Homebrew ham radio battery box9/19/2023 willmore on Hackaday Prize 2023: 10 KW Electronic Load.CaptainAhab on An Electric Unicycle, In Minimalist Form.Ostracus on Labor Day BBQs May Feature NYPD.Ostracus on To Give Is Better Than To Receive.Somehuman on Labor Day BBQs May Feature NYPD.Observer on Make Better 3D Printed Molds, For Thermoforming Plastics.CityZen on On Vim, Modal Interfaces And The Way We Interact With Computers.Somehuman on Hefty 3D Printed Quadcopter Meets Nasty End.Retro Gadgets: The 1974 Breadboard Project 31 Comments For those who can remember vision diffabled were a very large percentage back in the phone phreaking community too. We got lost for a while with Icoms and Yaesus but the innovation is back in our hands with SDR, DSPs, analog filter ICs, and easy to program microcontroler IDEs.Īt this point there is no good reason except perhaps a physical inability to solder(and community members should be stepping up to skill trade with diffabled) to buy an off the shelf rig when you can have anything you want in any mode or output power customized to your needs.Īt this point it is actually obtaining a perfectly sized, tough, and water resistant, but heat dissipating case and not the electronics which is slowing down hams and a community culture outside of the dominant DIY in QRP which has forgotten we design and build our own gear not just antennas.Īs for diff-abled folks other than aiming your iron at a small component among folks at the ham club vision different abled are well represented(notice most larger radios post ’95 or so have option for voice board), you don’t need to see to pick out CW from a noisy environment. Posted in Hackaday Columns Tagged amateur radio, cw, ham, homebrew, QRP, sdr, ssb, The Hack Chat, transceiver, wspr Post navigation You don’t have to wait until Wednesday join whenever you want and you can see what the community is talking about. If time zones have got you down, we have a handy time zone converter.Ĭlick that speech bubble to the right, and you’ll be taken directly to the Hack Chat group on Hackaday.io. This week we’ll be sitting down on Wednesday, March 18 at 12:00 PM Pacific time. Our Hack Chats are live community events in the Hackaday.io Hack Chat group messaging. Stop by with your burning questions on DIY amateur radio, ask about some of Charlie’s previous projects, and get a glimpse of where he’s going next. ![]() He’s quick to say that his videos aren’t tutorials, but they do teach a lot about the homebrewer’s art, and you’ll come away from each with a new tip or trick that’s worth trying out in your homebrew designs.Ĭharlie will join us for the Hack Chat this Wednesday to discuss all things homebrewing. He takes viewers through each step of his builds, detailing each module’s design and carefully walking through the selection of each component. ![]() New Zealand ham Charlie Morris (ZL2CTM) has been acting as one such guide for the adventurous homebrewer with his YouTube channel, where he presents his radio projects in clear, concise steps. The mysteries of the RF world can be a barrier to entry, and having some guidance from someone who has “been there, done that” can be key to breaking through. ![]() Taking the dive into homebrewing can be daunting, though. Hams cook up every piece of gear from the antenna back, and in many ways, the homebrewers drive amateur radio technology and press the state of the art forward. Homebrew radios range from simple designs with a few transistors and a couple of hand-wound coils to full-blown rigs that rival commercial transceivers in the capabilities and build quality - and sometimes even surpass them. There’s a certain cachet to holding a license that not only allows you to use the public airwaves, but to construct the means of doing so yourself. Join us on Wednesday, March 18 at noon Pacific for the Amateur Radio Homebrewing Hack Chat with Charlie Morris!įor many hams, the most enticing part of amateur radio is homebrewing.
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