Recently built an ATU-100 auto antenna tuner purchased from AliExpress (which means low prices, questionable product, and two months shipping times). I have been largely pleasantly surprised with this tuner, despite the directions being somewhat subpar. It is a ubiquitous enough kit that there are many web posts detailing various aspects of the build, the […]
QRP Labs Ultimate 3S WSPR Transmitter
I’ve been having a blast with QRP Labs Ultimate 3S WSPR Transmitter kit. I highly recommend the TXCO module, GPS module, and every low pass filter band kit that your antenna supports. Seeing what I can do with 200 milliwatts has really opened my eyes to the possibilities of this hobby. It’s especially useful to […]
W3EXW Echolink Setup
Introduction I’ve been working on setting up an Echolink node for the North Hills Amateur Radio club W3EXW repeater on 147.090MHz in the Pittsburgh area. This blog post is a record primarily for myself in case I need to do this again (or anyone else in the club if I accidentally touch the finals on […]
Applied to Breezeshooters
I participated in and applied to join to Breezeshooters last night. Now that I have a radio where I can really pull out weak signals, 10m groundwave is actually a possibility for me. To join, you must make confirmed contact with 10 members following the net. And because I clearly get a lot of use […]
