SolderSmoke 97
DSB, QRSS, Theory struggles, MAILBAG, Merry Christmas!

The Christmas SolderSmoke Podcast is now available

December 21, 2008

• Tiber flooding, Italian @ (snail!)

• DSB 80 "Kickpanel" project:
Rig reform
Harder than SSB?
Do we need to match diodes?
Terminating balanced modulators
An antenna for my "spot" ("net") circuit, LED
Thinking of speech processing
Driver hotter than final

• MEPT QRSS:
VK2ZAY crosses Oz on 470 micro-watts
Using 9H1LO's grabber engine as time machine
My beacon box: 10 and 30 in same enclosure
Knights QSY to lower bands (temporarily)

• Theory:
Thanks for beta independence help
Why does feedback lower distortion?
W3JDR's Ne602 modeling
Grinding resistors for precision
Broken counter leads to learning logic

• Miscellaneous:
Wes updates site
Kanga USA is back
There is no SPRAT 13
AA1TJ's lightbulb rig

• MAILBAG:
Lyndon smells the smoke
Roger KA7EXM goes to Aikhabara
Mark KI7N hits Singapore's radio row
Bob KD4EBM's feedback on feedback
Mike KC7IT fixes Christmas lights with 'scope
Frank VK2AKG on YouTube solenoid concert
Mike AA1TJ working on return loss bridges
John K7JM says SS blog makes DXCC
Jerry NR5A on Solder-SETI, b'day
Ron WB3AAL 1K QSOs from AT
Alan N8WQ: Tree battery!
Jeremy N1JER and QRP-L QRSS group build

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Bill M0HBR N2CQR CU2JL
http://www.soldersmoke.blogspot.com