[HomeBrew] Newbie

[KE7FEG]

Thanks, Jim

I do some 'homebrew', mostly copying a schematic to
'ugly' or stuffing it into a radshack 'solder proto'
type board for better definition. I will jump into
ugly construction later. I have done some 'design' but
not RF yet. Mostly just simple digital or power stuff
from the top of my head and data books.

Some one just gave me most of the parts from a pk3
keyer w/o a circuit pcb so I stuffed it into one of
those dip boards from radio shack...the $2.50 for two
square things. Seems to work okay, don't have a radio
yet to test it out on nor a license till I get my
gen/extra and the cw mastered, but that will come with
time! I am sure I will get to the general level
easily, it is that dang cw that is driving me bonkers
so far.

The pk3 sounds out 'FB' so apparently it is working. I
haven't put the 2n7000 in yet nor the .01 cap but it's
counder sounds and all.

Blind here mostly, glaucoma, disabled with it. Broke
for the month already, gotta 'squeeze the tit' so to
speak and get her to contribute to the hose. but the
bills and rent are either paid or I have th MO's for
them. She just has to 'feed' for the month! Oh, well,
life could be worse. I can still see straight ahead
mostly, and read, it is the side stuff I don't see. No
automobile to feed, just two bikes. I can, but
shifting my eyes a lot more than most, ride a bike. It
is slow enough that I can keep track of the pieces of
vision an I hat strange roadways with
'unknown/unfamiliar' risks/driveways/etc. But I do
mostly okay safety wise.

I hope to go get my upgrade in either Sept or oct. Not
in a big rush, just hope for cw and hf license PRIOR
to the next big attack against us here. Dang
terrorists.

So will probably be asking tech questions as they
arrive.

Ed KE7FEG 

I am kitting up a DC40 and a sw20 cw rigs. 

The bitx20 is intersting. Might try my had at true
homebrew there, well, from schematic again


> Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:25:41 -0500
> From: "James Duffer" <dufferjames at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [HomeBrew] Newbie
> To: homebrew at mailman.qth.net
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> Welcome.  Which "the well", Honeywell, Rockwell??
> 
> I knew that Thompson CSF (of France) had bought
> Wilcox Electric of Kansas 
> City.  In fact a lot of electronic firms are now
> foreign owned.
> 
> I am retired FAA, worked many years as a electronic
> tech in the Radar area. 
> Have assembled several Heath Kits in my day.  Also
> built an electronic 
> antenna switch for my DX-60 and SB-300 Recvr.
> 
> Hope you enjoy the homebrew list.  There isn't too
> much discussion of late.
> 
> 73, Jim, wd4air
> 
> 
> >From: KE7FEG <eculbert at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: eculbert at yahoo.com
> >To: homebrew at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: [HomeBrew] Newbie
> >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 09:46:56 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >** Please do NOT cross-post messages when posting
> to HOMEBREW **
> >
> >Hi, all, just found this group. I am a former test
> >technician at 'the well' before it became a 'bunch
> of
> >bull'....Bull France that is.
> >
> >New to ham, just a tech, working on the cw first
> for
> >the hf ability. Will take cw/gen/extra test
> whenever I
> >can master? the cw portion.
> >
> >I have:
> >
> >dc40  partly built
> >sw20  still in bag
> >tenna dipper built and squawking.
> >tiny tuna 2  in bag
> >pk3  in bag
> >$90 worth of 'junk' coming from dan's including a
> the
> >qrp tuner.
> >
> >dvm
> >12v sla/charger
> >wire for dipole
> >
> >etc.
> >
> >Now you know hwere I am junk wise.
> >
> >Ed - KE7FEG
> >
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> >Ed Culbertson/ke7feg
> >Remeber Katrina?
> >For several days, only hams could get out,
> >and talk to others dependably.
> >
> >No Morse Code required for Technician class
> licensee's. Interested? 
> >http://www.arrl.org/
> >
> >Long live Knoppix, and Puppy Live Linux cd's.
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Ed Culbertson/ke7feg
Remeber Katrina? 
For several days, only hams could get out, 
and talk to others dependably.

No Morse Code required for Technician class licensee's. Interested? http://www.arrl.org/

Long live Knoppix, and Puppy Live Linux cd's.

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