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Radio Reviews, Questions and Comments. / Re: All-band, 10-band HF SDR transceiver Minion SDR
« on: October 06, 2019, 08:45:01 PM »
Quote from: gil on July 19, 2019, 04:20:25 PM
And then there is the new Minion SDR...  ::) 

https://qrpver.com/transceivers/all-band-10-band-hf-sdr-transceiver-minion-sdr.html

If having to decide between these two, what are the pros and contras?

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Morse Code / Morse Code Class 01 & 02 by KN4GB via W4EEY
« on: September 24, 2019, 11:04:15 PM »
69 plus 75 minutes of Morse Code classroom instruction for beginners, well worth viewing for those who want to learn [Learn Morse Code with KN4GB and the class]:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR0NESR3tJY [Morse Code Class 01]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN0c6_VAyJ0 [Morse Code Class 02]

Homepage: https://w4eey.com/index.html

YouTube channel, many Morse videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI3DKjqB4OLY2UXm2KqDpwQ

W4EEY linked to a 31 pages long PDF:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mhnd6i4cnp8bjag/AADrb7-Uyu5iLfc8CKuQvI7ra
[Introduction To Morse Code — By Melvyn Robinson — KN4GB]

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General Discussion / Re: Lab599 Discovery TX-500
« on: September 20, 2019, 10:18:03 PM »
The Lab599 Discovery TX-500 has been widely discussed in the ham sphere for some months now. Nobody has found any substantial information, and some label it 'vaporware'. A few links:

https://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=125770.0
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No, it won't be real until this fall. - until then, it's vapor-ware, like the fabled QSX. The site is registered to this feller:
https://www.qrz.com/db/ua9yps

http://yaesuft817.com/wp/the-discovery-tx-500-by-lab599/amp/ [Copy of site in OP]
http://www.funknews.at/2/funknews/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1377&Itemid=41
https://www.facebook.com/QRZNow/posts/-ultra-compact-transceiver-lab599-discovery-tx-500/2256543947716592/
https://qrznow.com/ultra-compact-transceiver-lab599-discovery-tx-500/
https://swling.com/blog/2019/06/the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-ruggedized-portable-qrp-transceiver/
https://www.amateurfunk-sulingen.de/forum/index.php?board=15;action=display;threadid=1379
https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/new-portable-rig/20455

Instagram seems to be the main outlet for information from Lab599:
https://www.instagram.com/discovery_tx_500/

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Radio Reviews, Questions and Comments. / Re: looks interesting - QRPlabs QSX all mode, all HF bands, 10 watts - $150 !!!!
« on: June 21, 2019, 11:36:52 AM »
Quote from: solaris0121 on December 18, 2018, 06:06:10 AM
https://qrp-labs.com/qsx.html
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When will QSX be available?
We don't have an exact date, it depends how long it takes to finish all the above features and manufacture it etc. *Hopefully* something like November 2018, but this could change. Any updates will be published on this page.

Update 25-Jan-2019:
Development continues, progress is being made but there are a lot of details to take care of. Still no update on projected completion dates yet.

Update 05-Nov-2018:
We have some delays due to poor health, see https://groups.io/g/QRPLabs/message/27851 - recovering nicely now so will make more progress soon and update on this page.

Regarding the last link in there — I wish Hans Summers the very best health recovery!

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Radio Reviews, Questions and Comments. / Re: All-band HF direct conversion transceiver QRPver DC-3001 Minion Mini
« on: June 21, 2019, 10:53:01 AM »
Quote from: gil on June 15, 2019, 04:07:12 PM
If the QSX kit wasn't coming out, presumably soon, I might have bought one already.

The thread about that one: http://radiopreppers.com/index.php?topic=1507.0
[… looks interesting - QRPlabs QSX all mode, all HF bands, 10 watts - $150 !!!!]

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Radio Reviews, Questions and Comments. / All-band HF direct conversion transceiver QRPver DC-3001 Minion Mini
« on: May 09, 2019, 09:29:03 PM »
https://qrpver.com/transceivers/all-band-hf-direct-conversion-transceiver-qrpver-dc-3001-minion-mini.html

This $350 transceiver from Odessa in Ukraine looks very interesting and affordable to me.

• "This is a small-size 10 band short-wave QRP transceiver."
• "The transceiver has small dimensions of 100x103x30 mm. and a light weight of 430 grams. It will suit both for work on the field trip, on nature, at the dacha .... So for everyday work, at home."
[…]
• "Power supply voltage: 9-14.8V (Rated supply voltage 13.8V)".
• "Consumed current in the "RX" receiving mode and 25% loudness: ~ 120mA. At 100% loudness: up to  ~ 250mA."

— They say nothing about batteries — so what would be an optimal battery taking this set for hiking in the mountains?

Also, any comment, such as user experience, will be valuable to me.

Edit: Removed 'the' before Ukraine: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18233844

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Morse Code / Re: CW Operators needed ...
« on: April 29, 2019, 11:14:04 PM »
Quote from: Michael on April 29, 2019, 06:18:55 PM
An interesting thread has shown up on the SKCC Google Groups mail list.

That Google group is history by now (my bolding):

Quote from: https://groups.io/g/skcc
The Straight Key Century Club is the fastest growing group of  straight key Morse code operators and enthusiasts in the world. Organized in January 2006 the club has thousands of members around the globe. This Groups.io group is a meeting place for general discussion by SKCC members of all topics related to manually keyed Morse code, including mechanical bugs and sideswipers. It is the successor to the Yahoo SKCC group as of September 2017.

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Morse Code / Re: CW Operators needed...
« on: April 29, 2019, 10:56:25 PM »
Interesting to read, once you have registered (and been accepted) in three stages:

First, register here: https://groups.io

Then, apply for membership here: https://groups.io/g/skcc

To be accepted there you must be a member here: http://www.skccgroup.com

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Digital Modes / Re: My adventures with J8CALL uBITX and interfacing Digital HF
« on: January 07, 2019, 08:42:46 PM »
Quote from: N6GRG on January 07, 2019, 04:48:11 PM
Marconi ? who was Marconi heh heh

I don't understand an iota of your post, except the quoted part which I am able to answer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guglielmo-Marconi
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1909/marconi/biographical/
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/guglielmo-marconi
https://www.biography.com/people/guglielmo-marconi-9398611
http://mentalfloss.com/article/558104/facts-about-guglielmo-marconi
https://blog.oup.com/2016/08/15-facts-guglielmo-marconi/
http://marconisociety.org/about/marconi-family/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/marconi/marconilife.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/marconi/marconifans.shtml
https://www.bolognawelcome.com/en/home/discover/places/culture-and-history/famous-people/guglielmo-marconi/

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Morse Code / Season's Greetings
« on: December 18, 2018, 08:58:01 PM »
http://morsecode.world/m/eJxdj4EJADEIA_FdoePcuB3BAUv9t40vKEZjiI-PEUZYFn65K7mZXn1mhnJrum8-MZGA6ZQUhyGYDg_Q025MmS-FKyP-2yfikms8bAH4E05M


http://morsecode.world/m/eJxjYhYRsYGALYwgDCGhHCQmiITwljCjqoGJQNgoGuAssDySapggBguiByIAAOVmLtc=

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Antennas / Re: Ground Tuning Unit.
« on: November 19, 2018, 11:32:46 AM »
Quote from: gil on November 19, 2018, 06:51:03 AM
If someone could turn it into a PDF and email it to me: gil@thisdomain.com (switch thisdomain.com for radiopreppers.com). I can only open it on my phone but not my Mac...

I just emailed you the requested PDF (12 pages), converted from DOCX to PDF, made by my MacBook Pro using Microsoft Word.app from Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 for Mac suite.

Afterwards I discovered that a somewhat earlier version is available online at this URL:

https://www.vk5pas.com/uploads/1/3/9/8/13982788/-guide_to_building_a_portable_station_complete_with__gtu__1_.pdf

That one is signed: "Alex, VK2HAS", while the one I converted ends with: "Alex, VK2HAS now changed to VK2PRC". However, they both begin thus: "Date: 06.02.2016 —  By: Alex Ball VK2HAS".

BTW, there are several more or less free online services to convert from DOC or DOCX to PDF, here are the five top hits in my Google search:

https://smallpdf.com/word-to-pdf
https://www.ilovepdf.com/word_to_pdf
https://www.freepdfconvert.com/
https://online2pdf.com/doc-to-pdf
https://convertonlinefree.com/

I have used the first one earlier, when in a hurry, and I just tried it with your DOCX. It worked fine, except it downloaded with about half the size of what my Word.app yielded. I guess this matters only if you need high quality printouts.

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Morse Code / Re: Morse using Inexpensive Stations
« on: November 10, 2018, 09:33:41 PM »
Quote from: 9a3iv on November 10, 2018, 10:57:25 AM
Anybody tries VK3YE tiny toy or bigger toy?

Yes, five references to earlier posts elsewhere in the forum where VK3YE was mentioned:

http://radiopreppers.com/index.php?topic=1463.msg13497#msg13497
http://radiopreppers.com/index.php?topic=1374.msg13569#msg13569
http://radiopreppers.com/index.php?topic=1326.msg12336#msg12336
http://radiopreppers.com/index.php?topic=1239.msg11684#msg11684
http://radiopreppers.com/index.php?topic=270.msg1662#msg1662

On the Internet I found this:

http://vk3ye.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/vk3ye
http://home.alphalink.com.au/~parkerp/project.htm
https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/vk3ye
https://www.facebook.com/vk3yeradiobooks/

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Radio Reviews, Questions and Comments. / Re: Cross-band repeater function radio RT23
« on: November 06, 2018, 08:30:34 PM »
Also check this post:

Quote from: Cherry on November 06, 2018, 01:56:08 AM
Hello everyone, would you want to reivew our handheld radio? We need the influencers to review and make  videos for us on youtube!

If you have youtube and with more than 1,000 subscribers, and the important is your are a ham, you have the experiences on review amateur radios. please contact me by email: partner@retevis.com
We can talk about the details for review.

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Morse Code / Re: Morserino-32 — a new multifunctional Morse code machine
« on: October 30, 2018, 09:35:51 AM »
Quote from: Sparks on October 29, 2018, 09:54:54 PM
https://oe6.oevsv.at/export/sites/oe6/aktivitaeten/cwschule/Praesentationen/Gehoerlesen-Friedrichshafen-2018.pdf

This PDF (Modern Techniques for Learning to Copy in your Head) from the Graz CW School in Austria is 63 pages long and bi-lingual: German and English all the way.

This school has some webpages (in German) with lots of interesting links, many in English:

https://oe6.oevsv.at/aktivitaeten/cwschule/index.html
https://oe6.oevsv.at/aktivitaeten/cwschule/
https://oe6.oevsv.at/aktivitaeten/cwschule/aktivitaeten/
https://oe6.oevsv.at/aktivitaeten/cwschule/Unterlagen/
https://oe6.oevsv.at/aktivitaeten/cwschule/Software/
https://oe6.oevsv.at/aktivitaeten/cwschule/Praesentationen/
https://oe6.oevsv.at/aktivitaeten/cwschule/Literatur/

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Morse Code / Re: Morserino-32 — a new multifunctional Morse code machine
« on: October 29, 2018, 09:54:54 PM »
Homepage with links to PDF and videos:

http://www.morserino.info. —  http://www.morserino.info/morserino-32.html

https://oe6.oevsv.at/export/sites/oe6/aktivitaeten/cwschule/Praesentationen/Gehoerlesen-Friedrichshafen-2018.pdf

Discussed here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/9r4k5h/morserino_32_a_multifunctional_morse_code_device/
https://blog.hackster.io/practice-your-morse-code-skills-with-the-new-morserino-32-2d9b6562d9dc

Also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morserino/

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