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SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B8.2
Wind 391.0 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 01:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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Homebrew Radio Projects

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

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

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    David Williams95

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

    Rachel Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    Andrew Jackson

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

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

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

    Sarah Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 164 views
    Steven Clark

  5. finally got my ugly construction 40m direct conversion rx working but audio is weird

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Christopher Davis

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

    Amanda Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    Stephanie Clark

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

    Ashley Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    Michael Miller

  9. finally got my 40m direct conversion receiver working but the audio is really weird

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Ashley Wilson81

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

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 2 replies
    • 221 views
    Maria Garcia

  11. finally built my first direct conversion receiver — some weird stuff going on

    Lisa Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Lisa Chang

  13. 40M QRP Transceiver Receiver Sensitivity Issues After PA Modification

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 2 replies
    • 259 views
    Repeater Tech

  14. IF Amplifier Oscillation Issues in Homebrew Superhet Receiver

    Jennifer Adams,
    • 2 replies
    • 405 views
    Robert Miller

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

    Lisa Wang,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Lisa Wang

  16. finally built my first direct conversion receiver — couple questions

    Amanda Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    John Johnson

  17. my 40m direct conversion receiver is picking up something weird — not sure if its the detector or RF stage

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Jennifer Davis

  19. Si5351A VFO Frequency Stability in Portable QRP Applications

    Packet Radio,
    • 0 replies
    • 146 views
    Packet Radio

  20. finally built my first direct conversion receiver — few questions about the audio stage

    Maria Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Maria Rodriguez

  21. finally built my first direct conversion receiver — some questions about audio hum

    John Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    John Williams

  22. my first scratch-built receiver finally works (sort of)

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 151 views
    Ham Fan

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

    James Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 131 views
    Carlos Mendoza

  25. first scratch-built superhet — got audio but something's off with the IF stage

    Sarah Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Amanda Johnson

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

    Robert Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Brian Taylor

  27. built my first direct conversion receiver and its picking up everything except what i want

    John Anderson78,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Jessica Davis

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

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    David Brown

  29. my first scratch-built receiver is actually picking stuff up — few questions

    Jennifer Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Frank Williams

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