Not wanting to leave the GPS-9700 sitting behind the back of the transceiver out of sight and unloved, a simple mounting plate was fabricated out of some scrap aluminium plate, so the GPS-9700 could be mounted to the side of … Read more...
Adam finds the optimum 10 MHz reference level for his MiniKits GPS-9700 lock board.
Minimising the 10 MHz input level whilst maintaining reliable lock will help improve phase noise on the 49.152Mz output.
Shack 10 MHz reference is a … Read more...
Adam fits a Leo Bodnar Injection Board into his IC-9700 and tests if the MiniKits GPS-9700 GPS locking kit works with it.
Does the GPS-9700 generate enough signal to work with this injection board that does not require soldering to … Read more...
Replacing the factory-fitted SO-239 with an N connector on an Icom IC-9700 144 MHz antenna socket. is quick and easy.
You don’t even need to take the covers off the radio!
The only tool that is required is a … Read more...
WSJT-X Improved by Uwe Risse, DG2YCB offers the ability to play sounds for certain criteria, such as hearing a new DXCC, new grid, new continent etc.
Download WSJT-X Improved: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt-x-improved/
My two favorites are alerting me to a new DXCC … Read more...
An Alinco DR-735T was purchased recently, and so came the need to program it via the freely available Alinco Clone Utility software.
I wasn’t about to pay $69 for a simple programming lead, and found this schematic floating around … Read more...
Shipping has resumed to the USA as of 14/10/2025.
(That’s 14th October, 2025 for y’all)
With Trumps Executive Order 14324, a 10% tariff is now applicable to shipments to the USA.
Zonos are acting as the tariff collection 3rd … Read more...
The OEM incandescent lamp in a Daiwa SWR & Power meter which failed is being replaced with modern LEDs.
Five Philips heads screws, 2 on each side and one at the top are removed, and the meter’s top cover is … Read more...
It doesn’t get any simpler than this!
This interface uses the RTS and DTR signal lines from a cheap FTDI USB Serial Adapter, and provides isolated keying for both PTT and a CW key.
Problem!
The FTDI adapter provides … Read more...
Adam fixes his faulty 40M Off Center Fed dipole, after being exposed to the elements for 16 years.
The enclosure was cracked, no doubt caused by the SO-239 being recessed into the sidewall.
A thinner sidewall means the connector will … Read more...
Both the Eltek Flatpack2 Touchscreen Controller and Eltek Monitor projects have been updated.
The PCB has been redesigned so the controller board can now piggyback mount to the screen.
This makes mounting much easier, with only one set of screws … Read more...
The following Eltek Flatpack 2 Rectifiers are known to work with all of my Eltek controllers.
Thank you to those who spent a few minutes to take a photo and send it in.
• Flatpack2 48/2000 HE 24115.105 … Read more...
Two versions of the Eltek Flatpack 2 Monitor are now available, one with a colour TFT screen, and the other with a mono OLED screen.
The colour screen has one fixed font.
A close up pictures shows the large text … Read more...
Update: 19-Dec-2023
Eltek FP2 Monitor is currently being developed as a replacement for the popular Volts Setter.
Eltek Monitor is used to set the default start-up voltage of an Eltek FLATPACK2 24 V or 48 V Rectifier, and the following … Read more...
In the Tokyo burbs, Akihabara, also known as “Electric Town”, is heaven for ham radio shopping.
This district is also a Mecca for all sorts of electronics, PCs and gadgets, and attracts tourist from all over.
Make sure you have … Read more...
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