The line-up of speakers for the Wes Schum W9DYV Radio Symposium at the St. Louis area Winterfest 2020 has now been finalized. Nick Tusa K5EF, coordinator for the Symposium, was pleased to announce that long-time boat anchor operator and aficionado Lynn Fisk, K5LYN is the final speaker. Lynn K5LYN Lynn Fisk grew up in the […]
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Hans Solves Exploding Power Transistor with Siglent’s Help! And a New Product…NOW SHIPPING!
UPDATE: The New 50W amplifier for the QCX described below is NOW SHIPPING! See http://qrp-labs.com/50wpa for details. Exploding power amplifier transistors! Hmm…that’s not a good start to any ham’s operating session. But it happened to Hans Summers G0UPL as he was doing development work on the firmware (version 1.03) designed to accompany his very popular […]
Windfall for Winterfest 2020!
Sometimes things just drop in over the transom. But it’s usually when the transom-owner is effective, organized and the opportunity coming along is looking for such a place to land. In short, those who are effective tend to get unsolicited opportunities. And a true windfall does come along some time. What the recipient does with […]
Oh, They Should’ve … Here’s Why and Why Not on the QSX
How often have you seen into the thinking process of the development engineering team for an amateur radio manufacturer? Or an industrial test and measurements manufacturer of devices used frequently by amateur operators? In the latter case, the HP Journal was (and still is for vintage equipment) a key source for their line of equipment […]