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SolderSmoke Daily News
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M0NTV's Latest FB SSB Transceiver
Posted: 14 Jun 2021 12:14 PM PDT
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/06/m0ntvs-latest-fb-ssb-transceiver.html
Wow, Nick has a really wonderful rig and has made this great video to
explain it. Elements that I really liked: -- The simple mic and compression. Very nice. -- Termination Insensitive Amps. TIAs Rule! -- Grey Altoid-like boxes. -- Diplexers! Yes! -- Doug DeMaw S-meter. -- No AGC. -- Pentium CPU cooling fan. -- References to EI9GQ (I must get his book!) -- Al Fresco! Good luck with boxing
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Santo Domingo Shack on 12th Floor Balcony -- SST QRP CW
Posted: 14 Jun 2021 12:12 PM PDT
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/06/santo-domingo-shack-on-12th-floor.html
June 2021. We were in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. At this point we were in a 12th floor apartment in the center of the city. I would take my
SST 20 meter CW transceiver and EFHW antenna out on the balcony. I made no contacts from this location, but one of my CQs was picked up by K9TM on
the Reverse Beacon Network (see below). All the other RBN spots were the result of calls from the
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Good News! The Termination Event May Be Coming Soon! Solar Cycle 25 Could Rival Cycle 19!
Posted: 12 Jun 2021 08:53 AM PDT
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/06/good-news-termination-event-may-be.html
Wow. Cycle 25 might be as good or better than Cycle 19. Pete cut his
radio teeth on Cycle 19. I was born during that cycle. Let's hope these scientists are right! See chart below.
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2021/06/11/the-termination-event/Thanks to Thomas over at SWLing Post for alerting us to this important news.
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