[K3PZN-List] Club construction ideas

[David Avakian]

Perhaps we could develop a list of "essential tools every ham should have and how to build them yourself."
Building test instruments and controls and other support equipment can be fun and informative.  Making them club projects also allows us to work together, help each other, take advantage of other members' experience and talents and perhaps even use club funds to acquire equipment needed to calibrate projects when necessary.  Ordering parts in quantities for projects would also save money.

Some examples might be:
Arduino or Raspberry Pi based Antenna Analyzer
SWR / Power meter
DC power supply
Remote Antenna Switch
Antenna Support Launcher
Antenna tuner
V/UHF antennas

Nothing really new here, just thinking there are many things all hams need and working and learning together could be lots of fun.

73,
David
AA3DA
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> On Nov 15, 2017, at 6:47 PM, Peter Hiltz <pmhiltz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Rich,
> 
> I got it working.  After tech support confirmed that what I was seeing was
> correct, and blaming the software, I found a place that recommended
> disabling RTS.  I did that on the radio and set the baud rate to a more
> standard rate, and it worked.
> 
> Next job is to get it working on a Raspberry Pi.
> 
> Pete
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Richard Krell <ab3wr at outlook.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I'll be home later if you have problems.
>> 
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>> On Nov 10, 2017, at 6:26 PM, Richard Krell <ab3wr at outlook.com<mailto:ab3w
>> r at outlook.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> No I have never encountered a problem of other programs not working.
>> Compatibility mode may or may not resolve your problem but it's worth a try.
>> 
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>> On Nov 10, 2017, at 6:18 PM, Peter Hiltz <pmhiltz at gmail.com<mailto:pmhi
>> ltz at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Rich,
>> 
>> Thanks!  I'll give that a try.  Would that also mean that regular Windows
>> 10 programs, which Microsoft won't let you get away from, not work?
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Richard Krell <ab3wr at outlook.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Try running Windows in a compatibility mode.  You should be able to choose
>> Windows 7 or Windows 8.
>> Rich
>> AB3WR
>> 
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>> On Nov 10, 2017, at 2:42 PM, Peter Hiltz <pmhiltz at gmail.com<mailto:pmhi
>> ltz at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> All,
>> 
>> Does anyone have experience getting Windows 10 to recognize a Yeasu
>> FT-891?
>> 
>> I have a new FT 891 and I've followed the driver installation instructions
>> but Windows 10 is not recognizing it.  It recognizes the drivers as a
>> device but then registers the USB port on the FT-891 as unknown device.  A
>> call to Yeasu tech support acknowledged that a lot of folks are seeing
>> this
>> issue but the "expert" in the problem was not available.  It appears to be
>> a Windows 10 issue.
>> 
>> Windows 7 recognizes it just fine.
>> 
>> Any thoughts or solutions would be most appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Pete
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