XJune 9, 2021 at 6:18 AM

    My sympathies for everyone dealing with shakiness -- how frustrating! I have a little when I'm tired and I'm not looking forward to more. Tube equipment is more forgiving -- but I have to get out a lighted magnifier sometimes even for that.

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