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SFI 94
SN 49
A 7
K 0 Quiet
X-Ray B3.7
Wind 371.4 km/s
Aurora 1
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Day 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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Homebrew Radio Projects

Discuss homebrew transmitters, receivers, kits, custom circuits, parts choices, and amateur radio builds.

  1. built a 40m direct conversion receiver, getting some weird audio issues

    Jennifer Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Jennifer Martinez

  2. first scratch-built receiver actually pulled in something tonight

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Ashley Miller

  3. finally got my 40m direct conversion rx working but audio is really noisy

    Amanda Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    Catherine O'Brien

  4. first crack at a direct conversion receiver for 40m — few questions

    Robert Johnson52,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
    David Johnson

  5. 40m Direct Conversion Receiver - Si5351 VFO noise issues

    James Moore,
    • 2 replies
    • 289 views
    Emily Zhang

  7. finally getting somewhere with my direct conversion receiver build

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    James Taylor

  8. my first homebrew direct conversion receiver — got it working but something's off

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Amanda Clark

  9. finally got my direct conversion receiver working but audio is terrible

    Angela Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    James Wilson94

  10. finally got my 40m CW transmitter working but something is off with the output

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    David Williams95

  11. finally got my direct conversion receiver working but audio is terrible

    Rachel Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Andrew Jackson

  13. built a 40m CW transmitter from scratch - oscillator drifting like crazy

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 134 views
    Catherine O'Brien

  14. built my first crystal radio receiver from scratch — sort of works?

    Sarah Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 141 views
    Steven Clark

  15. finally got my direct conversion receiver working but audio is terrible

    Amanda Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Stephanie Clark

  16. finally built my first DC receiver — few questions before i go further

    Ashley Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    Michael Miller

  17. Direct Conversion Mixer Issues - Audio Breakthrough on 40m

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 2 replies
    • 209 views
    Maria Garcia

  19. 40M QRP Transceiver Receiver Sensitivity Issues After PA Modification

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 2 replies
    • 243 views
    Repeater Tech

  20. IF Amplifier Oscillation Issues in Homebrew Superhet Receiver

    Jennifer Adams,
    • 2 replies
    • 387 views
    Robert Miller

  21. my first scratch-built receiver is actually working and im kind of shocked

    Lisa Wang,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Lisa Wang

  22. finally got my direct conversion receiver working, sort of

    James Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    Carlos Mendoza

  23. built my first direct conversion receiver and something is definitely off

    Robert Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
    Brian Taylor

  25. built my first direct conversion receiver — thing actually works but I have questions

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    David Brown

  26. crystal oscillator keeps drifting on my 40m cw rig

    Mark Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 201 views
    Mark Thomas

  27. finally got my direct conversion receiver working but the audio is really weird

    Carol Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Carol Davis

  28. finally built my first regen receiver — some questions about the tickler coil

    Steven Kumar,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    David Johnson45

  29. finally built my first crystal radio but getting some weird oscillation thing

    Mark Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    Mark Thomas

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